Are you experienced in implementing education in emergency programmes and designing playful content for adults and children? Then you might be our new colleague.
About the job
Plan International Denmark (PlanBørnefonden) is looking for an Education in Emergencies Specialist to support the implementation of the PlayMatters programme. PlayMatters seeks to embed play-based learning into education for 800,000 refugee and host children ages 3-12+ in Ethiopia, Uganda, and Tanzania. The project is implemented by an international consortium consisting of five partners led by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and funded by the LEGO Foundation.
The EiE Specialist will provide technical support and leadership on Learning through Play (LtP) Community Engagement programming implemented in and around schools and learning spaces by consortium partners in Ethiopia, Uganda, and Tanzania. The EiE Specialist will also provide technical support to Plan International’s Country Offices in Ethiopia, Uganda, and Tanzania on the roll out of PlayMatters teaching and learning programming. The EiE Specialist will be part of PlanBørnefonden’s Disaster Risk Management and Education Team and contribute to internal learning processes.
Key tasks of the position include:
- Provide technical support and leadership for LtP Community Engagement programming (Outcome 2) including maintaining core technical guidance and supporting quality implementation
- Lead the Reference Group for Outcome 2 to identify implementation challenges and guidance needs, as well as share cross-country learnings.
- Incorporate project lessons into updated technical guidance and activity packages
- Provide technical backstopping to Plan International’s Country Offices ensuring implementation is on track and aligned with the approved workplans and technical guidance across all project outcomes.
- Represent Plan International in the PlayMatters Consortium Regional Technical & Evidence and Regional Technical Team meetings and engage in regular meetings with country technical focal points for Outcome 2.
- Participate in joint consortium technical support and monitoring visits to project sites in all three countries.
- In close collaboration with the Plan Gender & Inclusion Advisor and MEAL Advisor, ensure gender and inclusion are mainstreamed into Consortium content and that relevant learnings and data are captured to drive quality technical improvements to the project, respectively.
- Provide technical support, input, and feedback to quarterly/annual reports, workplans and budgeting processes.
- Ad hoc support to other EiE projects and Learning through Play-focused projects.
Qualifications and experience
- Master’s degree in education, disaster risk management, international development, gender and/or equivalent relevant experience.
- A minimum of three years of experience designing and implementing EiE and/or Early Childhood Care and Education in Emergencies (ECCEiE) programmes targeting children ages 3 – 12
- Understanding of and experience with community and parent/guardian mobilisation for education programming. Experience tackling implementation challenges and adapting activities to diverse low-resource settings an asset.
- Experience with developing technical guidance or activity packages (manuals, learning materials, etc) for adults and children. Experience with Learning through Play or similar pedagogical approaches an asset.
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of how gender attitudes and power dynamics form learning and parenting, and how education can contribute to gender equality.
- Informed on current and relevant programme developments in EiE, including developments around measurement tools and evidence base to ensure impact.
- Proven ability to liaise with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders in a consortium, and to work in a multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural team.
- Experience with implementing projects and programmes in East Africa is an advantage.
Conditions for employment
The preferred starting date is 1st of August 2023. It is a 2-year project position with possibility of extension. The position will be based in Kampala, Uganda, with approximately 12 weeks travel per year. Relocation and expat packages are not offered, but work visas can be sponsored for exceptional candidates.
Who are we?
PlanBørnefonden is one of Denmark’s largest privately funded child rights’ organisations. We are part of Plan International, which works in more than 70 countries. We fight to secure the rights and opportunities of children and young people in the world’s most vulnerable and fragile areas, with a special focus on girls, who are hardest hit by inequality.
You will be part of a modern organisation with great professionalism, and you will meet a working environment with committed and professionally ambitious colleagues, and you will have the opportunity to create a network of international working relationships. Our office is located on Mimersgade in Copenhagen, where we collaborate across departments and draw energy from being an organisation that embraces diversity – both professionally and socially. You will experience an informal atmosphere where words are shortly followed by action. You can read more about us on https://planbornefonden.dk
How to Apply
Application process
Read more and apply using the link below to the job portal. We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and encourage early applicants.
At PlanBørnefonden, we fight for child rights, equality and anti-racism. We encourage all qualified people to apply for the position, regardless of ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion and age. We are a child rights organisation and as an employee you will commit to our child protection policy, and in connection with your employment we will obtain documentation of a clean child certificate from the Danish authorities or similar.
More Information
- Salary Offer 300000 - 5000000 USD 300000 - 5000000 Month
- Address Kampala, Kampala, Uganda
