Education Cluster Coordinator

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We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.6 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.

Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c14, 000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We’re changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.

Contract length: 12 months

The role
Save the Children shares global responsibility for the Education Cluster Lead with UNICEF, as part of the UN humanitarian reform The Education Cluster Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the coordination of emergency education activities in Somalia within the Cluster approach, in addition to supporting the principles of sector coordination led by the Ministry of Education by mobilizing and coordinating groups of agencies, organisations and NGOS to respond in a strategic manner to a humanitarian crisis.The tasks of the Coordinator shall be performed within the framework set by Save the Children and UNICEF Somalia and under the guidance of the Country leadership team for Somalia. The Education Cluster Coordinator will work impartially, serving the needs of all members of the Education Cluster and should work closely with the UN Humanitarian/Residence Coordinator as appropriate.Save the Children’s work is founded on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and works towards the realisation of those rights and bringing lasting solutions to the life of children

Qualifications and experience

• At least four years of senior-level experience in humanitarian response within the Education sector
• At least one year of experience of responding in the first-phase of an emergency
• Master’s Degree in Education, related field or an equivalent qualification
• Formal training in Cluster Coordination
• Excellent English communication and advocacy skills, both verbal and written.
• Commitment to the rights of children and youth to education in emergencies and recognition of the need for education in emergencies as a first-phase response
• Ability to put aside one’s own the organisational interests and work impartially serving all Cluster members on equal terms
• Demonstrates integrity and strives to wards the highest personal and professional standards
• Demonstrable ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders and develop consensus and joint working.
• Experience of high level coordination and chairing of meetings.
• Effectively presents ideas in a clear, concise and convincing manner
• Listens to and acknowledges others’ perspectives and views
• Identifies key issues in a complex situation and makes effective and realistic decisions based on logical inferences, experiences and implications
• Demonstrable understanding of international humanitarian response architecture, co-ordination mechanisms, humanitarian reform and action.
• Understanding of the humanitarian funding mechanisms including (for example, the Consolidated Appeals Process [CAP], Central Emergency Fund [CEF] and Flash Appeals).
• Understanding of humanitarian principles and ability to apply these
• Excellent advocacy skills particularly in relation to advocating for education provision in humanitarian crises.
• Ability to work and plan at strategic and operational level.
• Understanding of opportunities to provide integrated or cross-cutting humanitarian interventions with other sectors and clusters
• Able to identify and make the relevant links between emergency response, recovery, transition and development

Desirable:

• Experience in Somalia.
• Experience in Cluster Coordination.
• Education Cluster Coordinator training.

We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Please apply in English using your CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations for this role.

Application Email: Please apply with a covering letter and up-to-date CV to: jfawcett.62954.4810@savethechildrenint.aplitrak.com