Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 18 Aug 2016
Education Project Manager - South Sudan
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Role Purpose:
Enhancing Quality Education and Building Peace in South Sudan programme is an inter-state programme to increase awareness of peacebuilding and enhance the quality of education provided to primary and ALP students in Rumbek and Bor.
The Project Manager will oversee the implementation of the inter-state Programme. The main objective of this project is to support children to learn by ensuring the provision of safe, quality education that equips them with essential skills. The project will support 26 schools and will integrate elements of peace-building to promote peaceful co-existence and build resilience of communities to cope with conflict.
The project will focus of delivering improved infrastructure, increased quality of education, enhanced community support for education and increased awareness of protection issues in schools to promote peacebuilding.
Contract Duration: 1 year
Location: Bor/ Rumbek - South Sudan
Qualifications and Experience
- Proven international experience in managing education project of similar size and complexity.
- Experience and knowledge on implementing Accelerated Learning Programmes, overseeing education construction and teacher training
- Experience in working with partners, strengthening capacity of district level education authorities and improving the gender balance of education services
- Experience in donor reporting (preferably with DFID, CHF and NORAD)
- Understanding and experience of monitoring & evaluation techniques
- At least three years' management experience, including staff management, fund raising and budget management
- Experience of teacher-training and training of trainers
- Experience of working in an insecure or hardship environment
- Experience of working through systems of community participation
- Clear communication, presentation style as well as good interpersonal skills are essential.
- Excellent written English skills and familiarity with budgeting using MS Word and
Excel;
- Excellent computer skills and competency in Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
- Willingness to be based in a remote field location
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How to apply:
Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: 'MKogi.61918.3830@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com'