Job Description and Expectations
As Education Partner for UNHCR in urban areas, Xavier Project is looking for an Education Officer who will run capacity building sessions with schools’ Boards of Management and teachers that will cover all areas related to refugees.
The officer will also work with teachers to improve the quality of the education they deliver.
The team will engage with the senior management of the schools to ensure that each school has a governance structure in place, encourage the involvement of parents in the supervision of school activities, train PTAs and school management committees (SMCs) on good school management, establish student school committees (ideally with refugee members) and encourage exchange visits of PTAs and SMCs between schools.
The team will also engage the senior management on the safety of refugee children in their schools, and review the protection policies in place.
The team will work in partnership with other agencies to ensure that resources are saved and collaboration is maximised. An Education-in-Emergencies framework in each school will be established. The same schools will receive material support where necessary to build the capacities of the institution.
The Education Officer will work closely with the Xavier Project CEO Edmund Page who is a qualified teacher, and the Kenya Director of Education to develop good working practice.
The Education Officer will also be a member of the Xavier Project executive committee and in that capacity will be expected to offer advice and support to other areas of the Xavier Project beyond the Education Programme
Requirements
Essential:
Qualified Teacher with extensive teaching experience
Experience in training teachers
Advanced understanding and experience working in the Kenyan Education sector
Excellent communication skills in English (both written and oral)
Good knowledge of MS Office
Ability to work sensitively with refugee population or demonstrated experience working with marginalised communities
Excellent organisational skills
Experience in managing budgets
Willing to travel within Kenya
Desired:
Master’s degree in a relevant discipline
Competent in Kiswahili
Experience in managing people from various backgrounds
Experience working in a tough environment with vulnerable people
Demonstrated success in fundraising
Experience in writing reports and strategies
Experience in government and private sector engagement
Strong understanding of the challenges faced by urban refugees
Expectations of Xavier Project
The Xavier Project staff is a tight community and strong support network is offered to all members. We are diverse and relatively young crowd representing seven nationalities.
Xavier Project is committed to ensuring that all staff members enjoy their work and gain valuable experience and skills that will enhance their impact now and in the future, whether with Xavier Project or not.
As such as we run regular staff capacity building programmes and we encourage all staff members to pursue opportunities which will help them to grow individually.
