• Provide child protection to OOSC who have been enrolled in school
• Work closely with the county coordinators of education and protection and sub-county education/children officers 
• Build capacity of stakeholders to achieve and sustain results of the OOSC education project in the county 
• Provide overall leadership and oversee the implementation of the project in Baringo
• Develop and maintain detailed implementation plan and annual and quarterly work plans for the project
• Ensure the timely and efficient implementation of the UNICEF education project as described in the detailed implementation plan
• In collaboration with the field based staff, prepare annual and quarterly work plans and ensure that programme activities are implemented as planned and within the approved budget
• Participate in proposal development processes, in particular, liaising with relevant technical specialists and programme staff to ensure that advocacy approaches are integrated within and contribute to the achievement of project results and objectives and that sufficient funds are budgeted for implementation
• Monitor monthly expenditure and track project budgets to ensure that spending on the programme is in line with the approved budgets
• Accountable for reporting 
• Foster good working relationship with Baringo County government through MoU, joint planning, field visits and reporting
• Act as safety and security focal person for Baringo County
• Conduct risk analysis, mapping, and share with operations director
• Contribute to programme development in Baringo County in line with Save the Children CSP
• Contribute to development of EPP and share humanitarian needs for children in Baringo County
• Participate in the recruitment of the project staff
• Identify learning and training needs of Save the Children staff and partners, deliver/facilitate/coordinate with country office education technical advisor for regular and specific capacity development programmes for targeted staff/partners

Requirements

• Degree in Education or equivalent
• Three years of professional experience in implementing education programming at the field level with NGOs or other relevant actors
• Child protection programming is an added advantage
• Robust experience of development and emergency programme cycle management, and with experience of working within a complex and matrix organisation structure
• Exemplary partnership development and management skills, including fostering strong collaboration and learning between partners
• Experience in the design, implementation and reporting on education
• Substantial experience and knowledge of effective financial and budgetary control and securing and managing grants
• Significant knowledge of international humanitarian systems, institutions and donors, and of procedures, accountability frameworks and best practices in emergency management
• Ability to analyse information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Fluency in written and spoken and English
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches

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