Save the Children Vacancy: Education Specialist, Bandung

Save the Children is an international NGO and the world’s top independent charity for children in need. Since 1919, we have been fighting for children’s rights, saving their lives and providing hope for brighter futures worldwide.  In Indonesia, Save the Children currently works in eleven provinces, has staff of approximately 190 local professionals, and programming in Child Protection, Education, Health and Nutrition, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Humanitarian Response.  Save the Children in Indonesia is seeking to fill the following position:

Education Specialist  (Edu Specialist)

1 position, based in Bandung

Education Specialist provides technical leadership in education by selecting and supporting the schools to implement their school plans, and collaborate with Education (MONE).  He / She also support community to access Children with disabilities in the regular school.

Reports to: IKEA Project Manager

Dimensions:

• Develop conceptual frameworks on the development of inclusive education with refer to CP and Care framework and CWD concepts.
• Develop strategies and works plan for advocacy works of inclusive education and development of access CWDs to education facilities.
• In coordination with IKEA SPM, to initiate, develop and maintain strong and effective partnership with all stakeholder organizations that involve in the development of inclusive education.
• Support project staff, partners and forum of CWD parents groups with technical assistance on the development of inclusive education in project sites and ensuring full compliance with the organizational policy on child protection and listening to the staff, children and community inputs to improve the implementation.
• Establish a good administrations and documentations system for the development of inclusive education including support M&E officer in collecting and analysis of data.
• Liaise with other relevant professional in the development of inclusive education.
• Support IKEA Project Manager with high quality information and case study on the development of inclusive education for documentation and reporting and to provide IKEA PM with inputs if any actions need to be made, or any adjustment needs to accommodate, in order to improve IE works.
• Ensure financial resources on advocacy works of the development of inclusive education are effectively and efficiently managed according to approved IKEA budget, donor requirements and regulations, and SC financial controls.
• Maintain regular communication with SC child protection and care unit for consultation and to engage in global discussions on child protection and CWDs best practices
  Staff directly reporting to this post: N/A Budget Responsibilities: N/A
   KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY:

1. The objectives of project implementation are met as schedule and expected standard as well as completed evidence based of outputs.
2. The roles of Inclusive Education Specialist in providing technical guidance are purely consultative (two ways communication) with field team through IKEA PM in implementation and accomplishment of the project activities.
3. All information of project activities are collected recorded and updated periodically through ME tools and being basis for analysis against KPI achievement.
4. Support on clear direction, guidelines and skill are provided.
5. All together with another team member, partnership with individual, institutional and community are developed and maintained with respect each other and focused to the best interest of children.
6. Working relationship with other staff under IKEA staff goes well, effective and smoothly.

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor Degree on Special Education, or equivalent in relevant fields.
2. At least 5 years work experience in the areas of Inclusive education.
3. Proven knowledge and experience in Inclusive education.
4. Proven expertise in working on Child Protection and Inclusive education.
5. Good knowledge of child care and protection, children with disability, special education and inclusive education.
6. Proven development of inclusive education skills.
7. Proven experience of child protection and inclusive education programming within set time frames and with demonstrated impact.
8. Excellent project management skills.
9. Proven skills in child protection monitoring and evaluation systems
10. Analytical and conceptual thinking
11. Proven skill in capacity building of team
12. Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiation skill
13. Strong working relationships with government, community and other partners
14. Excellent English and Indonesian language skills – both verbal and written, including writing and presentation skills in English and bahasa
15. Computer literate

Updated CV and application letter should be sent to recruitment.indonesia@savethechildren.org

Please fill the “subject” column of the e-mails in this format: <Edu Specialist-IKEA><your name>

Closing date for application is up to 11 January 2015

(Only short-listed candidates will be notified)