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• Coordinate, plan and organize the region’s
  education work
• The jobholder will oversee and facilitate
  the selection, recruitment and development of partners implementing SF’s
  education programmes in the Eastern Africa Region
• Network, advocate and lobby for vulnerable
  children and women with various Governments, likeminded NGOs, and firms
• Offer technical, strategic and
  administrative advice to other Education staff, as well as partner and
  project staff, in the region
• Formulate strategies, innovative processes
  and systems for strengthening the quality of basic education systems in
  poor and hard to reach communities
• Identify training needs and organize
  necessary trainings through hands on training at the partner level to
  build capacity of partner organizations to enable programme development in
  line with SF’s policies and cross cutting issues: gender equality,
  environmental sustainability and inclusion of people with disabilities.
• Develop and promote Development Education
  concepts among SF partners
• Actively contribute to the development of
  relevant policies for the region and education partners
• Provide technical and professional support
  for improving the quality of basic education for children at risk, to
  ensure increased access, retention and completion rates for children in
  schools
• Ensure that SF’s Education work is
  developed and implemented in line with a Rights-Based Approach and
  integrated with Livelihood programmes
• Develop and coordinate participatory and
  preliminary studies to establish good baseline data for initiating new
  education projects, in line with SF’s strategy
• Promote sustainability through local
  resource mobilization and local community participation in education
  projects
• Ensure that SF Education partners uphold
  SF’s Child Protection policy

• The applicant for the Stromme Foundation
  Education Manager employment opportunity should preferably hold a first
  degree in Education, Sociology, Development Anthropology, with long
  relevant experience in social development and management of community
  programs, preferably education related
• Possession of a Relevant Master’s Degree
  will be an added advantage.
• A minimum of five years of experience from
  a similar position, preferably with an International NGO
• Identification with SF’s vision, mission,
  values and the agency’s development policy
• Highly creative/resourceful individual who
  possesses energy, self- confidence, and flexibility and thrives in a
  dynamic multi-cultural environment
• High analytical skills, good time
  management skills, the ability to multitask and respond to the competing
  needs of many different constituents; bring fresh ideas and a genuine
  interest in trying new approaches ;
• Broad knowledge and understanding of
  Development Education concepts and experience in fundraising ;
• Should be a good team player, passionate,
  of high integrity, and articulate about rights based development
  approaches and social change
• Broad knowledge and understanding of and familiarity with
  education and social rights issues in Eastern Africa :
• Knowledge
  of key stakeholders in the field at regional and national level
• Previous experience in grant-making and
  management ;
• Possess excellent people and mentoring
  skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
  skills in English
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office
  applications
• Willingness to travel extensively locally
  and internationally
• Identify with SF values 

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