Generic responsibilities

• Develop the Education Minimum standards – technical SOPs / guidelines
• Contribute to the development of Integrated and Education strategies, initiate and participate in the development of relevant Education projects
• Coordinate and manage education project implementation (activities, budget and project documentation) in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements
• Develop and manage Education project budgets
• Implement technical direction and ensure high technical quality of projects
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need of protection, explore and assess new and better ways to provide assistance
• Ensure capacity building of project staff and transfer key skills
• Liaison and collaborate with relevant local and national authorities and stakeholders and represent NRC in relevant forums/cluster/working groups.
• Compliance and adherence to NRC policies, CC tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Promote the rights of IDPs/returnees in line with the advocacy strategy

  Specific responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead on the different Education consortium and partnerships (Norcap, Babawatoto, Right to Play)
• Develop and maintain strong coordination at national and area level with key education actors (Save the Children, IRC, Plan International Unicef, UNHCR) to develop joint programming
• Lead on the AEP curriculum revision
• Develop a Youth Strategy for NRC Tanzania

• Minimum 5 years of experience from a senior level project implementation position in a humanitarian context
• Experience from working in refugee context
• Technical Education expertise – strategy, development, coordination
• Management experience
• Knowledge about own leadership skills/profile
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal

Context/ Specific skills, knowledge and experience:

• Knowledge of the context in Tanzania
• Experience with curriculum revision

• Managing resources to optimize results
• Managing performance and development
• Empowering and building trust
• Handling insecure environments