Education in Emergencies Advisor

The Education in Emergencies Advisor will play a central role in scaling PIN’s education portfolio through high-quality programme design, multistakeholder coordination and business development. This role suits someone who combines strong technical knowledge on education in emergencies with a practical understanding of how to work with all relevant stakeholders, position programmes within international education frameworks, and articulate clear, compelling value propositions to donors. It also involves collecting and sharing appropriate lessons learned, best practices to Country Programs (CPs), providing technical support to country teams, as well as ensuring appropriate coordination with key partners and donors, and representation of PIN in relevant global and regional platforms, networks and with key donors.

• Duty station: Remote/ Prague             
• Travel requirement: at least 40% to other PIN country programmes or for networking events

 Reporting Relations & Interdependencies with Other Functions

The Education in Emergencies Advisor reports to the Lead Education in Emergencies Advisor. S/he does not have line management responsibilities.

The Education in Emergencies Advisor is part of the Emergency Response and Recovery (ERR) team within PIN Program, Strategy and Impact (PSI) Unit, a dynamic team of technical advisors and specialists, focusing on high-quality program development.

In addition to PIN country program teams, the Education in Emergencies Advisor cooperates closely with relevant PSI advisors, as well as with the MEAL unit and the Institutional Fundraising Unit.

Duties and Responsibilities:

GLOBAL POSITIONING

• Supports Lead EiE Adviser in the representation of PIN in global EiE networks and conferences, including presenting evidence and best practice at global events. Platforms include but are not limited to:
  • INEE Working Groups
  • Global Education Cluster
  • Geneva Global Hub for EiE
  • Conferences such as CIES, UKFIET, BAICE etc
• Participate in initiatives related to building PIN’s strategic partnerships
• Stay up to date with global trends to ensure PIN is aligned with and accountable to relevant standards and best practices and is at the forefront of EiE sector developments
• Represents PIN in a technical capacity towards global/strategic donors, in coordination with IFU and Institutional Relations Director

COUNTRY PROGRAMME SUPPORT

• Provides EiE country programmes (CP) with the technical support required to assess, implement and monitor high quality EiE programmes through the development and use of standardised tools, guidance documents and quality standards required for the improvement of PIN´s work in EiE
• Ensures EiE programs are aligned with global and in-country humanitarian needs overview (HNO) and humanitarian response plans (HRP) and PIN’s country strategies and global level Education Brief
• Proactively maintains regular communication with EiE CPs to support strategy roll-out and ongoing programmatic needs, including monthly (or more regular) calls, ad hoc support/gap-filling as requested, participation in country level project kick-off meetings, reviews and evaluations
• Where needed, participates in country-level EiE Cluster/Sector/Working Groups and/or Strategic Advisory Groups (SAG) and engages in sector-wide coordination, standardisation and capacity building efforts to support the positioning of PIN at the country level

PROGRAM QUALITY DEVELOPMENT

• Supports development of sectoral strategies at EiE country programme level and update Global Education Briefs, as needed
• Through a systematic programme quality review process, reviews the quality of EiE interventions in assigned CPs, helps to identify gaps and supports the development and roll-out of structured action plans for quality improvement
• Support the development of a systematic and strategic approach to partnerships and locally led action for EiE, including engagement of local partners, government and other local stakeholders
• Searches for, designs and sources funding for innovative solutions or initiatives with potential for piloting and up-scaling
• Ensures that relevant cross-cutting themes and cross-sectoral cooperation are integrated into EiE programs and tools, with a particular focus on ProGESI, child protection, MHPSS, cash for education, and environment mainstreaming

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT 

• Together with HR and Lead EiE Adviser, analyses CP level Professional Development (PD) needs, develops clear PD pathways and plans, and related resources, for assigned CP level education teams and partners
• Delivery of training and workshops, following a mentoring approach where possible, on key strategic topics for assigned CP teams and partners
• Supports the development, collection and management of PIN’s key EiE resources and standardised tools
• Supports the collection of evidence, including identification and roll-out of a workable global data management tool, that supports PIN’s global and country level positioning, fundraising and advocacy efforts related to EiE
• Documents PIN’s EiE experiences and lessons learned (learning briefs and papers), collects and shares best practices across PIN’s EiE programming and with the sector more widely
• Supports the roll-out of systematic experience and knowledge sharing between CPs (learning circles, sharing events etc)

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Works with the Lead EiE Advisor to operationalise the EiE agenda, including mapping of progress/direction and collaboration with other technical advisors
• Shares information on EiE agenda and progress in assgined CPs within KLD, HU, regional and HOP coordination meetings, as needed
• Maintains KLD products such as the Knowledge and Learning Centre (KLC), Civil Society Now (CSN) and Indikit, ensuring they are aligned with global standards and best practice, and promotes usage of the sector resources

MISCELLANEOUS

• Contribute to the development of PIN organizational policies and programmatic work by participating in PIN strategic and programmatic discussions, and proactively proposing improvements to PIN’s approaches and strategies;
• Internal coordination with other technical advisors, MEAL, Digital Unit and Communication department
• Perform other tasks as requested by line manager.

  Requirements:

• At least 8 years of professional experience in designing and implementing education in emergencies programming
• Proven technical expertise in education in emergencies programming
• A university degree in a relevant field
• Experience with donors such as ECHO, ECW, GPE, etc
• Understanding of key international education policy frameworks
• Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality written products (case studies, business cases, capability statements).
• Strong representation and networking skills; confident in international platforms.
• Willingness to travel internationally.
• Excellent spoken and written Englis

PIN Offers:

• Background and professionalism of the largest Czech non-governmental organization;
• Salary according to the PIN salary scale dependent on the cost of living in the specific home location;

  Time off and Rest:

  • 25 days of annual leave;
  • 3 days of sick leave

  Professional Development

  • Free access to e-learning platforms.
  • Global PIN Induction Training.
  • Access to the PIN Learning Hub.
  • Individually tailored capacity-building opportunities.

How to apply:

If you are interested in this position, send us your CV and short cover letter via our application form.
Please note only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Interviews will be conducted on rolling basis and the vacancy will be closed when filled.

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