Education Programme Development Manager (PDM) At Norwegian Refugee Council

Title: Education Programme Development Manager

The Norwegian Refugee Council in Palestine is looking for an Education Programme Development Manager to drive the design, development and implementation of the Education programme. This is an interesting role that is a combination of a technical advisory role, as well as implementation.

Duties and responsibilities

The Education Programme Development Manager is responsible for the design, development and implementation of the Education programme in Palestine. Based in Jerusalem but with frequent travel to Gaza, the PDM has direct responsibility for the national Education programme, implemented in Gaza and the West bank, including East Jerusalem.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and revise, as needed, the NRC Education Core Competency (CC) Strategy, technical guidance and Macro Log Frame.
• Contribute to the development of Country and Area and strategies for Education.
• Provide equal management, development and coordination of both the Gaza and West Bank Education programmes to ensure synergies and best practice, with up to 50% of time spent in Gaza
• Lead the development of a new EiE strategy, concept papers and area plans.
• Responsible for development and management of proposals, project budgets and donor reports.
• Coordinate and manage the Education project implementation in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements.
• 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.
• Collaborate with other Core Competencies on cross-cutting issues, developing synergies with a special focus on Protection and Livelihoods, while also ensuring synergies between Area Offices.
• Contribute to national, regional and global Education tools, guidelines, policy and research studies.
• Responsible for Education specific contextual analysis and leadership in program design and delivery.
• Work closely with M&E to strengthen existing M&E systems based on NRC tools and train Education staff in their use, and to how use evidence to inform programme design and management.
• A full detailed Job Description can be found on our website.

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Required competencies, skills and experience

• Masters Degree in Education or relevant field
• Minimum 5 years of experience:
  • 4 years of experience within the Education sector in a humanitarian/ recovery context
  • 5 years of managerial experience with a focus on strategy and programme development
• Experience of working in humanitarian, complex and volatile contexts
• Education technical expertise
• Strong diplomacy and relationship building skills.
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Leadership and people management skills
• Ability to use child-centred, process-oriented teaching and learning methodologies
• Solid understanding of adult learning methodologies, with experience in delivering a range of teacher development activities.
• Knowledge of the context/experience working in Palestine or the Middle East, preferable.
• Able to travel to Gaza, West Bank, East Jerusalem; and Israel and internationally
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal
• Arabic Language skills, advantageous

What we offer

• Duty station: Jerusalem with significant travel to Gaza
• Travel: approximately 50%
• Contract Duration: 12 months, with possible extension
• Salary/benefits: Grade 9 in NRC Salary Scale. NRC offers a competitive compensation and benefits package