Friday, October 12, 2012

Christian Aid Programme officer, Education, South Sudan


Christian Aid sees rights to access adequate and quality education as key to addressing humanitarian and development challenges in South Sudan. This role will coordinate, monitor and develop Christian Aid's education programme in South Sudan in line with priorities outlined in the Country Policy and Strategic Paper.
You will have substantial experience in a similar role of working in partnership with local and international organisations to deliver effective education programmes through direct and indirect training, accompaniment, networking, capacity building and representation at relevant internal and external forums at state and national level whilst keeping abreast of issues and structural causes associated with rights to access quality education.
Educated to degree level in a development related field or the equivalent, you will have an advanced understanding of the education, exclusion and poverty context in South Sudan. You will be familiar with practical applications of various participatory tools and methodologies for community mobilization, organization, empowerment, policy analysis and advocacy. Excellent programmatic and financial monitoring and evaluation skills as well as capacity building skills will be pivotal to the success of this role. You will be an excellent communicator and demonstrate fluency in the English language and proficiency in the use of standard computer software.
Please show your suitability for this post by giving answers to the following questions: Using the guidance notes may help you formulate your answers.
Innovation and creativity
Describe a situation where you had to design a programme/project on promoting access to quality education, explaining how you generated an innovative approach that led to successful programme/project promoting access to quality education.
Effectiveness and accountability
From your experience, describe a situation where you developed and established organisational systems for assessing, coordinating, monitoring and evaluating an education programme/project.
Team work
Tell us about a situation where you influenced other members of your team or across an organisation in order to achieve a shared objective.

Communication and Interaction
Describe a time when you had to coordinate within a network and seek opportunities to work with others to solicit funding and advocate on issues related to access to education.

Download the role profile(64 KB pdf)


To apply for this post, please download an application pack and email your completed International application form to:  JubaRecruitment@christian-aid.org quoting the reference number.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted and that only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Job reference: EDPO/SSJ/YT
Closing date: Saturday 27 October 2012
Interview date: To be confirmed

Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.