Norway: Special Advisor Education - Field Operation

Organization: Norwegian Refugee Council
Country: Norway
Closing date: 07 Sep 2014

The Special Advisor is the organisation’s expert within Education and responsible for supporting the Country Offices and Head Office in the strategic development of high quality Education responses.

Job description

• Provide strategic advice and guidance to the Country Offices and Head Office in relation to the Education core competency
• Drive NRC’s strategic development of the Education core competency (innovation) and project manage the spending of any funds earmarked for programme development within the core competency
• Develop policies, strategies, tools and new approaches when relevant
• Contribute to NRC’s international advocacy efforts in relation to Education
• Contribute to the development of an effective assessment, monitoring and evaluation system to promote quality control and learning across global Education programmes
• Assist Country Offices and Head Office in recruitment of appropriately qualified project staff for the Education core competency
• Explore synergies and areas of cooperation with partners/other international actors
• Build relationships with key stakeholders at a strategic level and represent NRC in international policy forums related to Education
• Produce overall analysis and relevant data and conduct assessments upon request
• Keep abreast of developments in the sector and give presentations upon request
• Provide training in relation to INEE and other relevant technical standards when required

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience as a manager within the humanitarian field, including (ideally) experience of working as an adviser
• Experience from working in complex and volatile contexts, and ability to work independently in a result oriented, multi-cultural environment and manage conflicting priorities.
• High level of professional experience in Education, in particular in humanitarian contexts.
• Experience in drafting and ensuring implementation of policy/strategic guidance, and developing practical tools and resources
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Able to represent organisation at a strategic level
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal.
• Knowledge of French, Arabic, Spanish or Norwegian would be an asset.
• All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organisation’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.

Personal qualities

• Handling insecure environments
• Planning and delivering results
• Influencing
• Analysing
• Communicating with impact and respect
• Coping with change
• Strategic thinking

We offer:

• Contract period: Permanent
• Salary/benefits: According to NRC’s general directions.
• Please note that you are required to enter the geographical location for all your previous positions while registering your CV. There is no specific field for this information in our CV form, but you can use the "Company name" field for both company and location.

Miscellaneous info

• Start date for employment: 15.10.2014
• Contact info:
  Eric Demers - Head of Core Competency Section: (+47) 90890316
  Mette Eriksen - Recruitment Adviser:(+47) 90658635

How to apply:

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