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• Establish primary and secondary schools
  within the settlement in which both refugee and host community children
  can access education.
• The incumbent will also facilitate
  enrolment of refugee children in host community schools; Support existing
  government primary schools within 3km from the settlement with training,
  mentorship and materials aimed at improving safety and education quality.
• Support provision of inclusive education
  packages for children with special needs 
  
• Introduce and implement child friendly
  school interventions in the schools.
• Carry out trainings for teachers to
  improve the quality of teaching and enhance the use of friendly pedagogic
  models that will enhance learning.
• Integrate all newly established schools
  within the existing government structures including arranging for routine
  monitoring from the district education office and other arrangements for
  students to participate in the termly and other major national
  examinations.
• The incumbent will mobilize communities to
  enroll children into school and encouraging regular attendance and
  involvement of parents in following up the progress of their children in
  school.
• Set up school management committees that
  enable parents’ involvement in the management of school programs.
• Work closely with the AVSI HQ technical
  support team in the development of reports, standards, protocols, manuals,
  tools and dedicated reports related to the Education sector.
• Work in liaison with the Program Manager
  and other staff in reporting and documentation both for the internal
  (quarterly reports) as well as external reporting obligations.
• Network and link with other organizations
  and projects (e.g. LWF, OXFAM, IRC, ACORD, CARITAS, Samaritans Purse) to
  maximize impact of education activities.
• Send weekly activity updates to the Senior
  Education Officer.

• The applicants for the AVSI Foundation Education
  Officer jobs should hold Bachelor’s Degrees in Education
• Possession of a Post Graduate Training in
  project planning and management is essential.
• A minimum of three years of professional
  experience implementing education in emergencies.
• People management / supervision skills
• High degree of flexibility
• Excellent communication and interpersonal
  skills
• Good presentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure with
  minimal supervision.
• Fluency in English and ability to speak
  Arabic and other local languages spoken in South Sudan is desired.

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