Call for application: 02 Education intern

Call for application: 02 Education intern

Job Description

Position: Education Intern (02)

Grade Professional Intern

Department & Location: Country Office, Yaoundé

Date March 2021

Reports to (position): Education Lead

Purpose: Ensure better coordination of education activities/projects in the country level by strengthening technical support to PIIAs and improving implementation of advocacy and awareness actions initiated at the CO level.

Dimensions of Role: Area of Responsibility – CO

Typical Responsibilities - Key End Results of Position:

Technical

• Support Project Managers in developing tools and guidance to harmonize the way we do program work and implement program quality procedures in a consistent way
• Ensure education policies and standards are shared/displayed and understood and adhered to by all staff.
• Support DRM and PIIA in designing proposals in EiE and Development settings.
• Design concept notes on innovative projects on ICT4D, ALP in collaboration with other programs.
• Draft ToRs for advocacy and sensitization on promoting children and girl’s education.

Portfolio Management

• Consolidating and analysing all education project budgets outputs and advise of achievements and issues on monthly basis.
• Support in monitoring education projects implementation milestones and reporting requirements.
• Follows trends and updates from UNICEF and MoE and ensure alignment of the project with both international and national education SDG priorities and plans.
• Advice Education Lead in identifying partners and areas for lobbying and advocacy.

Reporting

• Technical review of all education project reports.
• Compiling and sharing relevant, timely inputs for various internal and external communications material.

Dealing with Problems:

• High degree of complexity in resolving a wide range of challenges related to the project
• Ability to solve high impact problems by providing flexible, dynamic, agile and innovative problem-solving leadership and implementation as needed throughout the project
• Works with minimum supervision, but in strong collaboration and cooperation within a team and partnership

Communications and Working Relationships:

The candidate will be able to participate regularly in internal meetings or with partners in the Plan CO.

Knowledge, Skills, Behaviours, and Experience Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:

Qualification and Experience

• Master’s Degree in education or social sciences with a solid knowledge of education issues
• Work experience in a development organization would be an asset.

Demonstrated behaviours needed by the post-holder to successfully perform the role:

• Good organizational and planning skills;
• Ability to work under pressure;
• Respect for partners.

Skills Specific to the post needed to put knowledge into practice.

• Good report writing skills;
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment;

Physical Environment and Demands:

• Travel requirements
• N/A.
• Level of Contact with Children:

Low level –


Closing Date: 09/03/2021

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

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