The Opportunity – Gaza Education Sub-Cluster Information Management Officer 

Post location:  Gaza Office

Contract Duration: 12 Months

ROLE PURPOSE: 

The ‘cluster approach’ was adopted by the IASC as a key strategy to address the gaps in humanitarian response. UNICEF and Save the Children (SC) were designated as Co-Leads of the Global Education Cluster. At country level, the aim of the cluster approach is to strengthen humanitarian response by demanding high standards of predictability, accountability and partnership in all sectors or areas of activity, by clarifying the division of labour among organizations and better defining their roles and responsibilities within the different sectors of the response. It aims to make the international humanitarian community better organised and more accountable and professional, so that it can be a better partner for the affected people, host governments, local authorities, local civil society and resourcing partners.

The war in Gaza has severely disrupted education and learning for almost all school-aged children for over 2 years. Schools, school compounds and learning infrastructure have been significantly damaged with a return to learning being a top priority for education providers now. Education cluster partners are specifically prioritizing a scale up in temporary and non-formal education as a pathway towards a full resumption of formal and full-time education is being developed.

Within this context, this role will support Gaza’s education sub-cluster and its partner organisations to manage the collection, analysis and sharing of information relevant to the provision of Education in Emergency services. 

SCOPE OF ROLE: 

On behalf of Save the Children, the purpose of this post is to manage the collection, analysis and sharing of information that allows Cluster Lead Agencies, Partners and the Humanitarian Country Team to make informed, evidence based, strategic decisions; and to enable the Cluster to perform its core functions.

Reports to: PDQ Director (The IMO generally reports to the Cluster Coordinator, SCI or UNICEF as applicable)

Staff reporting to this post: N/A

Budget Responsibilities: N/A

KEY AREAS OF ACCOUNTABILITY: 

Information Management to support Cluster Coordination Functions (based on Humanitarian Programme Cycle and cluster core functions supporting service delivery, contribute to strategic decision-making, develop cluster strategies, monitor and evaluate performance, advocacy, build national capacity in preparedness and response). 

Support service delivery, and monitor and evaluate performance: 

• Lead the process to collect inputs from EIE partners for the 5Ws (who, what, when, where, and for whom), mapping of service delivery, and other inputs, as required; 
• Train partners, in particular National NGOs and CBOs, to enhance their information management and reporting capacity, collecting their inputs, consolidating and cleaning data; 
• Analyse and present cluster data in clear and concise dashboards to support coordination groups to identify duplications and gaps in service delivery; 
• Develop and support use of joint data collection tools for post-distribution monitoring, survey and focus group discussion templates regarding service delivery, and other monitoring tools; 
• Engage in the regular coordination meetings at Gaza level, and feed into meetings at national level, as to keep abreast of the changing situations on the ground and build relations with partners.

Inform strategic decision making, and plan and implement an EiE Sector strategy:

• Working with the Gaza Sub-Cluster and the National Cluster, develop and implement a strategy to keep abreast of Education Cluster needs; 
• Maintain an up-to-date secondary data tracker by collecting and analysing reports, articles, and other education-related data; 
• Coordinate primary data collections/ needs assessments to inform sector response planning; 
• Lead the revision and use of the contextualized Joint Education Needs Assessment (JENA); 
• Provide trainings to partners on using the JENA and other tools as needed; 
• Provide technical inputs for multi-sectoral needs assessments and support analysis of the results for EiE related data; 
• Support the identification of people in need, education targets, and funding requirements for the EiE Cluster in the Humanitarian Programme Cycle (Humanitarian Needs Overview and Humanitarian Response Plan).

Build national capacity in preparedness and contingency planning:

• Develop and implement tools to assess partners’ preparedness and response capacity. 

Support robust advocacy:

• Support the Cluster advocacy efforts by contributing to the creation of visuals, graphs, dashboards and reports that highlight Education in Emergencies needs of children, including the most marginalized and hard-to-reach. 

General:

• Comply with Save the Children policies and practice with respect to child safeguarding, code of conduct, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures;
• Display neutrality and act as the representative of all education cluster members;
• Develop and maintain a strong and positive relationship with UNICEF, our education cluster co-leads;
• Develop and maintain a strong and positive relationship with Cluster partners in Gaza, oPt and colleagues regional and global levels.
• Conduct any other duties assigned.

In order to be successful you will bring/have: 

QUALIFICATIONS

• University degree in statistics, economics, education, computer science, or other relevant social science or evidence of education data management and analysis experience.

   

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

Essential:

Experience

• At least five (3) years of experience in data collection and conducting data analysis, either as part of designing and implementing monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) or data management systems;
• Strong preference for previous experience in education and/or humanitarian programs; 
• Computer literacy and competency in use of Microsoft Office software, including some advanced skill with Microsoft Excel;
• Experience with PowerBi or other data visualization tools preferred;
• Experience applying relevant interagency humanitarian frameworks and standards in education in emergencies (for example INEE Minimum Standards). 
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrable ability to work across different stakeholders taking part in the Education Cluster;
• Good organizational and planning skills, including ability to manage a number of urgent priorities which arise in humanitarian coordination;
• Ability to independently and proactively work as a team member with minimum day-to-day oversight;
• A high level of written and spoken Arabic and English.

Skills

Knowledge

• Ability to develop and utilize appropriate methods and tools to support high quality data collection and analysis;
• Proven skills in transforming data to information which is impactful and accessible to different audiences, and communicates to all stakeholders the intended purpose of the data collection;
• Capacity to communicate this information across a number of different channels and media.

Other

• Demonstrated commitment to the Humanitarian Principles and the Principles of Partnership;
• Commitment to uphold an inclusive approach to the work of the EiE Sector, an understanding of the humanitarian principles as well as conflict sensitivity and “do no harm” approaches;
• The capacity and willingness to be extremely flexible and accommodating in challenging working circumstances.

Desirable:

• Previous experience with the humanitarian program cycle and/or within humanitarian coordination structures;
• Knowledge of education in emergencies (EiE), specifically conducting research, or monitoring and evaluation; 
• Previous leadership in designing and managing data collection efforts across a range of partner organizations;
• Website development and management, including some level of coding skills.

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector.  This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions.

Save the Children promotes a diverse and inclusive work environment, women and people with different abilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Organisation

Save the Children works in development and humanitarian contexts with children and partners to help families, communities, and governments identify and use innovations to ensure all children survive, learn and are protected.

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realize the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.  
 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday 
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated 

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued. 

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.  A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers/apply

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.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.