وظيفة شاغرة Education Coordinator w41

SAWA for Development and Aid is a Civil Society Organization founded initially as a spontaneous initiative in December 2011 to respond to the arrival of the first 40 Syrian families displaced from Syria into the North of Lebanon.
This initiative then grew to include individual activists, locals and internationals, who worked together (literally meaning ‘SAWA’ in Arabic) to share their knowledge and exchange their experiences in order to support Syrians, internally displaced or refugees in neighboring countries, united by their belief in their right to live in dignity, freedom, and to be active individuals in their communities and wherever they are.
SAWA sees itself as part and parcel of the society, and that it is on a continuous learning journey based on a participatory relationship at all levels with the communities that it works with, whether host or displaced, as well as with local and international partners.
SAWA believes that humanitarian, developmental, and civic work has to always strive to achieve social justice, and so it aims to work with individuals and communities through holistic interventions towards a society based on democracy, pluralism, and the values of citizenship and human rights.

Objective of the Role:

The Education Manager’s responsibility is making sure that the Education Projects run successfully. H/She is responsible for driving the projects and ensuring they are integrated into the wider practice of the program. H/She will be a member of the projects’ leadership team by influencing the thinking and practice of colleagues and other members of the education community including students and their parents.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Develop a creative learning community across the program.
•    Have knowledge, understanding, and enthusiasm for creative teaching and learning as a key to raising achievement, aspiration, and motivation.
•    Build a community of creative learning practice across the program, involving all departments as appropriate.
•    Involve the parents and other members of the community throughout the program.
•    Develop, through dialogue with the wider school community, an enquiry-based approach which addresses a range of issues relevant to the broader developmental needs of the project and its learners; which is linked to the program’s improvement plan.
•    Facilitate the long-term development of creative teaching and learning at a structural and systematic level.
•    Act as a facilitator in the centers, able to translate SAWA’s vision for creative learning into practical implementation.
•    Ensure that children and young people play a meaningful and active role in learning that can truly reflect their interests, needs, and enthusiasm.
•    Take overall responsibility of the program and project management, delegating extensively across the education community and ensuring roles and responsibilities are understood clearly by all.
•    Coordinate, with other NGOs and UNICEF, meetings and activities with creative practitioners, project staff, and other partners.
•    Ensure that external partners (donors) engaged in the program are able to develop appropriate communications across the school community.
•    Ensure that all program activities are carried out with due regard to health, safety, and the safeguarding of children and young people.
•    Ensure that all monitoring and evaluation requirements are fulfilled and that partners commit to developing reflective practice throughout the program.
•    Assist with identifying and recruiting potential teachers.
•    Coordinate in school placement arrangements.
•    Coordinate the arrival of new recruits and orientating them to the school environment, staff, and students.
•    Communicate on a weekly basis with the Programs Manager.
•    Facilitate in-class observations.
•    Facilitate and monitor the entire Education Project requirements.
•    Participate in or facilitate Parent/Teacher meetings.
•    Provide leadership in the ongoing development of SAWA’s values and principles.
•    Provide all necessary materials (books, stationary, copybooks, handbooks, videos).
•    Be available by phone or e-mail during working hours to help solve any problems that may arise.
•    Organize events to fulfill requirements for the program’s objectives.
•    Help prepare budgets, analyze risks and opportunities, and oversee project procurement management.
•    Monitor project progress and handle any issues that arise.
•    Maintain and monitor project plans, budgets, and expenditures.
•    Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans, and reports.

Competencies and Skills:

•    Excellent project management skills with proven experience in the educational program, its design, development, and implementation.
•    Ability to supervise the work of others.
•    Strong verbal communication, presentation, and networking skills.
•    Strong written communication skills, including report and proposal writing.
•    Strong prioritization and time-management skills, with the ability to meet multiple deadlines and a clear focus on the delivery of results.
•    Good knowledge of classroom management, lesson planning, and curriculum development.
•    Professional attitude to all aspects of work.
•    Commitment to SAWA’s policies and regulations, and high responsibility management to donor requirements.
•    Ability to work under pressure and to deal with challenges in a positive way.
•    Team-player; demonstrating the ability to seek out and harness the views and contributions of others.
•    Self-starter; able to work well under his/her own initiative.
•    Ability to build individual and organizational relationships.
•    Ability to work within a multi-cultural environment.