EDUCATION OFFICER

Education Officer- (100% Field-based)

Req. No: 1(One) 

Project Planning and Implementation

• Contribute to the development of annual, quarterly, and monthly work plans aligned with the project’s strategies and log frame.
• Support the Project Coordinator in preparing detailed activity timelines for education activities and ensuring timely implementation.
• Ensure quality delivery of inputs, activities, and expected outputs related to teaching and learning, school environment, and parental engagement.
• Represent the project and SIDS organization in coordination meetings, reviews, and technical workshops, and other relevant forums at the local and district levels.

Coordination and Networking

• Build strong relationships with local government, especially the Education Unit, and wards for effective planning and advocacy for the effective implementation of the ECD and Early grade related policy, formation of the committees' program development, and effective program implementation at the local level.
• Coordination with Head teachers, SMC/PTA members, ECD teachers, and grade teachers (1-3) to improve classroom practices, student learning, and school governance.

Monitoring and Technical Support

• Conduct regular school visits and follow-ups to monitor implementation progress of education activities, ensure timely achievement of tasks and milestones.
• Facilitate teacher capacity-building sessions, orientations, and workshops in collaboration with relevant stakeholders at the field level.
• Provide ongoing technical guidance and mentoring to teachers for effective application of training learnings in classrooms.
• Support teachers in using ELDS tools, Integrated curriculum tools and maintaining children's developmental progress through report cards.
• Promote and ensure inclusive practices, gender sensitivity, and child protection principles in all project activities.
• Monitor and follow up on the functionality of child-friendly WASH facilities in selected schools.
• Supervise the implementation of activities such as School Kitchen Garden support, Go Baby Go sessions, Health screening camps in school communities, and Parenting Education sessions.
• Guide teachers and facilitators in delivering key messages on early stimulation, nurturing care, health, hygiene, and learning.
• Coordinate with Junior Technical Assistants (JTAs) to ensure effective delivery of IGA and agriculture-related training to parents of ECD and early-grade children, linking improved parental livelihoods with children’s school attendance and learning outcomes.

Documentation & Reporting

• Maintain accurate documentation of all trainings, school visits, and community-based interventions.
• Responsible for collecting, arranging the final documents of the field-level staff.
• Compile timely reports on activity progress, challenges, and outcomes to the Project Coordinator and central team as required.
• Prepare timely case studies and documents of best practices that highlight the project's impact and learning.
• Support with monitoring, evaluation, data collection, assessments, and reporting requirements in coordination with the project team.

Key Competencies and Deliverables

• Solid understanding of child rights and Nepal government provisions in the education sector.
• Knowledge of child-centered learning theories, pedagogical strategies, and teaching methodologies is preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to assess data on teaching methods with providing technical support, and identify student learning gaps with an understanding of how these gaps impact student achievement.
• Provide continuous technical support to School Officers and field teams to enhance their engagement with schools, communities, and parent groups.
• Ability to connect educational support with family-level interventions such as parenting sessions and IGA support.
• Contribute to the successful implementation and quality assurance of integrated ECD and early grade programs.