This position is responsible for technical leadership and coordination of Plan’s Education in Emergencies response. The Education in Emergencies Advisor will support the resourcing, design, delivery, coordination, monitoring and reporting of EIE response projects. S/he will co-ordinate closely with other Emergency Response team members and Plan staff, especially with the CPIE Advisor and CASH specialist to build the technical capacity of local partners, and improve programme quality and effectiveness of the current response as well as any future recovery activities. The specialist will take a very active role in technical co-ordination, capacity building, support and advocacy with the country specific EIE cluster and other stakeholders and agencies relevant to the sector. She/He will provide technical support and advise to develop culturally appropriate EiE tools and guidance

Programme Design and Assessment (15 %)
• Ensure all EIE work has a strong child protection, gender and inclusion focus, in line with Plan International’s Global Strategy.
• Support and lead on multisectoral need assessment, including joint rapid education assessments in collaboration with Plan International’s Child Protection, CVA, Food security (the Education Cluster/working group, education authorities, teachers and community members including children and adolescents in all their diversity, ensuring assessment findings are documented and disseminated
• Support Plan International’s COs designing response plans based on based on identified needs and priorities and -where possible- through a process of community participation
• Provide technical assistance to COs in the design of gender-aware (and where possible, gender-transformative) EiE programme strategies, plans and proposals for emergency preparedness, anticipatory action and/or response, in collaboration with key education stakeholders, communities, children and adolescents in all their diversity

• Ensure that EiE interventions are in line with Humanitarian response plans and linked to longer-term programming and national education plans and systems.




Programme Implementation (35 %)
• The post holder will deploy to COs to provide technical support and leadership on safe, inclusive and quality education programmes including education rapid response during humanitarian crises.
• Coordinate with education, early childhood development (ECD), child protection, gender advisors and other staff to ensure coherence with Plan International’s Inclusive Quality Education framework and to build synergy with existing skills and training.
• Work with other sector teams, including but not limited to CPiE, gender in emergencies, Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Food Security and Nutrition (FSN) teams to support integrated EiE programming that prevents and mitigates child protection risks and addresses multi-dimensional, age- and gender-specific barriers to education for children and adolescents.
• Ensure alignment of Plan International’s EiE work with key cross cutting priorities (for example, child protection, gender and inclusion) whilst also ensuring innovation is central to our approach.

• Ensure the effective planning, implementation and coordination of education programming for out of school children including children associated with armed forced and armed groups (CAFAAG), child survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), children on the move. This programming includes but is not limited to actions to support immediate access to and retention in education, transition through different levels of accredited formal and non-formal education, and referral to multi-sectoral services.,
• Contribute to the development of gender-balanced staffing plans to implement EiE programme activities and work with the Human Resources (HR) team to recruit in line with approved grants.
• Ensure that EiE interventions are aligned with the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies Minimum Standards (INEE MS) and related resources, and other global humanitarian standards, guidelines and tools.
• Identify EiE programme supply needs and coordinate with the logistics team to ensure timely procurement and delivery.

Representation and Partnership (10%)
• Work with country office colleagues to represent Plan International at relevant clusters, working groups, and in other fora related to EiE and facilitate coordination across sectors.
• Participate in the development of the Education Cluster/Working Group response strategies, including the Humanitarian Response Plan, Humanitarian Needs Overview and Rapid Response Plan processes, ensuring a focus on gender and inclusion.
• Identify opportunities and establish dialogue for partnerships and collaboration with other humanitarian agencies and education stakeholders, particularly local partners, representatives of people living with disabilities (DPOs), women’s and youth groups, education authorities, vocational and tertiary education institutions and teaching unions.
• Support the development of Plan International’s profile in EiE programming, particularly in regard to girls in all their diversity.

Resource Mobilization (10 %)
• Build and maintain relationships with relevant government departments, UN agencies and NGOs.
• Establish/maintain new/existing relationships with key donors.
• Support Plan International’s COs to build a diversified portfolio of funding for EiE.
• Support development and submission of quality proposals in response to identified opportunities at CO level and in collaboration with local partners.

