Job Description

Grade: Grade 5, Step 1

Date approved: 17th September 2026

Reports to: Multi CC Coordinator

Technical line to: Education Project Manager

Technical Supervision of: N/A

Duty Station: Rakhine State

Travel: 70%

Project number: MMFM 2619

Contract type: Fixed term national contract

Duration: June 2027 (possible extension)

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Generic Responsibilities

These responsibilities shall be the same for all positions with the same title. The responsibilities shall be short and essential. Details belong in the Work and Development plan.

1. Coordinate the education activities according to strategy, proposals, budgets, and plans.
2. Ensure adherence to NRC policies and donor requirements.
3. Involve and inform communities, community leaders and other relevant stakeholders about the activities.
4. Break down the annual operational plans into weekly, monthly, and quarterly implementation plans.
5. Coordinate with relevant partners and other education stakeholders.
6. Ensure that procurement, development and distribution of teaching and learning materials are timely and according to procedures.
7. Supervise, train, and develop team and ensure proper filing of documents according to NRC procedures
8. Prepare periodic progress reports, statistics and other documents as required.
9. Investigate and facilitate introduction of new technology, methods, and approaches to improve the quality of the activities.
10. Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need and explore and assess new and better ways to assist, in line with NRC’s technical program.

Specific responsibilities

These responsibilities shall be adapted to the particularities of the job location and context, phase of operation, strategic focus and type of intervention. This section shall be revised whenever a new employee is hired, or when the context strategy changes significantly.

• Supervise and manage the work of the education technical assistants/community-based workers and report on their progress to the line managers.
• Schedule and participate in training, implementation, running and follow-up of the project including monitoring and evaluation, teaching methodologies, education needs assessment, supervision, and field missions.
• Actively promote the Right to Education (including in emergencies) with an understanding of Protection, Gender, Inclusion and Child Protection principles.
• Build and maintain effective collaboration with existing education committees, community groups, youth-led organisations, and implementing partners to strengthen the quality, relevance and sustainability of education services.
• Ensure proper monitoring and evaluation of all educational activities.
• Conduct regular classroom observations and teacher follow-up to assess the application of teaching approaches and identify areas for further support.
• Ensure that all administrative and logistical tasks are promptly and correctly completed.
• Represent NRC in meetings, when requested, and promote exchange of information with relevant external actors.
• Ensure all supporting documents are archived in line with NRC standards and protocols.
• Provide accurate and detailed progress reports in line with donor guidelines and NRC guidelines.
• Promote and share ideas to Education Assistants for technical improvement
• Act as interpreter when required and translate documents as needed.
• Undertake any other duties assigned by the line manager as and when required.
• Work closely with the Finance Officer to ensure accurate and timely financial processes related to project activities.
• Schedule and participate in training, implementation, running and follow-up of projects including monitoring and evaluation, technical methodologies, supervision and field missions

Generic professional competencies

• Experience from working as a Project Officer or similar position in a humanitarian/recovery context
• Previous experience from working in complex and volatile contexts
• Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities
• Fluency in local languages, English both written and verbal
• Expect to abide by office rules, regulations and policies within NRC

Context related skills, knowledge and experience

• At least 3 years’ experience working in Education in Emergencies (EiE) or education programming in conflict-affected, displacement or other crisis contexts.
• Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized university
• Ability to use digital tools for communication, monitoring, data collection and programme reporting.
• Experience with managing budgets and staff
• Flexible, creative and co-operative
• Communication skills, adaptable and resourceful

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Join us in assisting millions of people in areas where others cannot, tackling some of the world's most dangerous and difficult crises. Bring your skills and dedication to an organisation recognised for providing high quality aid and for defending the rights of refugees and internally displaced people.

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Safeguarding is central to NRC’s work. We expect all employees to:

• treat everyone with respect and dignity
• contribute to building a safe environment for all
• never engage in any form of exploitation, harassment and specifically sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH)
• always report. NRC has a zero-tolerance approach to inaction against exploitation, abuse and SEAH