Education Officer at 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 Officer

Job Identification: 19074
Location: Monguno, Borno 
Duration of contract: 12 months .
Grade Level:  Grade 5 in NRC's grading structure 
Reporting line:  Field Coordinator Monguno
Job Category: Education

Job Description

• We are looking for people who are passionate about helping refugees and people forced to flee. 
• If you are those people, the Norwegian Refugee Council in Nigeria is looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Education Officer to join our team in Monguno, Borno State. 
• You will be responsible for plannning and implementing Education program activities in compliance with project log frame, budget, workplan, proposal, NRC, donors and humanitarian practices and guidance provided by the Education Manager or Coordinator and Education Specialist for Area Northeast Office. 

Responsibilities
Generic responsibilities:

• Plan and implement program activities in compliance with project log frame, budget, workplan, proposal, NRC, donor and humanitarian practices and guidance provided by the Education Manager or Coordinator and Education Specialist
• Develop and apply work plans, procurement plans and spending plans to ensure on time implementation of project activities.
• Contribute to monthly, quarterly and annual internal and external reports. 
• Formally or informally identify capacity development needs for Education staff and partners, identify or provide training and follow up mentoring.
• Oversee the work of Education Assistants, identify capacity building needs, and provide technical and administrative support and mentoring as needed.
• Work with M&E to supervise the collection of data including baseline and endlines.
• Ensure that all necessary documents and means of verification for all activities are captured and stored electronically.

Specific responsibilities:

•  In collaboration with Education Technical Assistants, provide training to teachers on Education Technical areas such as pedagogy, Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) and Learners’ Assessment, child protection and NRC’s Better Learning Program among others,
• Oversee recruitment and procurement processes in coordination with Education Assistants and NRC’s Human Resources and Procurement units and follow up as necessary.
• Represent NRC to government authorities and ensure that all project activities are done in coordination with government.
• Engage and coordinate with local government authorities, communities, community leaders, parent groups, school management and other organizations implementing education activities including the Education in Emergencies Working Group and implementing partners.
• Ensure effective coordination with NRC’ Information Counselling and Legal Assistance (ICLA) RRM, Monitoring and Evaluation, Protection and Compliance units.
• Supervise and submit needs assessment, data collection and submission and collection of documentation and verification of project activities. 
• Together WASH and Shelter team support school construction/ rehabilitation activities including hygiene promotion campaigns and WASH in schools
• Any other task relevant to the position as requested by the line and/or technical manager.

Requirements
Generic Professional Competencies: 

• Technical background in  Education , university degree level in relevant discipline essential
• Minimum of 3 years’ Education  experience in a humanitarian/ early recovery context
• Experience working in complex and volatile contexts
• Previous experience working in  BAY States, especially, Monguno, Borno State is an added advantage. 
• Technical  Education  expertise ( Non formal education, formal education, youth programming, Teachers Professional Development (TPD), Gender and Inclusive education programming. 
• Very good working English (both written and verbal), fluency in the Local Language. 

Context/ Specific Skills, Knowledge, and Experience: 

• Proven knowledge in technical trainings such pedagogical skills, Better Learning programme(BLP), Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) and Learners’  Assessment, Teachers Professional Development (TPD) and Child protection, psychosocial support programme, Safeguarding, gender and inclusion education programming 
• Proven knowledge  soft  education including WASH in schools, hygiene promotion,  community sensitization,  schools’ construction/ rehabilitation related works.
• Good capacity for planning and monitoring of education activities in resources constraint environment
• Ability to work in to provide sound technical guidance and support to  teachers in schools s well as school administration and other education stakeholders, including School Based Management Committees, Parent Teachers Association Members, Local Education Authorities(LEA) 
• Have a good knowledge of the local cultures and languages of the areas of intervention 
• Have a good command of computers (Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc)

Application Closing Date
26th September, 2025.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online