Education Officer

About World Vision International:

World Vision International (WVI) began emergency relief operations in Afghanistan in 2001 by addressing the urgent needs of children and families affected by natural disasters and decades of conflict. More than a decade later, World Vision Afghanistan’s (WVA) programs have expanded to development sectors such as health, nutrition, WASH, child protection, and education, empowering women to engage in civil and social change through interfaith partnership.

WVA targets the most vulnerable in its interventions; including children, women, Internally Displace Persons (IDPs), and returnee refugees, as well as the most impoverished and marginalized families. These priorities have been chosen to contribute to our Goal of: “Improved survival and well-being of Afghan girls and boys, building the foundations for a better future for Afghan children and their communities.” 

Our work is well established in Herat, Badghis, Ghor, and Faryab provinces in the western region of Afghanistan. We work closely with all levels of society including children, parents, teachers, village councils, religious leaders, ministries, provincial departments, and other national and international agencies.

The Education Officer will assist the project manager in overseeing and coordinating the overall implementation of the GPE (Global Partnership for Education) project in Ghor and Herat Provinces. This role entails technical and management responsibilities, ensuring that the project is executed on schedule and within budget, following the project documents. The Education Officer will also ensure compliance with donor and internal reporting requirements and collaborate closely with the project manager.

This is a full-time, grant-funded position with regular travel in the Ghor and Herat-targeted Provinces. The main responsibility of this position is to support the implementation of this project at the community level through local partners, as well as to increase the capacity building of the local partners in planning, organizing, implementing, and monitoring the project in the targeted areas. He/she is mainly responsible for overseeing the local partners to delivering the project activities at the field level through local partners as such as identifying priority needs, sensitizing and mobilizing the communities, establishing relationships with community leaders and local government authorities, ensuring the proper selection of project beneficiaries, delivering services, distribution of teaching and learning materials (TLM),  conducting registration of complaints, ensuring proper documentation, and conducting follow-ups with beneficiaries.

Major responsibility:

• Coordinate the project scope of work with the local partners and other stakeholders.
• Responsible for enhancing the capacity building of the local partners during the implementation of the project.
• In coordination with the project manager/zonal managers and education sector lead, implement the project activities in the respective provinces through local partners.
• Coordinate with the education sector team during the quality assurance session in the project-designated location through local partners.
• Periodically assess the local partner and update the project manager and education sector lead on the progress of the project.
• Provide ongoing mentoring and field-level support based on the WVA checklists or any tools proposed by the WV education sector and MEAL team.
• Coordinate project training plan with local partners.
• Review and check local partners' monthly activities report and submit to the project manager database in consultation with the MEAL and education sector lead.
• Organize a community meeting on project implementation in close collaboration with the project manager and the education sector lead.
• Meet regularly with beneficiary communities and leaders to ensure project effectiveness and community involvement in decision-making on education services.
• Provide joint supportive supervision on project sites, the job training to local partners, and undertake regular supportive supervision of the project activities at the field level.
• Assist in the financial management of the project, track, and monitor project expenses

Coordinating as an assistant of the project and organizing the teams related to the project, and providing supportive supervision to the project activities to the local partners.

 Stock management:

Prepare the dispatch of orders for the project implementation through LMMS.

This is the WVI standards for stock management

Reporting, analysis, monitoring, and evaluation

• Review the monthly report of local partners, analyze the report, and provide feedback to them. Also, send it to the project manager/zonal managers and the education sector lead.
• Beneficiary reporting – including awareness, education activities, training activities, and community engagement reports to the project manager
• Tracking of project indicators and reporting to the project manager/zonal managers, and the education sector lead.
• Documentation of best practices for learning purposes and increasing program visibility.
• Local partners' data collected and analyzed
• A monthly/quarterly report is provided by the local partners.
• Short-term impact and accountability practices accomplished
• Success stories developed through local partners or directly by the COM Department of WVA.

7. Security

• Ensure that security measures and directives of the organization are incorporated into the project.
• Modify project methodologies as needed to address evolving security conditions, and keep the donor informed of any requested changes.
• Monitor the security situation daily, report as needed, and adjust the travel plans of national staff accordingly.
• The project has recorded a low number of security incidents as a result of following WV’s SOP.
• Changes to the project, resulting from shifts in the security environment, are communicated and approved by the donor.

Other

• Follow WV Child and Adult Safeguarding policies and standards. 
• Comply with WV accountability standards. 
• Be aware of and ready to implement the WV Afghanistan Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs plan in Ghor and Herat zones. 
• Ensure that appropriate community development practices and “Do No Harm” principles are integrated and maintained during the planning and execution of the project.

To achieve the WV promise by 2030, the project manager must comply with the WV child and adult safeguarding policy, follow the WV accountability standards in environmental practices, and provide services to the communities.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND EXPERIENCE

Required Education, training, license, registration, and/or

Certification

 Bachelor's degree from TTC and Social Sciences

Required Professional Experience

1. At least 3 years of Relevant experience
2. Experience in education/protection project implementation.
3. Able to analyze surveillance data

Required Language(s)

Fluency in English, Dari, and/or Pashto, both written and spoken

Required travel and/or work environment accommodations

One EO based in the Ghor Zonal Office, and one EO base will be Herat Zonal Office.

Position’s physical requirements

Being in good health and physical condition.

Preferred Experience, Knowledge, and/or other Qualifications

1. Humanitarian context knowledge and experience.
2. Experience in developing action plans, preparing curriculum, and training/orientation materials
3. Experience in documentation and reporting
4. Experience working with community leaders (Community-Based Structures)
5. Experience in the ECCD, remedial classes, and monitoring of training activities
6. Ability to work with minimal supervision.
7. Ability to work as part of a field team.
8. Very good communication with communities and local authorities.
9. Excellent presentation and communication skills.
10. Ability to exhibit exemplary lifestyle as interpreted in a specific local cultural context
11. Able to maintain performance expectations in diverse cultural contexts, stressful environments, and with limited resources
12. Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible views, emotional maturity, and physical stamina.
13. Demonstrable experience in child protection, child rights, PFA, MHPSS, SIR, PSEA, and AAP.
14. Interpersonal, management, and conflict resolution skills.
15. Results-oriented and good team player.
16. Good computer skills, including knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), internet use, and Outlook.

Submission Guideline:

The application closing date is 12-Mar-26. Qualified applicants can apply for the position by filling in the online application form in WV Career portal. applicants can also attach their CV and cover letter in the online system. Please note that only the applications received through the online portal will be considered for this position.

Applicants can login to WV online application system by copying and pasting the following link into their

Submission Email:

https://worldvision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WorldVisionInternational/job/Education-Officer_JR48636-1