Overview
Plays a leading role in defining the strategic direction, development, and quality of Save the Children’s Education programming in South Sudan. Provides technical advice and shares best practices to ensure quality programme design and implementation.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure Education staff are aware of and understand Save the Children’s Education global strategy.
- Support staff to adopt common approaches in programme implementation.
- Share best practices and latest thinking on Education with programme colleagues.
- Influence the development of the Education strategy.
- Facilitate a community of practice on Education.
- Ensure education programmes contribute towards achieving global thematic breakthroughs.
- Provide technical leadership to the Education team.
- Collaborate and coordinate with Save the Children’s Global Education Theme.
- Provide tools and frameworks for evidence-based policy advocacy.
- Guide teams on training design and delivery.
- Develop and implement effective monitoring and evaluation frameworks.
- Capture learning from Education programmes.
- Contribute to development of donor and programme reports.
- Build strong relationships with government ministries, INGOs, UN agencies, development and humanitarian partners, CSOs, local authorities, corporate sector and academic institutions.
- Represent Save the Children at national, regional and international meetings.
- Identify areas where Education programming evidence and learning can make a significant impact to policy change.
- Support the development of policy engagement and advocacy strategies.
- Support the South Sudan engagement with global Save the Children campaigns and advocacy initiatives.
- Lead and support Education fundraising efforts.
- Contribute to the leadership and strategic direction of the South Sudan country office.
- Identify and support professional development and career growth opportunities for Education staff.
- Develop and support capacity development plans for Education staff.
- Supervise consultants, researchers or other short-term staff.
- Support Education teams in working with and strengthening civil society partners.
- Provide technical advice and support to external stakeholders.
Required Experience
- Minimum of 7 years of experience in Education programming within the development sector.
- This should include senior level technical leadership, representation and policy work in development and/or humanitarian contexts.
- Proven knowledge and expertise in key Education strategies and approaches, including but not limited to literacy, basic education, inclusive education, early childhood care and development and quality learning environment.
- Demonstrated knowledge, expertise and or commitment to Child Rights.
- Demonstrated experience in strengthening the capacity of Education staff and partners in Education technical skills and knowledge in development and/or humanitarian contexts.
- Experience in conducting or contributing to operations and formative research, including study design, protocol and questionnaire development, data analysis and interpretation, and dissemination and use of findings.
- Proven experience of delivering Education in humanitarian emergency settings (EiE).
Qualifications
• Master’s degree in education, Social Sciences or a field(s) relevant to international development assistance.
