Basic Education Advisor

ROLE PURPOSE

The Basic Education Advisor (BE Advisor) is responsible for the overall leadership and technical oversight in the design and refinement of Save the Children’s program and advocacy work on BE and relevant sub-themes, including adolescent learning in both developmental and humanitarian.

The post is responsible for ensuring BE principles are mainstreamed in the organization’s and partners’ work. In addition, the post is expected to provide strategic direction and focus on BE, i.e. out-of-the-box thinking, developing innovative and evidence-based programs that will enable the country office to become a center of excellence in identified BE areas, and conceptualizing projects that can achieve results at scale in prioritized areas. This includes both emergency and development programming.

To ensure cross-sectoral integration and program coherence, the BE Advisor will work closely with the technical advisors on ECCD, Health, Nutrition and HIV and AIDS, Disaster Risk Reduction/Climate Change Adaptation (DRR/CCA), Humanitarian, Food Security/Livelihoods, Child Rights Governance and Child Protection; and the Program and Senior Managers in the field. This position will also work closely with the other members of the Program Development and Quality Unit in relation to proposal development and resource mobilization; program learning, monitoring and impact; and policy advocacy.

The BE Advisor ensures close coordination and alignment with the Department of Education Central Office’s roadmap and plans. This includes collaboration with the appropriate Bureaus and Departments. Moreover, the BE Advisor works closely with other BE stakeholders at the national level that is aligned to the Country Strategic Goal. The BE Advisor is also responsible for ensuring that Save the Children’s advocacies and perspectives are represented in inter-agency meetings and forums at the global and regional levels.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Essential
* At least seven (7) years of experience in implementing and managing BE programs
* Master’s degree in Education, Community Development, Social Work or Social Sciences or equivalent experience
* Familiarity and experience with globally-accepted standards and practices on BE
* Proven ability to develop concept papers and project proposals
* Can deal with various levels of BE stakeholders – from decision-makers to field level practitioners
* Has proven skills in program development and design, training design and delivery, and community facilitation processes, and networking and influencing
* Excellent oral and written communication skills; Able to articulate ideas and concepts clearly verbally and in writing
* Computer literate and adept in the use of MS Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
* Highly organized, with good attention to detail and developed ability to prioritize multiple tasks to meet tight deadlines and organize work
* Can work well in highly stressful situations; able to manage multiple competing tasks, prioritize deliverables and meet reasonable deadlines
* A team player, willing to work long hours toward the attainment of program objectives and deliverables
* Understands and believes in Save the Children’s mission and vision; commits to its objectives and willing to adopt Save the Children’s methodology and framework.