Détails de l'annonce
Organisation : INTERSOS - Organizzazione Umanitaria Onlus
Site web : https://www.intersos.org/en
Adresse email : gaetano.delisa@intersos.org
Lieu de l'emploi : South Sudan: 50% Bentiu and 50% Malakal, South Sudan /
Type d'emploi : Contrat à durée déterminée
Type de contrat : Temps plein
Fonction : Gestion de projet
Date de publication : 03/05/2018
Date limite : 15/05/2018
Profil
- Advanced university degree in Social work/Education or significant professional experience in the education sector in lieu of formal credentials or social work
- 3 years' experience in post-conflict environment
- Demonstrated experience in designing technical strategies around education, specifically in ALP, Adolescence, sports, and Education Emergency
- Experience with adult education programme in both literacy and numeracy
- Prior experience in projects with UNICEF and SSHF Funding
- Technical expertise in education, specifically ALP and youth programmes
- Demonstrated experience of developing and managing relationships and funding from donors such as SSHF, UNICEF or other development partners
- Knowledge and experience of Adult Education and maximum standard of EiE and education methodologies
- Experience in teacher professional development through training, coaching and mentoring
- Experience working in adult education/youth programme
- Experience in integrating child protection in schools
- Experience developing proposals and reports in the English language
- Strong English communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong management and leadership skills in humanitarian response
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with analytic approach
- Ability to conduct field monitoring and also in-classroom-coaching and technical support to be conducted weekly – i.e. each school should be visited at least once per week and education team members should be providing ongoing technical assistance to teachers
- Ability to support EiE PM in leading State Education Cluster coordination activities with good leadership
- Strong team spirit, comfortable in a multi-cultural environment
- Ability to achieve results effectively, considering the need for speed, scale and quality
Description
INTERSOS is an independent humanitarian organization that assists the victims of natural disasters, armed conflicts and exclusion. Its activities are based on the principles of solidarity, justice, human dignity, equality of rights and opportunities, respect for diversity and coexistence, paying special attention to the most vulnerable people.
1. Terms of reference
Job Title: Roving ALP and Adolescence Project Manager
Code: SR-41-476
Country: South Sudan
Duty Station: 50% Bentiu and 50% Malakal, South Sudan
Starting date: 16/05/2018
Contract duration: 9 months
Reporting to: EiE Coordinator
Supervision of: 2 National staff2. General context of the project
South Sudan is anchored to the bottom of the world league table for education. Access to education is still a significant issue due to ongoing conflict and lack of human and physical resources. More than half of its primary school age children – over 1 million in total – are out of school. South Sudan has a larger proportion of its children out of school than almost any other country in the world, along with the deepest gender inequalities.
INTERSOS has been present in South Sudan since 2006 with a country office in Juba and field bases in six States of the country, namely Jonglei, Upper Nile, Unity, Eastern Equatoria, Western Equatoria and Central Equatoria. INTERSOS focuses on implementing emergency response and relief programs in different sectors: Protection, Education, NFI/Shelter and WASH with a special focus on serving the conflict-affected population, which were forced to displace from their homes by the conflict but also the hosting communities, which often are equally vulnerable.
Both Bentiu and Malakal host biggest IDPs in Protection of Civilian camp in the country. These camps are managed by UNMISS and it allows humanitarian partners to deliver services to the affected IDPs. INTERSOS as implementer of EIE programme in Unity state acknowledges that out-of-adolescents are more vulnerable to violence, abuse, forced recruitment and engagement in life-threatening, and often criminal activities. There is high dire needs in the most conflict affected state such as Unity State(Mayom county, Bentiu town, Rubkona town, Bentiu PoCs, and Mayendit), Upper Nile State (Malakal PoCs, Malakal town, and Abrouc), where INTERSOS project will be in operation. INTERSOS currently supporting 28 schools in Unity State and 8 schools in Upper Nile. This project will add value to current INTERSOS implementation.
