Job Description

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday 
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated 

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued. 

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

Save the Children International seeks to always be a child-safe organization by fulfilling its obligations to the community and through programme implementation carried out by the organization for safeguarding children and improve their living standards of the child.

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Position: SEAL Project Coordinators –(Governorate-based)

Location: Aden Head Office 

Contract Length: Fixed Term

ROLE PURPOSE: 

The Education Project Coordinator leads day-to-day coordination and delivery of SEAL education activities across assigned districts and schools, ensuring timely, high-quality implementation in line with the approved workplan, technical standards, safeguarding requirements, and MoE coordination mechanisms. The role works closely with district and school-level counterparts to support implementation of learning materials distribution, teacher/supervisor support, school-level planning, and monitoring. This includes supporting implementation quality for Sub-component 1.2 (student learning materials, ASER, reading and remedial support) and Sub-component 1.3 (teacher/principal/supervisor support, school improvement planning, and supportive supervision tools), and ensuring complete documentation and data flow to MEAL.

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

Program Implementation:

The Project Coordinator will:

• Oversee the technical and managerial implementation of the SEAL project in the governorate and ensure the efficient delivery of the project activities.
• Support Officers/ Assistants in preparing individual weekly work plans and review their performance on weekly and monthly basis.
• Plan actively for field visits for SEAL Team in advance of trips.
• Ensure that the project is being implemented according to budget, time and quality parameters of Save the Children and World Bank.
• Ensure that activities are appropriately planned and that delays and constraints are documented and solutions identified.
• Develop weekly transportation plans and, in coordination with Supply Chain Team, follow up procurement requests for trainings and procurement.
• Ensure robust planning and project management tools and processes are in place, following Save the Children’s Project Management Methodology (PMM) and project management system-PRIME.

Delivery

Take on responsibility of project deliverables, including the day-to-day management of project site activities.

• Keep tracking the project expanses and follow up on daily basis in collaboration with project officers and finance team.
• Support the direct implementation of the project activities such as the training of teachers, community mobilization, and the distribution of materials to beneficiaries, etc.
• Conduct regular visits to project sites to provide technical guidance/support and identify issues that need timely action and support at different levels.
• Identify and report challenges to overcome any obstacles/difficulties that might arise during project implementation and communicate such challenges to the relevant line manager.
• Develop and submit monthly reports on the project progress at the implementation level.
• Ensure documentation and archiving of all project activities.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Accountability and Quality

• In coordination with MEAL team, ensure implementing M&E systems in the project sites and ensure that the agreed tools are used properly.
• Ensure timely submission and basic validation of monitoring data (including use of standard checklists and digital tools where applicable) to support dashboards/learning profiles and adaptive management.
• Conduct regular field monitoring visits according to project requirements and plans and report findings.
• Actively monitor SEAL project activities, ensuring quality of Save the Children’s programming and reporting.
• Follow up the implementation of proposed ESS monitoring systems and tools to ensure compliance for WB ESMF guidelines.
• Facilitate third-party monitoring (TPM) team to monitor SCI SEAL field project activities.
• Ensure that communities are regularly involved in all phases of the programming.
• Take the initiative in documenting lessons learnt, best practice and case studies.
• Prepare timely programme reports on project activities in compliance with internal Save the Children requirements and any relevant external donor requirements. 

Coordination

• Coordinate with relevant local authorities, community leaders, and other relevant key stakeholders such as L/INGOs and community-based organizations in the implementation of the SEAL project in the governorate.  
• Act as the primary field-level focal point for technical coordination with GEO/DEO and schools; elevate high-risk issues (access, delays, compliance, major stakeholder concerns) to the Education Technical Manager and Project Director as needed.
• In collaboration with all relevant education  personnel at the school, district and governorate levels, engage with children and parents to effectively monitor the implementation and impact of the the SEAL project on children’s issues, including issues of education access and quality based on children’s needs.
• Coordinate with other SC sectors for program’s integrations.

Staff Management 

• Provide technical and operational support to the education officers, assistants and volunteers.
• Ensure that each staff member understands her/his responsibilities and tasks. 
• When requested, conduct/facilitate a training for the staff based on the need related to the SEAL project.
• Ensure staff and volunteers’ understanding of Child Safeguarding Policy and report any concerns.
• Provide constructive feedback to enhance capabilities and responsibilities of staff members for the purpose of his/her development.
• Work to ensure that the workplace is inclusive, and the talents of individuals are harnessed to achieve individual and organisational success.
• Other
• Undertake any other tasks as assigned by the relevant line manager
• Comply with Save the Children and WB policies and maintain respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures. including World Bank ESS/ESMF requirements applicable to field implementation.

SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice)

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values.
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
• Creates a managerial environment to lead, enable and maintain our culture of child safeguarding.

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:

• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to; builds and maintains effective relationships with colleagues and external partners and supporters.
• Works collaboratively to achieve shared goals and thrives on diversity of people and perspectives; knows when to lead and when to follow and how to ensure effective cross-boundary working.
• Communicates clearly and confidently with others to engage and influence; promotes dialogue and ensures timely and appropriate messages, building confidence and trust. 
• Invests time and energy to actively develop self and others to help realise their full potential, and to build the organisation’s capability for the future. 

Creativity:

• Applies the required technical and professional expertise to the highest standards; promotes and shares best practice within and outside the organization. 
• Develops and implements innovative solutions to adapt and succeed in ever-changing and uncertain global and working environments. 
• Takes effective, considered and timely decisions by gathering and evaluating relevant information from within or outside the organization. 

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency, builds trust and confidence.

Displays consistent excellent judgement.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Minimum Bachelor Degree preferably in Education or any relevant fields. 
• Qualified education professional with experience of at least three years in managing and implementing education projects.
• Proven technical knowledge and skills in the field of education, participatory development and child protection.
• Previous experience of working with Save the Children or the World Bank in Yemen. 
• Experience in managing, training and building the capacity of others.
• Ability to travel to rural communities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills. 
• Ability to work collaboratively with others.
• Strong reporting skills.
• Capacity to work under pressure for long hours.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Solid computer skills in programs including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in difficult and sometimes insecure working circumstances.
• Commitment to and understanding of child rights, the aims and principles of SC, and humanitarian standards such as the Sphere Charter and the Code of Conduct. In particular, a good understanding of the SC mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin our support.

Desirable:

• Experience in implementing or technically advising on education programmes.
• Excellent English profeciency. 

Additional job responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.