Technical Officer-ECD
Job Description
Title: Technical Officer-ECD
Company Name: Plan International Bangladesh
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum Bachelor level educational qualification in Education, social studies or any relevant subject.
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 2 year(s)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Assessment
∎ Support education needs assessment as needed in intervention target areas;
∎ Review, assess and update the education situation in areas affected by emergency (camps sites and host communities) (including, but not limited to depending on the context, access and barriers for vulnerable groups including girls and children with disabilities, barriers for teachers/facilitators, safe learning environment for children and teachers/facilitators, quality of learning and teaching, conflict sensitivity, community participation, etc.);
∎ Highlight education related issues requiring an immediate or medium-term response and inform the ECD Specialist and Program Manager;
∎ Assist in capacity building of field level/camp level staff or volunteers.
∎ Response Management and Implementation
∎ Track the progress of Education activities and provide regular update to the ECD Specialist. Visit programme/project sites on regular basis to supervise and ECD & learning related activities in the affected communities;
∎ Participate in education programme review meeting at sub-district level;
∎ Gather and provide information for progress reports to ensure timely implementation of ECD and learning activities;
∎ Facilitate in identifying children out of school with plan to return to schools or the non-formal education system;
∎ Document best practices and success stories for sharing the learnings;
∎ Assist the ECD Specialist in data collection and storage;
∎ Support the monitoring and reporting of major concerns on education and as well as child protection concerns inside and around the learning centres/spaces and
∎ Ensure early and rigorous implementation of quality and accountability mechanisms.
∎ Staff Capacity Building
∎ Design and facilitate capacity development activities/training for volunteers/facilitators in the areas of ECD.
∎ Provide on-the-job coaching and support to the Facilitators, ALCMC, Mentors, Technical Officers-ECD (Plan International and partner organization) in technical aspects of the program and cluster coordination and
∎ Prepare Training Manual/Module for conducting quality training and others.
∎ Response Reporting & Evaluation
∎ Support reporting and evaluation of EiE programmes outputs, outcomes and results achievement
∎ Information and Co-ordination
∎ Provide regular updates to the ECD Specialist on progress, priorities and constraints -verbally and written on an agreed and
∎ Engage and follow up with relevant implementation staff
∎ Child protection, gender equality and inclusion
∎ 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
Additional Requirements:
∎ Two years of experience in education sector. Experience in humanitarian settings is an asset. INGO work experience is preferred. Comprehensive understanding of the Humanitarian architecture of the Rohingya Response its operating and regulatory environment. Understanding general finance, administration and information management. Knowledge and understanding of Plan's vision, mission values. In-depth understanding of Child Protection. Maintaining work relationships (internal/external). Communicating, one to one & in groups, written & verbal, presentations and reports in English; knowledge of Bangla would be necessary. Budget management and assessment of financial operations in humanitarian situations. Facilitation, negotiation and networking. Persuasion and ability to influence.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 29 Dec 2022
Company Information:
∎ 15 Dec 2022
∎ Plan International Bangladesh
∎ Business : Founded 80 years ago, Plan International is one of the oldest and largest children`s development organisations in the world. We work in 52 countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas to promote child rights and lift millions of children out of poverty. In 2015, Plan International worked with 100 million children in 85,282 communities. Plan International is independent, with no religious, political or governmental affiliations but having a vision of a world in which all children realize their full potential in societies that respect people`s rights and dignity.
Plan International has been operating in Bangladesh since 1994. Plan International seeks to ensure the rights of children to education, health, safe water and sanitation, protection, youth social and economic empowerment and climate change, environmental degradation and natural or man-made disaster hazards throughout the country.
Category: NGO/Development
