Catholic Relief Services
Europe/Middle East and Central Asia Region
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Title: Education Project Officer
Department: Education Program
Compensation Band: Band 7**
Reports to: Education Project Manager, Education Program
Country/Location: CRS Maadi Office, Egypt
About CRS
Catholic Relief Services is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. CRS works to save, protect, and transform lives in need in more than 100 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. CRS’ relief and development work is accomplished through programs of emergency response, HIV, health, agriculture, education, microfinance and peacebuilding.
Background
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) works in a wide variety of areas within the humanitarian and development fields, regardless of race, creed, religion, or gender, to advance our mission to assist the poor and vulnerable. Our team reflects this diversity. The CRS Egypt country program began in 1956 at the invitation of the Egyptian president Nasser by providing relief assistance to the victims of the Suez War. Over the following few decades, CRS Egypt moved from large-scale food relief to long-term poverty alleviation and development programs.
Currently, CRS Egypt has three main programs: livelihoods, interfaith peacebuilding, and education assistance for refugees. Projects under these programs range from the provision of technical assistance and capacity building to partners, the promotion of peace and tolerance, the provision of educational grants for refugees, and the protection and safeguarding of children.
Job Summary:
The Education Program supports over 50,000 refugee and asylum seeker children with access to basic and higher education opportunities through a financial grant program and improves the quality of education received by students through a variety of complementary educational programs and initiatives to improve the learning outcomes of students. These two components of the annual program require a substantial full-time staff as well as consultant volunteers who assist in project implementation periodically throughout the year.
As a member of the Education Program project team, you will monitor and report on all project activities in support of CRS’s work serving refugees and asylum seekers in Egypt. Your analytical skills, problem-solving abilities, and service-oriented approach will ensure the project consistently applies best practices and constantly works toward improving the impact of its activities for those we serve.
Specifically, the Education Project Officer will lead activities for specific interventions, including improving the quality of education; education enrollment and financial assistance; capacity building programs; school assessments and school physical environment improvement; students’ complementary educational programs.
Job Roles and Responsibilities:
· Support the coordination and implementation of all project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan and in line with CRS’s program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and best practices.
· Monitor and report any challenges and/or gaps to inform adjustments to activity plans and implementation schedules. Lead project teams, partners (if applicable), other stakeholders, and donors in efforts to improve processes.
· Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities with project team members, partners (if applicable), and other stakeholders. Collect and analyze project data based on specified mechanisms and tools. Collaborate with project team and local partner(s) (if applicable) to prepare reports as per reporting schedule.
· Collect information on staff capacity and technical assistance needs of partners (if applicable) and other stakeholders, and monitor capacity building and technical support activities to ensure effective impact.
· Complete project documentation for assigned activities. Assist with identifying information for case studies and reports on promising practices.
· Effectively manage talent and supervise team. Manage team dynamics and staff well-being. Provide coaching, strategically tailored individual development plans, contribute to the recruitment process of project staff, and complete performance management for direct reports.
· Support compliance with agency and donor MEAL requirements. Provide input to MEAL system design and review discussions.
· Contribute to simple analyses and reflective discussions on ongoing monitoring data. Contribute initial findings and implementation-based insights to project discussions.
· Other related duties, as assigned
Basic Qualifications:
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in education, international development, or a related field
· Minimum of four years of work experience in project management; experience in the field of education and at an NGO is a plus (additional education may substitute for some experience)
· Experience in participatory action planning, community/stakeholder engagement, and project implementation
· Experience in budget management, reporting/ communications, procurement, and MEAL monitoring
· Staff supervision experience
· Experience in MS Office package (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and information management systems; proficient in Word
Personal Skills
· Good time management skills with ability to work on multiple tasks
· Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners and community members
· Proactive, resourceful, solutions-oriented and results-oriented
· Observation, active listening, and analytical skills with the ability to make sound judgments
· Attention to detail, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities
Required Languages: Excellent command of English and Arabic.
Travel Required: Job requires approximately 20% travel to field (defined as outside of Cairo metropolitan area, including Upper and Lower Egypt) to implement and assist partners and follow up on projects. More frequent travel required to sites within Cairo metropolitan area.
Key Working Relationships:
Supervisory: Field Officers, Case Workers, and Volunteers**
Internal: All CRS Egypt country staff education; specifically, all Education Team members, Education Program Administration Team, and CRS support functions (finance, procurement, IT, HR, and Admin)
External: Community Members, Ministry of Education in Egypt, donor representatives and donor Implementing Partners
Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff):
These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.
· Integrity
· Continuous Improvement & Innovation
· Builds Relationships
· Develops Talent
· Strategic Mindset
· Accountability and Stewardship
Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
CRS’s talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.
CRS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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