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• CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions. With past performance in 17 countries – from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia, we have placed more than 20,000 staff all over the world since operations began in 2006.
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Justification:

• As the situation in northeast Nigeria continues to be a complex humanitarian crisis. In 2023, after 13 years of unabated conflict, an estimated 8.3 million people will need humanitarian assistance across the Borno, Adamawa & Yobe (BAY) states. The conflict has seriously affected the education system, where many children still need urgent education services. Prior to the crisis, the northeast had the highest percentage (52%) of children who never attended schools, with a considerable proportion in Borno & Yobe states.
• Currently there is a unique opportunity to reach conflict affected children of displaced families across the states with education services. The increase in accessibility of LGAs (Local Government Area) constitutes an opportunity for early recovery interventions & system building support to the government. To improve the situation, our client received funding from FCDO (Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office), KfW (Kreditanstalt Für Wiederaufbau) & BMZ to increase access to quality education across the selected LGAs in Borno & Yobe states. In Borno state, the targeted include Dikwa, Damboa, Monguno & Konduga LGAs. Similarly, in Yobe the focused LGAs for the interventions include Fune, Damaturu & Bade LGAs.
• In order to achieve timely delivery of targets agreed with the donors, it is necessary that we make our presence more visible across the focused LGAs / schools through the deployment of LGA Education Facilitators to support program implementation, monitoring & reporting.
• To achieve these, our clients MFO (Maiduguri Field Office) has therefore planned to recruit / deploy LGA Facilitators in the seven (7) LGAs, to be managed through a 3rd party arrangement. The Facilitators will support implementation of the interventions at the LGAs level in the 2 states. The Facilitators will work under strategic guidance & direction from the Education Manager, Chief of Field Office & directly supervised by the Education Specialist / Officer.
• The LGA Facilitators will be responsible for the field monitoring & reporting of the interventions & collaborate with WASH, nutrition & child protection colleagues in the field & other implementing partners. They will be responsible for monitoring the day to day implementation of education activities including distribution & tracking learning supplies to ensure efficient utilization of the supplies in both formal & non formal learning centres.

The interventions aim at:

• Contributing to the realization of inclusive, quality & equitable basic education & strengthening the resilience of the most vulnerable communities, especially the children in Borno state.
• Contributing to increasing the resilience & social inclusion of adolescents & young people in Borno state, allowing them to attain economic independence & actively play a positive role in society.
• Contributing to community empowerment to demand inclusive education & strengthening institutional capacity to sustain support system for vulnerable children as part of the inclusive education.
• Strengthening school & community based psychosocial support to students, their families & teachers, as well as strengthening institutional capacity of support system for vulnerable children & adolescents with special needs (including children severely distressed because of the conflict) as part of the inclusive education.

Main respnsibilities & tasks include:
Operational support:

• Support planning, implementation of EIE (Education in Emergencies) activities at LGA level in collaboration with the following government implementing partner: Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs); Borno & Yobe State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Borno & Yobe State Ministry of Education (SMoE), Borno State Arabic & Sangaya Education Board & Yobe State Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) & the Borno & Yobe State Agency for Mass Education (SAME).
• Present / explain to State & LGA level stakeholders, beneficiary groups (teachers, students & community) & local government partners the education program deliverables, their roles & expected results of the program & the change the program aims to support using materials developed by our client.
• Hold Focus Group Discussions (FGD) with stakeholders at community levels on key aspects of the program.
• Support EDCs (Enrolment Drive Campaign) in the field & participate in SBMC (School Based Management Committees) meetings & community awareness programs to improve school enrolment & attendance.

Monitoring:

• Provide periodic updates on schools’ condition using weekly & monthly monitoring tracking template.
• Monitor quality implementation of education activities according to national standards, working in close collaboration with other sectors particularly, WASH, nutrition & child protection colleagues in the field.
• Support, monitor & track distribution & utilization of education supplies in close coordination with SUBEB offices & LGEAs.
• Conduct classroom observation of teachers’ mentoring to ensure effective & efficient application of teaching techniques / skills learned from training.

Evidence based planning & reporting:

• Maintain database on key education targets using tools provided by the education section.
• Regularly communicate with the MFO education section staff responsible for the EiE activities & discuss issues of concern on the implementation of projects.
• Provide fortnightly, monthly, quarterly field reports highlighting key successes & challenges in the field.
• Support documentation of best practices & lessons learned from implementation.
• Develop at least one human interest story per month.
• Provide high resolution photos of implemented activities.

Deliverables:

• Weekly / monthly work plan / travel plan, with effective & timely follow up on recommendations & actions.
• School & classroom monitoring reports (including effective utilization of resources delivered).
• Monthly & quarterly reports including update of database (quantitative) & lessons learned / good practices (qualitative).
• Monthly human interest stories.
• Minutes of weekly / monthly meetings with SBMCs, SUBEB or SUBEB Focal Point, MoE, LGEA.

Project reporting:

• The Facilitators will work under strategic guidance & direction from the Education Manager, Chief of Field Office & directly supervised by the Education Specialist / Officer.

Key competencies:

• University Degree or Diploma in Education & / or other related to Social Science field (advanced degree in the same field is an added advantage) or relevant experience.
• Must be computer literate.
• Fluency in English & one other local language preferably Hausa / Kanuri.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in implementing, supporting managing projects with government counterparts, in an aid organization or community based organization & in education programming (four years & two for State Supervisors & Snr State Facilitators).
• Effective communication skills.
• Strong analytical & report writing skills.
• Thorough knowledge of the geographical area of responsibility.

Team management:

• This role has no team management responsibility.

Further information:

• Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply for this role.