Role and responsibilities
The following is a brief description of the role.ย
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Generic responsibilitiesย
- Monitor and report on the project activities and ensure compliance with plans and NRC standards
- Work with the community education committees in the planning and enrollment of the activities
- Distribute and monitor the use of school materials according to procedures
- Lead the training and other activities of the project and implement it to the highest standards
- Assisting the teachers in their work
- Suggest new methods and approaches in order to improve the quality of the activitiesย
- Report all education related concernsย
- Carry out data collection as required
- Prepare field reports
- Prepare and file relevant documents as required by line manager
- Support monitoring & evaluation activities and all report writing activities
- Record and maintain project specific field documents according to donor and NRC specifications
- Mobilize communities and beneficiaries to participate in education activities
- Maintains a strong work-relation with communities and implementing partners
- Contribute to the development of project and thematic materials for use in Education program activities
- Support Education Coordinator, Education Officer and other Education program staffs to conduct assessments and surveys
- Support all budgeting, accounting and administration tasks of education activitiesย
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Specific responsibilitiesย
- Support monitoring & evaluation activities and all report writing activities
- Record and maintain project specific field documents according to donor and NRC specifications
- Mobilize communities and beneficiaries to participate in education activities
- Maintains a strong work-relation with communities and implementing partners
- Contribute to the development of project and thematic materials for use in Education program activities
- Support Education Coordinator, Education Officer and other Education program staffs to conduct assessments and surveys
- Support all budgeting, accounting and administration tasks of education activitiesย
Support the Education Officer and Education Project Coordinator in providing translation as necessary
Abide by all standard NRC security protocols when circulating in the field and encourage team members to do the same.
Provide trainings such as gender, climate changes, life skills, business skills and psychosocial support courses as assigned by the line manager.
Support the schools, PTSAs, Woreda education offices, zonal education office for the field implementation in line with the tasks assigned by the line manager.
All other tasks not mentioned above that might be requested to improve and support the program
Scan and archive all documents related to financial, procurement and program needs
Competenciesย
Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organisation to deliver desired results.ย They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:
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1. Professional competenciesย
These are skills, knowledge and experience that are important for effective performance.ย
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Generic professional competencies for this position:ย
- At least 2 years of experience from working with NRC education projects in a humanitarian/recovery context
BA degree with relevant experience necessary.
Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
- Documented results related to the positionโs responsibilities
- English and Computer skills
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Context related skills; knowledge and experience (shall be adapted to the specific position):ย
Strong administrative, accounting and reporting skills.
Good Computer skills
Good English skills
Training and facilitation skills in particularย
Ability to work under pressure, independently and with limited supervision
Ability and willingness to work and live under difficult circumstances
Flexible, creative and co-operative
Somali language is mustย
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2. Behavioral competenciesย
Handling insecure environments
Working with people
Planning and delivering results
Communicate with impact and respect
Education Technical Assistant
- Added Date: Wednesday, 04 February 2026
- Tags: English translation language
- Organization: Norwegian Refugee Council
- Country: Ethiopia
- Post Level: Unspecified
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