Education Project Officer

Save the Children United Kingdom (SC UK) is a leading UK charity fighting for children’s rights and delivering immediate and lasting improvement to children’s lives worldwide. With funding from the European Commission, SCUK wants to immediately hire an Education Project Officer for its Protective Sphere Project in Gaza. The incumbent will have the skills and experience to manage projects in the education sector, and will have technical competencies in planning, project monitoring and evaluation, finance management and reporting, as well as representation.
Responsibilities and Tasks:
-Project management including financial management
-Monitoring and evaluation
-Reporting and Representation
Qualifications and Skills:
-Bachelors degree in Education, Social Sciences, or related field
-Minimum of 3 years experience in similar type of work for a similar organization.
-Demonstrated experience in the programme cycle, from design to implementation to monitoring and evaluation.
-Good communication and analytical skills
-Fluent in English and Arabic
-Ability to travel extensively in the OPT, the Middle East regionand internationally.
-Commitment to Save the Children’s mission and values.
-Valid driving license

Interested applicants to send their CVs with a cover letter explaining their suitability for the job to [email protected], or to the following fax number: 025838594 not later than Monday 24 August 2009. Only short listed candidates will be contacted