Responsibilities: 
 Collaborate with REBs to contextualise national and global policies and frameworks including on school leadership, gender and inclusion, and continuous professional development.  Roll out contextualised training of trainers (ToT) for REBs, zonal and woreda education offices, school leaders and cluster supervisors.  Lead capacity building workshops on topics such as data management, reporting, accelerated learning, gender and inclusion, and English language with support from project technical leads.  Disseminate contextualised policies to schools and support regional teams to strengthen capacity of school leaders, teachers, and PTSAs. Work with REBs, zonal, and woreda education offices to implement the English costed plan for improving English teaching and cross-curricular English use with support from the English Language Specialist.  Collaborate with MEAL staff to monitor the regional activities and contribute to the larger project MEAL strategic and implementation plan. Manage and coordinate regional teams ensuring provision of timely and effective support.  Conduct regular site visits to provide technical and operational assistance and ensure effective implementation and monitoring of project activities at the regional and community levels. Effectively communicate regional programme implementation updates and findings to the Deputy Team Lead, programme staff and external stakeholders, to facilitate informed decision-making and coherence and coordination with other regions. Engage with stakeholders to ensure alignment with national policies and secure support for the programme’s initiatives. Working with relevant staff and other consortium member agencies, identify and mitigate risks associated with the delivery of project activities as part of overall risk management. Within this role, promote and help ensure adherence/compliance with the consortium organisations’ Code of Conduct & Associated Policies (including Programme Participant Protection, Child & vulnerable adult Safeguarding, Anti-Trafficking policies), Conflict of Interest Policy, Anti-Fraud Policy, and Modern Slavery Transparency Statement.  Within this role, promote and help ensure accountability to programme participants and wider communities in line with the consortium organisations’ commitments under the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and Do No Harm principles and ensure high ethical standards throughout programme implementation.  
Competencies  
Professional Competencies: 
 Bachelor’s or equivalent qualification in education, public administration, international development, gender or related field.  Master’s is preferred.  Minimum of 4-6 years of relevant work experience, with at least 1 year at managerial level managing and successfully delivering large-scale, complex projects at regional level in Ethiopia or similar contexts. Preference will be given to candidates with such experience in the field of education.  Ability to provide leadership and harness the multi-disciplinary skills of the technical personnel and consortium partners.  Staff management experience, with experience in leading and motivating individuals and teams to deliver high quality activities and achieve programme outcomes. Experience and ability to work with and build effective relationships with a broad range of stakeholders, including government, civil society, and communities.  Understanding of the education delivery system in Ethiopia and familiarly with the political, cultural context and operating environment in a region and Ethiopia more broadly.  Experience in coordinating and working with the government of Ethiopia at a regional level, specifically within the education sector is preferred.  Prior experience of operating effectively within complex and high-risk environments and managing the needs of multiple stakeholders.  Ability to manage multiple tasks and deliver results in a fast-paced and complex environment. Strong analytical skills, with experience using data to inform decision-making and programme adjustments. Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, with the ability to articulate complex information backed with evidence.  Fluency in spoken and written English and Amharic language necessary for work in region.  
Desirable:     📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔, 𝗜𝗢𝗠 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀! 🌐  
  ⚠️ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐰: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐣𝐨𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐍𝐎𝐖! 

 Strong understanding of the Ethiopian education system. Familiarity with MoE policies and strategies and the role of REBs.  
Context/ Specific skills, knowledge, and experience:  
 Contextual understanding and knowledge of the Education sector and stakeholders in Ethiopia Familiarity with Education related minimum standards Strong communication skills ensuring maintaining good relations and smooth operations with stakeholders.  Detail-oriented and strong analytical skills  Strong project management skills  
Behavioral Competencies: 
 Focusing on the most marginalized people  Managing risk Making decisions Leading by example Motivating and developing Communicating and influencing Leading change Driving performance Removing barriers to delivery                 The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a global humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee.   Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.   At NRC, we give responsibility to employees at all levels and foster professional growth and innovative teams. You can expect a supportive culture and an open dialogue with management. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.   Together, we save lives and rebuild futures.   Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:    • treat everyone with respect and dignity    • contribute to building a safe environment for all    • never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)    • always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH             
 






    📚 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰! 🌍🤝 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗡 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗨𝗡𝗛𝗖𝗥, 𝗪𝗙𝗣, 𝗜𝗢𝗠, 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗙, 𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗦, 𝗨𝗡𝗙𝗣𝗔 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀!  🌐   





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