3. General purpose of the position
This position is aimed at ensuring the prompt and effective delivery of the ALP/adolescence Project in Bentiu and Malakal South Sudan. By the end of the assignment, the post holder is expected to have:
-Contributed to ensuring the youth targeted by the project are accessing quality education services through the implementation of the project;
-Managed the ALP and drop-in-center to ensure the achievement of all activities enumerated in the project document – team management includes overseeing recruitment processes, prompt payment of salaries, team work planning, staff capacity development and performance evaluation;
-Ensured the technical quality of the project paying particular attention to the learning outcomes of children supported;
-Managed all project logistics to ensure the achievement of the project activities;
-Managed all financial resources available to the project – ensuring sound documentation is in place for all procurements and internal and donor procedures are applied as applicable;
-Ensured data is collected to respond to all project indicators in a timely fashion for interim and final reporting;
-Ensured timely submission of all reports due at state level and contributed to country-level reporting (5Ws, interim and final reports).
4. Main responsibilities and tasks
Project Management
-Set up functional and enabling drop-in-center that provides various youth services including peer support, indoor games, sports, case management, creative art skills training, etc.
-Set-up ALP centers in Malakal and Bentiu and provide technical support for ensuing effective and quality ALP programmer is delivered
-Ensure ALP enrollment/attendance and youth accessing drop-in-centers data are collected daily, recorded and check against project targets
-Supervise implementation of ALP and Drop-in-centers in a timely manner
-Develop and manage the implementation of/adherence to work plans and M&E plans
-Provide technical support in training and coaching ALP teachers
-Manage all financial resources allocated to the project, including budget holding responsibility for Bentiu and Malakal, production of financial plans and cash forecasts and verification of budget vs. actual on a weekly and monthly basis
-Manage all logistical procedures for the project – ensuring INTERSOS and donor requirements are met and proper documentation is collected and maintained for all procurements
-Ensure midterm progressive report is submitted on GMS
-Develop budgets and project proposals for the ALP, Adolescence, EiE program in Unity State and Upper Nile State, in close coordination with the (Education) Program Coordinator
-Work hand in hand with youth partners including state youth force, line state ministries, and community at large
-Conduct period evaluation and assessments on youth and ALP activities to help in further programming opportunities inside and outside Bentiu and Malakal PoCs
Programme Quality:
-Build up quality of ALP and youth programme that responses to the youth social needs including education and psychosocial support.
-Train ALP teachers to be effective classroom and instructional approaches while using adult learning principles.
-Build capacity of INTERSOS Education team, to meet minimum standards for Education in Emergency, including training and mentoring of the ALP teachers and Education staffs;
-Technical support for ALP and drop-in-centers activities throughout the programme providing insights to national staff on adult learning principles and EiE standards including tools and methodologies (pedagogy, early grade literacy, classroom management, lesson planning, positive behavior management, psychosocial support etc.);
-Build capacity of ALP teachers, PTA members and community members through training on the aforementioned technical areas;
-Work with the mission Education team to strengthen the Education sector in INTERSOS South Sudan;
Coordination:
-Ensure 5W matrices are submitted to the National Cluster IMO as per the agreed reporting schedule
-Coordinate ALP and youth activities with State Education Cluster and the Youth Task Force in Bentiu and Malakal, by regularly maintaining contact with other Youth and Education actors in each place, and pro-actively involve the State level coordination cluster meetings in Bentiu and Malakal;
-Deputize EiE PM and represent the ALP/Youth programme and where necessary Education program with national authorities, non-state actors, UN agencies, NGOs, donors, etc. in Bentiu and Malakal;
Human Resources:
-Recruit and train national education officers in Bentiu and in Malakal as required to achieve the project objectives;
-Work with the administration department to ensure all administrative procedures are followed for ALP/Youth staff in Bentiu and Malakal – updated personal details on file, accurate ToR for each staff member, payrolls etc.
HOW TO APPLY:For further information and to apply, follow the link below:
https://www.intersos.org/en/work-with-us/#intersosorg-vacancies/vacancy-...
In case you encounter difficulties applying through INTERSOS' platform, you can also apply by sending your CV, motivation letter and 2 references via email to recruitment@intersos.org , with subject line: "SR-41-476 Roving ALP and Adolescence Project Manager - South Sudan".
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for the first interview.