Grant Officer Gender

Job Description :

Major Responsibilities :

• Establish/strengthen community-based mechanisms to identify children who are out of school in order to reintegrate them into school, with a special focus on returnees, displaced persons, refugees and other vulnerable children who are difficult to access
• Set up a mechanism for reporting and managing complaints in schools, which is supervised by communal structures
• Ensure timely distribution of   planned pedagogical materials, other supports are   completed in due time
• Organize training/refresher sessions for CPEs and CGEs on child protection against abuse and violence, including GBV
• Organize Training of primary school teachers and supervisory staff on topics that strengthen their teaching skills, gender mainstreaming, including in emergency situations
• Ensure targeted psychosocial support services are provided in schools for students and teachers in need (listening, counseling, referral to specialized services)
• Setting up and supervising discussion groups for teachers to help them externalize burning issues and support each other, based on MHPSS guidelines
• Organize remedial courses for children who have interrupted their schooling or are at risk of dropping out
• Support the community development and implementation of joint disaster risk reduction action plans, violence against students and emergency management in targeted schools
• To ensure gender mainstreaming in all education activities and keep records.

Qualifications, Technical skills and experience :

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Social Sciences or other degree with a diploma in education
• Minimum experience of three years in Education project implementation with reputable institution, national or international NGO
• Good understanding of education gender concepts and issues in development context, especially in Burundi
• Working knowledge of the logical framework approach to project design, monitoring and evaluation/ project cycle management
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills with a passion for sharing knowledge
• Ability to work independently and as part of a diverse team
• Must be a committed Christian who is able to stand above denominational and cultural diversity challenges
• Must be able to provide spiritual leadership within, but not limited to, chapel and daily devotions
• Must have outstanding oral and written communications and relationship skills and have strong community mobilisation skills
• Must be willing to perform other duties as required
• Have driving Licence A Category.