Senior Project Assistant (Education and Reintegration) (2 Positions)

Context/Reporting line:

In Iraq, IOM’s Peacebuilding and Stabilization Division (PSD) aims to address the drivers of conflict and displacement through a community driven and led approach to promote resilience, social cohesion, and peacebuilding in target areas. Through multiple integrated pillars including  Social cohesion, Conflict Sensitivity, Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS), Transitional Justice, Tribal Engagement, Legal assistance, Capacity Building, Disability Inclusion, Community Policing, and Prevention of Violent Extremism (PVE) activities, IOM’s PSD programming supports IDPs and returnees to regain a sense of safety and security, increase self and community efficacy, develop tools to deal with the past, regain hope and agency in the future.

Under the overall supervision of Senior Programme Coordinator, and the direct supervision of the National Social Cohesion Officer in close coordination of the Programme Officer, the Senior Project Assistant will be responsible for the implementation and monitoring of IOM’s social cohesion and education activities as following:

Core Functions / Responsibilities

• Provide specialized assistance in the implementation, capacity building and monitoring of educational activities in Kirkuk, Salahudin and Ninewa (in coordination with and support of Sesame Workshop).
• Assist the Develop, implement, and monitor capacity building and mentoring activities for educators, caregivers, teachers, school directors, and local partners including local volunteers at selected schools in Ninewa, Kirkuk, and Salahudin Governorates.
• Participate in assessments and analyses to identify education needs, gaps, and opportunities for intervention in selected schools.
• Provide support and guidance on education policy and advocacy, and program planning as well as on inclusive education approaches for children with special educational needs
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including Sesame Workshop, government agencies such as Education Department Officials, CSOs, NGOs, community leaders, and other relevant education partners.
• Regularly monitor and evaluate the effectiveness and impact of education interventions at selected schools and recommend adjustments as needed.
• Check compliance with relevant standards, guidelines and regulations in education programming, including on inclusive education for children with special educational needs and on child protection
• Draft reports, presentations, and other communication materials on education activities, achievements, and challenges.
• Identify education trends and best practices in education and specifically on inclusive education for children with special educational needs and incorporate them into program design and closely coordinate with supervisor to respond and report such concerns.
• Assist in the timely and effective implementation of education activities.
• Act as the focal point for all education-related matters within the organization/project.
• Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

While this vacancy is open to both Internals and Externals, priority shall be given to qualified Internal applicants.

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications via this link:

https://jobs.my-soc.org/apply/20240604094558/xAPo6tRhpFWymuQ83TB4kGcJY 

In order for an application to be considered valid, IOM only accepts online profiles duly completed. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.