Education in Emergency Assistant

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity

In collaboration with the Project Coordinator and the EiE Officer, as Education in Emergency Assistant (EiE Assistant), you will support the conduct of specific or general needs assessments, as required, and contribute to assessments in other sectors, support community partners involved in the recovery process. You will ensure educational continuity and the protection of children in the areas of intervention, contribute to the development of actions that strengthen the resilience of communities in projects; ensure effective community mobilization throughout the project implementation cycle, contribute to the development of innovative educational alternatives adapted to the children's living environment and to the implementation of a prevention system against early dropout of primary school.  As EiE Assistant, you will ensure capacity building of local partners involved in the implementation of the project, ensure the implementation of activities on time and in accordance with the implementation action plan and perform any task related to the activities of the position at the request of the project coordinator.

The Individual

We are looking to recruit a qualified candidate, with a Bachelor degree in education or social sciences or any other equivalent discipline and a strong professional experience. As EiE Assistant, you will have an experience in management, strategic planning, monitoring/evaluation. Experience working in emergency situations (Internally Displaced Population) would be an asset.

Please follow this link for a full role profile: Job description - EiE Assistant - IRISH AIDS - Fev 2025.pdf

Location: Mokolo

Type of Role: Fixed term contract

Reports to:  Project Coordinator

Hay level: 11

Closing Date:  25th February 2025

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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