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TITLE:  QUEST Project Officer

TEAM/PROGRAMME: Programme Implementation        

LOCATION: Mae Sot Field Office

CONTRACT LENGTH: 1 Year

ROLE PURPOSE:

Save the Children Thailand has been supporting education for Karen children in Southeast Myanmar for the past three years. Our program is implemented in partnership with the Karen Teachers Working Group (KTWG) and has been focused on increasing the supply of education to support 80,000 at risk out of school children (OOSC) and youth to enroll in school. The project has been implemented from the Thailand side of the Thai-Myanmar border as remote conflict affected areas of Southeast Myanmar are not yet accessible from the Myanmar side and because Karen organizations, such as KTWG and KED, which provide extensive support for education to Karen communities are based in Thailand. We have undertaken a review of the Karen education to understand key strengths and weaknesses and plan for further improvements to education access and quality. For the period January 2017 to December 2019 Save the Children Thailand will focus on building upon our current work to continue to will improve the quality of education, with a specific focus on foundational literacy and numeracy skills.

The Goal of this project is to ensure that conflict affected children in Southeast Myanmar have access to quality basic and non-formal education (NFE) and communities support children’s learning. The project coordinator will have overall responsibility for ensuring the effective planning, implementation and reporting of the project.  In addition to this, the coordinator will be responsible for supporting Save the Children’s education convergence activities which focuses on advocacy for the recognition of ethnic and refugee education in Myanmar.

Reports to: Senior Field Coordinator - QUEST

Staff reporting to this post: None 

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY :

Program Coordination and Support:

• Support the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the QUALITY CROSS BORDER EDUCATION SUPPORT IN THAILAND (QUEST) project
• Coordinate with other QUEST implementing partners to ensure the sharing of knowledge, learning and resources related to QUEST programming
• Ensure effective communication between the QUEST project and other education programmes within Save the Children Thailand.
• Support the delivery of training and learning activities as required.
• Ensure effective communication and networking developed and maintained through partnership and collaboration with all stakeholders.
• Contribute to project efficiency and effectiveness through implementation follow-up activities with various implementing partners, including monitoring inputs, local conditions and resources and education project status.
• Ensure or contribute to the appropriateness of financial, administrative and supply documentation. Follow up on queries, including with and by partners, or initiate corrective action on discrepancies;
• Working with other relevant staff, analyze collected data and information and prepare progress reports and assist in identification of required supplies and equipment;
• Support or contribute to the availability of accurate, complete and up-to-date information required for effective QUEST project design, implementation, management, monitoring and evaluation, including gender disaggregation.
• Contribute to or provide recommendation and other project documentation, assuring accuracy and consistency and provide support for consultation with partners as required on planning and implementation of QUEST project activities;

General:

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child protection, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as required by supervisor

QUALIFICATIONS  

• Thai Nationality
• University degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Education, Economics, Social Sciences, or a field(s) relevant to international development assistance or humanitarian work.
• Minimum 2 years of professional work experience at national and international level relevant Education programmes (ideally including literacy, DRR and Psychosocial support)

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential

• Experience in capacity building and training
• Fluency in the local language/s and English required.
• Strong verbal and written English skills
• Strong interpersonal skills the ability to work collaboratively with others
• Program management skills
• Good computer skills (MS Office, including Outlook for email)
• Reporting and monitoring skills

Desirable

• Experience and expertise in early grade reading and numeracy programs highly desirable.
• Master’s degree in a relevant discipline is desirable.
• Experience in delivering effective teacher training programs is desirable
• Background in Emergency programme is an asset.
• Experience working in an international development organization is an asset.

Health and Safety

The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.

SCI offer competitive National package; Transportation & Communication allowance, Well ness Top up 20,000 THB/year, 13th month salary & Annual leave 20 days, etc.

Interested candidates should submit a motivational letter, comprehensive CV and details of at least 3 referees to: hr.thailand@savethechildren.org

Closing date for submission: 16^th September 2018

Please indicate in the subject as “Apply for QUEST Project Officer_(Name of candidate)”

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

“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”