ROLE PURPOSE:
As a member of the Programme Development & Quality (PDQ) Team, the Education Specialist will be responsible for developing and implementing education strategy for the country office including humanitarian, early recovery and development. In close coordination with the program operations team, the Education Specialist will provide technical guidance and oversight in the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of all education activities, ensuring that they are implemented in a high quality and timely manner. This includes developing and implementing technical capacity building plans for SCI and partner teams. The Education Specialist will play an active role in growing our education portfolio, providing technical leadership on developing high quality concept notes and proposals in close coordination with awards, partner organizations and the field teams. Key aspect is the development and maintenance of strong relationships with Government, donors, UN, INGOs and local partner counterparts. The Education Specialist will represent SCI and ensure ongoing coordination in the humanitarian Cluster/Working Groups and with the Ministry of Education in Erbil and the Ministry of Education in Baghdad, closely collaborating with SCI advocacy and communications team.