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ABOUT LINK EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL

Link Education International (LEI), a family of not for profit organizations working together to transform education for children and communities across impoverished areas of Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda and Uganda. Since our foundation in 1995 we have worked in 3,000 schools and improved the lives of over 2,000,000 children through unique and effective school improvement models. We guide governments and educators to adopt low-cost solutions to improve learning and support for children, with a focus on literacy, numeracy and inclusion for the most marginalized children. Through a partnership delivery model which embeds piloting and learning within local systems, we influence changes to policy, practice and accountability on a national scale, and our interventions are regularly adapted and replicated by governments and NGOs in new countries and contexts. LEI, based in Edinburgh – Scotland, supports all project, M&E, fundraising, finance and governance activities in our four sub-Saharan partner countries.

JOB PURPOSE

The Technical Assistance to Reinforce GEQIP-E (TARGET) is a project supporting the Federal Ministry of Education (FMoE) of Ethiopia and Regional Education Bureaus (REBs) to strengthen the delivery of the General Education Quality Improvement Programme for Equity (GEQIP-E). Educational Development Trust (EDT), Ethiopian Centre for Disability and Development (ECDD) andLink Education Ethiopia (LEE)are implementing the TARGET Project on a consortium-basis, with LEE focusing specifically on Task 3, which is designed to directly enhance instructional leadership for improving whole school activity, and associated school performance, primarily through this strengthened in-service Continuous Professional Development (CPD) programme. The focus of the CPD is primarily on strengthening the capacity of school leaders to improve teacher performance, community engagement, inclusion and school-to-work transition in the most disadvantaged schools of the four emerging regions of Gambella, Beni Shangul-Gumuz, Afar and Somali.

Under the guidance of the Regional Specialist, the Regional Assistant will work in collaboration with the whole staff of the TARGET consortium, and in partnership with Gambella Regional Education Bureau in  the implementation of the CPD for school leaders in 214 lowest performing schools of Gambella Region,  of which 59 are pilot and 155 are part of the upcoming scale-up plan.

INDICATIVE AREAS OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with the Regional Specialist to ensure the implementation of TARGET in Gameblla Region
• Develop close and supportive working relationships with Regional and Woreda staff and local Civil Society Organization (CSOs)
• Aid the research, monitoring and support to local CSOs who will deliver efficient and effective support to marginalised learners
• Assist in the co-ordination of all TARGET’s stakeholders to ensure that all work plan activities are delivered on time and on budget and to the required quality
• Perform finance tasks to ensure smooth running of activities in the regions
• Contribute to delivery of detailed operational plan including budget for implementation of project activities based on approved project budget and work plan
• Support compilation of progress reports
• When necessary, attend and represent Link at high-level engagement zone, federal, regional and national dissemination events

Contract Type : Fixed Term Contract – 1 year with possibility of extension

Reporting to : Gambella – Regional Specialist

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Essential

• BA Degree in Education, Development Studies and related field of studies.
• At least 4 (four) years working on education related projects in national or international NGOs
• Strong knowledge and understanding of international best practice on education and inclusion – with focus on girls, people with disabilities and pastoralists, and community engagement
• Experience working with local CSOs and community groups
• Demonstrable experience of the Ethiopian education system
• Experience of working with government officials within Ethiopia
• Strong project management skills and experience in coordinating delivery of multiple activities through different partners
• Proven experience in child protection and safeguarding activities
• Excellent written and spoken English and Amharic
• Sympathy with the aims and objectives of Link
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and action
• Commitment to Link’s Safeguarding and gender policies.
• Be an individual with high standards of integrity, with excellent negotiating skills and ability to manage external relationships.

Desirable

• Experience in pre-primary, primary and secondary education levels