Education & Early Childhood Advisor at World Vision
Published On:
15th, August 2023
Closes on:
22nd, August 2023
Job closed
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Job Description
- Provide effective technical support to APs and Grants implementing Child Learning and other education interventions
Responsibilities:
Technical support in Program design and Quality Assurance
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- Participate in the development and review of National Strategy and Technical Programs and ensure Education is well articulated in the CL & HHR Technical Program, related concepts and proposals and utilized to implement NO Strategy
- Participate in technical coordination, planning and review meetings for Education within and externally
- Develop and disseminate guidelines that will support delivery of the Education objectives throughout the strategy period appreciating the unique contexts where the TP will be implemented.
- Support development of Child Learning TP and AP plans (AOPs, DIPs, Annual Budgets)
- Provide effective technical support to field project teams to roll out of World Vision Partnership and other recognized and approved Child Learning Core Models (GbG & Learning Roots)
- Coordinate as applicable sector integration interventions for ensuring integrated Child Learning implementation with other TPs at NO and field level.
- Support/enhance linkages with EARO and GC Education learning centres for continued backstopping to enable quality programming within WVK
- Ensure that business processes, standards and guidelines related to Child Learning initiatives are effectively applied by field programs
Program Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, Learning, Research and Innovation
- Participate/Support CL & HHR TP adaptation processes, Program assessments, monitoring & evaluation,
- Ensure interpretation and utilization of assessment, baselines, evaluations and verification on quality of designs
- Strengthen research, learning, documentation and dissemination of WVK work in Child Learning
- Provide technical linkages and implementation of innovations related to the TP models both with National and Regional Level Governments, public and private partners
- Ensure development of standardized monitoring tools & staff capacity building including core models Data Quality Tools (Learning Roots & Go Baby Go) to ensure are in use with appropriate feedback
- Gather data at National level for reporting on Child Learning (MMR, Semi-Annual, Annual Reports, WVK annual & Board TP Report)
- Coordinate and participate in regular learning forums to profile, communicate and ensure adoption of promising Child Learning practices
- Participate in joint program monitoring visits with key partners to track and document program progress in the targeted program sites.
- Ensure the feedback from monitoring exercises feeds into the working of relevant technical working groups within the Program counties.
- Support quality reviews of program reports and core documents as per WVK guidelines and donor standards.
- Design/Coordinate/participate in education & child learning operational research, documentation, publication and dissemination of useful research findings
- Identify capacity gaps in child learning to inform the National level staff capacity development strategy
- Ensure skills and capacity development for staff and partners in child learning strategies, models and approaches.
Program Development and Resource Acquisition
- Technically support Resource Acquisition & Management (RAM) team to develop proposals/concepts to prospective donors and SOs for Child Learning
- Respond effectively to calls and queries by donors and SOs on Education & child Learning Concepts/Proposals in coordination with RAM
- Physically present/defend Education & Child Learning Proposals to donors in coordination with RAM when required
- Participate in Go-No Go Processes, write ups, meeting with prospective donors and submission of concepts/proposals
- Develop quality and coherent Education & child Learning capacity statements
- In liaison with communications team, develop context specific electronic and live media communications on education & child learning and market related activities.
- Develop Sector specific Job Descriptions for technical staff in liaison with People & Culture
Collaboration and Advocacy
- Forge and strengthen partnerships with National and County government and other stakeholders involved in Education and ECDE Sectors
- Lead in development and utilization of MOUs / working agreements with sector strategic, funding and program/project implementation partners
- Participate in the planning and execution of ECDE Networks in all the counties, County level conferences e.g Nairobi County Conference, National Education Summit
- Facilitate formation of the working committee for the National Education sector engagement for policy influence on the integration of the WVK Child Learning Models
- Establish and maintain strategic contacts with the UN, Government, INGOs, Universities, Research Institutions, Donors and Embassies
- Ensure WVK representation in key strategic Education working groups and forums
- Gather and provide quality feedback and data to be used to develop technical papers and recommendations on key issues for external engagement with decision makers
- Support advocacy efforts to influence County Governments’ Planning and Budgeting processes and resource allocation to the priority needs within the sector
- Ensure active engagement on policy at County and National level on issues to do with the food and nutrition security and sustainable use of natural resources
- Support development of technical papers and or policy briefs on key issues for external engagement with decision makers
- Build capacity of field staff on advocacy for enhanced advocacy mainstreaming in Child Learning projects
- Participate and contribute in various committees and task forces and other assignments
- Ensure Linkage with World Vision EARO and World Vision GC Education Initiatives/forums for continued backstopping to enable quality programming within WVK.
Others
- Perform any other duty as assigned by the supervisor.
- Participate and contribute in committees and task forces as may be signed from time to time.
Requirements:
- Minimum of a Bachelor of Arts in Education, BA Early Childhood Development, BA Early Childhood Care & Development or a closely related field from a recognized University
- Relevant Post graduate qualification(s) will be an added advantage
- Demonstrated track record in proposal development, funding acquisitions and grant management for major government donors preferred
- Good understanding of the international development trends and approaches at both national and global levels
- Must possess good understanding, knowledge and experience of WVI global core Child Learning project models including Go Baby Go, Learning Roots among others
- Computer literate especially in Microsoft Office Suite and basic knowledge of data analysis programs such as SPSS, Stata, EPI Info and use of GIS for socio-economic mapping
- Excellent technical programming and management skills and a good understanding of the entire program/project life cycle
- Must have good facilitation skills and ability to deliver staff and partner capacity building (training, coaching and mentorship) on relevant technical fields including roll out of CPMs
- Ability to take initiative, solve complex problems, exercise independent judgment
- A team player, capable of building staff and partner’s capacity in Education
- Cross-cultural sensitivity and emotional maturity
- Ability to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts
- Strong budgetary and financial management skills.
- Good interpersonal and organizational skills with leadership & management experience an added advantage
- Should be a self-starter, able to work under minimum supervision and maintain good relationships
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, networking and representation skills with experience in public engagements