Programme Monitoring and Evaluation, Reporting and Accountability (10 %)
• Work closely with the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) team in COs to analyze assessments and develop an EiE M&E framework that appropriately monitors the evolving needs of learners and teachers and aligns with the Education Cluster/working group response strategies.
• Build capacity of EiE and M&E staff to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data, ensuring all data is disaggregated by sex, age and disability.
• Document and disseminate key learning from EiE responses and use assessments, evaluations and lessons learned to redefine response strategies and EiE interventions, in coordination with the Education Cluster/working group, education authorities, teachers and communities, including children and adolescents in all their diversity.
• Prepare timely reports on EiE projects in compliance with internal and donor requirements.
• Provide input for regular CO sitreps.
• Ensure accountability activities effectively and efficiently support community members, including teachers and children and young people in all their diversity and that feedback from all relevant stakeholders is considered throughout all phases of the response.

Learning and Capacity Building (10 %)
• Develop capacity building plans and tools for CO colleagues, or support the implementation of existing plans.
• Support the provision of training, coaching and mentorship to programme colleagues, partners and other key stakeholders on EiE and related issues such as gender equality and inclusion to build capacity to support safe, effective teaching, wellbeing and learning. Identify and if necessary adapt or develop training manuals, guidance documents, and toolkits on key education and ECD in emergencies issues, as required.
• Promote best practices in EiE both internally and externally.

Research, Policy and Advocacy (10%)
• Drive learning, knowledge management and policy impact by authoring, commissioning and contributing to publications, policy documents, briefing notes and other resource materials ensuring that Plan International has distinct knowledge and evidence on gender dimension in education in emergencies. Support COs to develop case studies and reports of programme innovation and successes.
• Engage with key technical groups within Plan International, representing EiE.
• Contribute to relevant global advocacy and policy objectives with documented learning and evidence.
• Work with the Education Cluster/working group to develop advocacy strategies informed by contextually relevant evidence and analysis to influence national-level plans, programmes and policies.
General Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.


KEY RELATIONSHIPS
Internal;
• Global Hub Hmanitarian Team, EiE Team, Research and MEAL teams, Plan International networks including longer-term development programming
• CO programme and operational support staff
• Regional Humanitarian Team staff
• Plan International National Organisations, particularly Humanitraian team
External;
• EiE coordination mechanisms relevant in country fora such as the Education Cluster and associated working groups.
• Peer NGO agencies.
• Implementing partners

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
Essential
• University Degree or equivalent in education or related fields.
• Significant experience in the planning, design and implementation of integrated, conflict sensitive, gender-aware (or better) education programmes in humanitarian settings, that link to contextually relevant, long-term development frameworks. Technical expertise should include :
Knowledge of child safeguarding, and prevention of sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (PSEAH)..
Good knowledge of INEE Minimum Standards and related resources, and other humanitarian standards (including the Core Humanitarian Standard and Child Protection Minimum Standards)
Experience of conducting education needs assessments and M&E activities and an understanding of Sex Age and Disability Disaggregated Data (SADDD), Accountability to Affected Populations (AAP) and child/adolescents and youth participation, with specific attention to girls
Experience with advocacy, particularly influencing around children’s adolescents and girls’ education, inclusion and education continuity in crisis contexts.

• Experience of working in a range of humanitarian contexts (e.g. refugee, conflict, rapid onset), including with the Education Cluster and cross-sectoral and education authority collaboration.
• Experience of capacity strengthening and mentoring on education technical areas with a variety of audiences, and the ability to work comfortably with diverse colleagues in High pressure environments.
• Ability to secure funding from public and private funding streams; excellent skills in writing funding submissions and donor reports
• Excellent negotiation and representation skills
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.
• Strong team management, staff capacity building and motivation skills in teamwork and networking.

Desirable
• Fluency in French, Spanish, Arabic or any other languages
• Significant network with other organisations involved in this field

PLAN INTERNATIONAL’S VALUES IN PRACTICE
We are open and accountable
1. Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
2. Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
3. Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
4. Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
5. Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organization for all children, girls & young people
We strive for lasting impact
1. Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
2. Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
3. Focuses resources to drive change and maximize long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
4. Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.
We work well together
1. Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
2. Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
3. Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
4. Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

We are inclusive and empowering

1. We empower our staff to give their best and develop their potential
2. We respect all people, appreciate differences and challenge equality in our programs and our workplace
3. We support children, girls and young people to increase their confidence and to change their own lives.

PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
• Extensive travel, sometimes to hazardous environments and at short notice.
• Periods of intense work which will require extended working hours.
• Prepared to live and work in insecure environments.

LEVEL OF CONTACT WITH CHILDREN
High level: Frequent interaction with children

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