Education Project Manager at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, emergency food security, and water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Education Project Manager

Webcruiter ID: 4266886345
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Full-time / part-time: Full-time
Percentage of full-time: 100
Reports to: The Area Manager

Job Description
NRC is looking for an Education Project Manager for our area office in Maiduguri in Northern Nigeria. The purpose of the Education Project Manager position is to ensure effective implementation of NRC’s education portfolio at the area level, and the Project Manager will be responsible for the following tasks:

Duties and Responsibilities

• Adhering to NRC policies, guidance, and procedures
• Coordinating and managing education project implementation including activities, budgets, work plans, reports and other project documentation in compliance with proposals, donor and organizational requirements
• Preparing regular progress reports on activities, spending, procurement, and staffing for Area Managers, Education Specialist, donors, and NRC’s Regional Office.
• Developing and maintaining monitoring and evaluation tools and systems to ensure project quality.
• Conduct regular field visits to all locations in order to ensure that projects are implemented in a timely manner and adapted to local needs. Provide quality control and regular update on project status.
• Contributing to the development of country, area and education strategies and participating in the development of education projects
• Line managing Education Officers and Assistants in field offices and providing them with technical and administrative support in their duties.
• Carrying out a training needs assessment and systematically building the capacity of education staff at area level to ensure quality implementation
• Applying protection and prevention mechanisms in all project activities and interactions to ensure the safety and wellbeing of staff and beneficiaries
• Managing and monitoring project budgets in cooperation with Project Coordinators
• Representing NRC in meetings and sector forums and coordinate with state authorities, education actors and other key stakeholders
• Support the Education Specialist on the development of proposals, concept notes, and contextualization of activities and materials

Qualifications

• University Degree in Education and Training or any related field
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a senior-level project implementation position in a humanitarian, development or recovery context
• Experience working in complex and volatile contexts
• Technical education expertise in nonformal education and youth programming  
• Development of reports, work plans, and other project planning tools
• Experience managing staff, including remote management
• Experience coordinating with government and sector stakeholders
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Candidates with university or advanced degree preferred; significant experience in the field of Education, PSS or Child Protection will be considered in lieu

Personal Qualities:

• Handling insecure environments
• Managing resources to optimize results
• Empowering and building trust
• Managing performance and development
• Planning and delivering results
• A good sense of humour is an asset
• All employees of the Norwegian Refugee Council should be able to adhere to our Code of Conduct and the four organizational values: Dedicated, innovative, inclusive and accountable.

We Can Offer

• Commencement: September 2020
• Duration: 12 months (Renewable)
• Salary / benefits: According to NRC’s general directions.
• Level: Grade 8 in the NRC grade structure
• Duty station: Maiduguri, with frequent travels. Travel outside Maiduguri is dependent on changing security conditions, especially for certain roads in the area.
• An approved health certificate will be requested before the contract start.

Application Closing Date
6th August, 2020.