Dynamic professional with a proven track record at Plan International, enhancing educational and institutional capacities strengthening through strategic stakeholder engagement and effective project management. Excelled in leadership and computer skills, achieving significant program advancements. Demonstrated exceptional ability to multitask and communicate, driving successful outcomes in fast-paced environments. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Pursuing a full-time role that presents professional challenges and leverages interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise. Innovative technology professional with several years of diverse experience. Skilled in enhancing systems and aligning technical solutions with business objectives. Proven success in leading projects from start to finish and contributing to organizational growth and success. Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm. Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence. Thorough team contributor with strong organizational capabilities. Experienced in handling numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy. Effective at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines. Possess versatile skills in project management, problem-solving, and collaboration. Brings fresh perspective and strong commitment to quality and success. Recognized for adaptability and proactive approach in delivering effective solutions.
• Responsible for implementing the activities inscribed under OTL IR5 at the LGA level in line with the work plan. this includes stakeholder mobilization, sensitization, targeting, assessment, capacity-building plans, and analysis.
• Developed a community mobilization and sensitization strategy for effective program delivery.
• Identify methods and strategies that enhance partnership and coordination with government officials and local communities.
• Conduct training, follow ups, and hands-on support to different levels of stakeholders.
• Serve as secretary at the Yobe state TWG meetings working closely with state desk officers in ensuring learning and transfer of knowledge.
• Participate and support in the state steering Committee meeting.
• Assist the Institutional Capacity Strengthening Manager in reviewing activities, including plan, budget, M&E plan, and procurement plan, following up with the relevant department to ensure quality and timely implementation.
• Coordinate with LGA officials to share the plan and implementation progress of the project activities.
• Reinforce and coordinate with the TWG on program monitoring and activities implementation.
• Support line manager in budget forecasting, detailed work planning, and monthly and quarterly reporting.
• Contribute to organizational and sector-wide learning through good quality input for lessons learned, best practices, evaluations, etc. for all the components of the program for training, mobilization, and IEC materials.
• Assist the program team in the development of key documentation and materials (IEC and visibility materials, procurement and work plan, etc.).
• Ensure program activities are in line with Plan International's strategy at the field level.
• Support and documenting lessons learned and best practices of the pilot project
• Support the Project Manager, Institutional Capacity Strengthening Manager, and Access to Education Lead in designing of the Project Implementation Plans.
• Ensure the execution of the Project Implementation Plan and work closely with the National implementing partners on the project
• Work closely with the National partners in the execution of the Formal, and non-formal (ABEP & IQE) education components of the project
• Support M&E team and collaborate with the M&E team to design a monitoring plan and create simple data collection tools to track key project indicators effectively.
• Community Structure Formation and Strengthening, lead the formation, strengthening, and training of community structures such as SBMCs, PMCs, and CBCPCs to enhance local involvement in the project.
• Community Mobilization and Engagement, play a key role in mobilizing and engaging the community and stakeholders in both the implementation and monitoring of the project.
• School Supervision and Data Collection, oversee school supervision and collect relevant data from project locations to ensure proper documentation and tracking of progress.
• Teacher Training and Assessment Support, assist in organizing and facilitating teacher training programs and conducting assessments in three states.
• Education Sector Assessment, contribute to assessing the education sector in the state of implementation, ensuring that education-related issues are well-understood.
• Emergency Education Situational Review, regularly review, assess, and update the education situation in emergency-affected areas.
• Identify Education Response Needs, highlight critical education issues requiring an immediate (within 2 months) and medium-term response and provide actionable recommendations to PLAN for addressing these needs, ensuring that core commitments to children are factored in.
• Use of Assessment Data, ensure that key data from assessments serve as a baseline for future program evaluations. If additional baseline data is required, especially to evaluate children's learning outcomes, collaborate with relevant colleagues to gather this information.
• Collaboration with national and international Education actors, map current institutional response capacities – including conducting an education-specific 5Ws.
• Support and design appropriate education interventions based on the outcomes of assessments and the context. The inclusion of quality issues in education and learning outcomes is really important.
• Incorporation of Gender, Protection, DRR, and Conflict Sensitivity Ensure these crucial factors are integrated into program design for inclusive and sustainable impact.
• Adherence to Standards, implementation aligned with Plan International guidelines, Education Cluster standards, and INEE Minimum Standards, with proper documentation.
• Reporting and Updates, provide regular updates on progress, constraints, and priorities to the Education in Emergencies Specialists, both verbally and in writing.
• Coordination Mechanisms, support and represent Plan International in emergency education coordination, including relevant clusters.
• Stakeholder communication: deliver updates and reports on sectoral activities and strategies to donors and stakeholders.
• Report contributions; assist in developing internal and external reports based on schedules from the State Program Manager.
• Provide all information requested by the Institutional Capacity Strengthening Manager and MEAL Officer to enable progress and impact analysis, quality assurance oversight, context analysis, etc.
• Effectively escalate all key information coming from the field level and suggest mitigation of daily challenges to the program team.
• Timely Submission of Requests and Plans, ensure that purchasing requests and car/staff movement plans are submitted promptly to keep operations running efficiently.
• Accurate and organized data; maintain correct, updated, and well-documented program-related data, making sure it's easily retrievable for supervisors.
• Monitoring and Evaluation Support, facilitate and support systematic monitoring and evaluation of program activities to track progress and ensure quality.
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