VACANCY ADVERTISEMENT

"SOS Children's Villages - Azerbaijan" Association was founded in 1999 according to agreement signed between "SOS Children’s Village International” and Azerbaijan government. The main purpose of the organization is providing family based care to the children deprived from parental care as well as implementation of different activities aimed to provide children social welfare. Currently a number of social and educational projects successfully have being implemented within Baku and Ganja SOS Children's Villages and Family Support Program.
 “SOS Children’s Villages – Azerbaijan” has been implementing Child Protection Policy based on  UN Convention on Child Rights.

National Education Advisor
National Education Advisor is in charge of development, management and evaluation of education programmes for implementation of SOS Children’s Village Programme Policy, SOS Formal Education Policy and other relevant Policies in NA in co-operation with partners from in and outside organisation.

• Full Time
• 5 working days
• Located in Baku

Your main tasks and responsibilities

• Coordinate National Association (NA)  in the development of Education interventions, in Programme proposals including guidance in carrying out comprehensive feasibility studies in light of the integrated approach, situation analysis needs assessments, etc. and evaluating them according to the Formal Education Policy.
• Coordinate NA in planning and setting up new Education Interventions
• Ensure effective development, administration and evaluation of national Education Interventions
• Regularly monitor progress of ongoing Education interventions in NA
• Develop national educational plans and coordinate development and annual review of Education Programs plans.
• Provide regular monthly, progress and annual reports.
• Support recruitment and selection process of staff in Education field in NA
• Support the organization of trainings, network meetings, and working groups in NA
• Build partnerships on national and international level with other organisations, government authorities working on issues related to child’s rights, to quality education

Your profile

• Higher education (preferably master degree) in education, pedagogy, social sciences.
• At least 3 years experience of implementing educational programme/s
• At least 3 years work  in formal education institutions
• Experience in working in NGOs
• Strong skills and experience in project management, planning, monitoring, research and evaluation.
• Experience in HR development, in budget development
• Good knowledge and understanding of children’s rights, current trends in education field
• Leadership skills, initiative
• Excellent communication and networking skills.
• Ability to build and lead committed teams.
• Strategic thinking skills.
• Good spoken and written Azerbaijani and English.
• Computer skills

Our offer
Challenging assignment in an international NGO working environment where professional and human competence is in the foreground.

Please send your CV and cover letter to the following e-mail (only electronic applications are considered)

[email protected]

Please indicate “NEA” in the Subject of your e-mail.

Deadline: November, 24 2013