Education Core Competency Specialist 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 Core Competency Specialist 

Location: Abuja
Employment Type: Full-time

What We Are Looking For

• The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is seeking a highly qualified, resilient, and dynamic professional to take up the role of Education Core Competency Specialist.
• The purpose of the position is to set the strategic direction, quality assurance/control and ensure program/technical development of the Education Core Competency (CC) in Nigeria.
• The Education Specialist is responsible for mentoring, training, building the technical capacity of staff and local partners; and to develop the education portfolio in the country by setting minimum standards and developing relevant tools and procedures while being also responsible for fundraising, donor relations and moreover, represents NRC at relevant forums .
• He/she holds a key role on the mission and reports to the Head of Programme (HoP).

What You Will Do

• Develop Education CC strategy, technical guidance and macro-log frames that are aligned with regional and global strategies and priorities, in coordination with the other CCs Specialists.
• Contribute to fundraising, develop and revise funding proposal, budgets and donor reports.
• Identify trends technical standards and donor priorities.
• Follow up on compliance with contractual commitments within Education CC, ensure high technical quality and synergies in project implementation.
• Provide technical direction and project implementation support.
• Ensure that key learnings are extracted from Education CC implementation and incorporate them in CC and staff development processes.

What you will bring

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (social sciences or related disciplines). An advanced academic qualification will be an added advantage.
• Masters degree or equivalent in relevant field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience within technical expertise area in a humanitarian/recovery context.
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts.
• Experience managing a complex education programme including implementation, programme development, fundraising and budget development.
• Technical Education expertise, including youth programming
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
• Understanding of and experience working within the IASC humanitarian architecture. Experience representing an agency in national coordination mechanisms would be an asset.
• Proven track record of successful fundraising.
• Knowledge of the Nigeria or CWA humanitarian context.
• Experience with start-up, scale-up projects and emergency contexts.
• Experience in the design and delivery of team capacity strengthening, including remote coaching, mentoring and training
• Strong experience in cash and market-based approaches within education and youth programming
• Knowledge of psychosocial support programming
• Experience with youth and adolescent programming.

What we offer

• Duty station: Abuja, Nigeria
• Contract: fixed contract
• Travel: 30% within Nigeria
• Salary/benefits: grade 9 on NRC’s salary scale, with accompanying terms and conditions
• NRC is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to diversity without distinction to age, gender, religion, ethnicity, nationality, and physical ability.
• We think outside the box, encourage ideas, and give responsibility to all employees at all levels. You will have many opportunities to be heard and take the initiative.

Application Closing Date
12th November, 2025.