Education in Emergencies Specialist

Are you an experienced humanitarian professional with a passion for education in emergencies? Plan International Finland is seeking an experienced Education in Emergencies (EiE) Specialist to join our humanitarian team. As an EiE Specialist, you will be providing technical guidance and support for EiE project designs and implementation, while working closely with a diverse team of programme specialists in Plan International Finland and Plan International country teams. You will report to the Programme Director of Plan International Finland.

Your role:

As an EiE Specialist, your responsibilities will include:

• Providing technical expertise in EiE for project planning, design, monitoring and evaluation.
• Supporting integrated response, especially between child protection, gender & EiE.
• Ensuring compliance with INEE minimum standards and other global and context specific guidelines.
• Supporting data collection, analysis, monitoring, and donor reporting of ongoing EiE projects.
• Leading EiE needs assessments and supporting analysis of assessment data.
• Developing training materials, guidance documents, and toolkits for EiE.
• Creating capacity building plans and providing training, and mentorship to program staff and partners.
• Engaging in institutional fundraising, proposal development, and donor engagement (e.g. Finnish MFA, ECHO and UN agencies).
• Representing Plan International Finland in EiE coordination mechanisms and forums.
• Promoting knowledge sharing and best practices in Inclusive and Quality Education programming, with focus on emergencies.

The position requires extensive travel and readiness to be deployed up to 40 % of your work time, sometimes to hazardous environments and at short notice. There will be periods of intense work which will require extended working hours.

Apply between 9 October 2023 and 27 October 2023 23:59 (Europe/Helsinki)

Employment type: Two-year fixed term contract with a possibility of extension

What we are looking for

• University degree or equivalent in education or related field
• Extensive experience in planning, designing and implementing of integrated humanitarian programmes.
• Significant experience in working in a range of humanitarian contexts (e.g., refugee, conflict, rapid onset), preferably at least partly in field-based roles.
• Proven ability to provide technical support and oversight for EiE programs.
• Strong knowledge of and experience in INEE Minimum Standards and Education Cluster coordination.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Experience in education needs assessments, including rapid needs/MIRA assessments.
• Competence in designing and delivering trainings on EiE.
• Experience in programme design, and proposal development.
• Experience in gender-sensitive programming and working with gender and age marker. Experience in disability inclusion in education is an asset.
• Familiarity with integrated programming, especially in CPiE and EiE.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken. Portuguese is an asset.
• Excellent negotiation and representation skills.
• Experience and the ability to work comfortably with an ethnically diverse staff in a sensitive environment.

Location:

The position is based in Helsinki, Finland or in a location where Plan International has an office* that can employ on behalf of Plan International Finland, and you have the pre-existing right to work and live. Employment terms will be as per local conditions.

Salary:

We will disclose salary and benefits during the application process, tailored to your location and local conditions.

Applications:

To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter highlighting your relevant experience and qualifications with the salary expectation through our recruitment system by 27 October 2023.

*Applicable locations include: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, China, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Jordan, Kenya, South- Korea, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe.