Education Officer

Psycho- education Officer - Gaza 
Norwegian Refugee Council

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is a non-governmental, humanitarian organization with 60 years of experience in helping to create a safer and more dignified life for refugees and internally displaced people. NRC advocates for the rights of displaced populations and offers assistance within the shelter, education, emergency food security, legal assistance, and water,sanitation and hygiene sectors. 

The Norwegian Refugee Council has approximately 5000 committed and competent employees involved in projects across four continents. In addition, NRC runs one of the world’s largest standby rosters -NORCAP, with 650 professionals, ready to be deployed on 72 hours notice when a crisis occurs 

Rights Respected, People Protected

NRC in Palestine

“A seven-year-old child in Gaza has already witnessed three wars in their lifetime. This is unacceptable.”

Jan Egeland, NRC’s Secretary General

Large-scale displacement took place during the wars of 1948 and 1967, when Israel occupied the West Bank, including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.  Many of those displaced have never been able to return. There are currently over 5 million Palestinian refugees spread across Palestine, as well as in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

Through our programme in Palestine, we protect and assist those affected by or threatened with displacement. NRC Palestine has offices in Jerusalem, Ramallah, Hebron and Gaza, where we provide legal counselling to promote access to human rights, shelter, water and sanitation, and quality education.  Nationally and globally, we advocate for the rights of displaced Palestinians. We work to reach Palestinians who are displaced or who face imminent threats of displacement. Together with local authorities and community-based organizations, we establish mechanisms monitoring the needs of displaced Palestinians, and promoting community-owned solutions.

Project Background

NRC Education Program has been active in Palestine since 2011, working across Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, to reach Palestinians who are displaced or who face imminent threats of displacement.  The NRC education program aims at improving the psycho-educational well-being of children and youth through protective, inclusive and enabling education in the protracted conflict context of Palestine.

The ‘Better Learning Program’ (BLP) is a strong project within the NRC education Program in Gaza. It is the result of a successful, long-standing research practice collaboration between NRC and the University of Tromso. BLP offers psycho-social support through a three-phased intervention: i) classroom-based psycho-educational support approach targeted at all children integrated flexibly into classroom practice and linked with other PSS topics/approaches (BLP1), ii) a small group intervention to support resilience among a more specific target group of academic under achievers through five group sessions facilitated by teachers (BLP2) ; and iii) specialized, clinical approach to address nightmares which many children experience as chronic symptom of traumatic stress, consisting in individual and group sessions provided by school counsellors (BLP3).

Generic responsibilities:

• Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines
• Implement delegated Education project  portfolio according to plan of action
• Prepare and develop status reports as required by management
• Develop (daily/weekly/monthly) reports to line manager in accordance to internal deadline
• Ensure proper filing of documents
• Ensure that projects target beneficiaries most in need, and explore and asses new and better ways to assist
• Promote and share ideas for technical improvement
• Ensure regular information sharing with TOs on project thematic areas
• Any other task required by management

Specific responsibilities:

• Ensure minimum 80% of the time participating in project field activities
• Participate in team planning, regular meetings, and M&E activities in coordination with the Technical Officer (including FGD, pre-assessment, post-assessment, research & evaluations taking place during the course of the year etc.)
• Based on needs assessment results, work closely with school management, teaching and non-teaching staff on designing, planning and implementing project related activities
• Implement, follow up, and supervise the project implementation in assigned schools closely with school management and supervisors/Master Trainers
• Observe teachers/counsellors’ performance to ensure project activities are implemented according to quality standards and provide structured feedback in line with a training plan based on gaps identified
• Ensure keeping accurate records of project data for assigned schools (KoBO data entry, targets, assessments, beneficiaries, pictures, beneficiaries’ feedback etc.)
• Prepare, revise, and develop teaching/non-teaching staff training materials/packages based on needs/gaps identified and lead/facilitate the required training sessions/workshops for teaching and non-teaching staff in target schools, in a collaboration with schools’ management
• Implement awareness sessions for parents and teaching staff in assigned schools
• Develop individual work plan to address the needs of the target groups to be shared with PC
• Collaborate with partners in the implementation of approved activities and ensure their implementation is in accordance with the agreed plan
• Follow up on seconded counsellors’ performance attendance and commitment in assigned schools, and provide needed technical and logistical support
• Provide counselling techniques and self-care guidance to school staff and local partners
• Prepare purchase requisition according to approved activities plan, budget, procurement and requests from PC.

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Our Ideal Candidate:

We are looking for a university graduate in Bachelor’s degree in psychology. Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in the field of psychosocial/social emotional learning in education in emergency context. Experience working in complex and volatile contexts, in particular in Gaza. Experience in counselling techniques and the psycho-educational capacity building techniques and relevant work experience. Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.  Good command in English, both written and verbal. We are particularly looking for an individual with strong communication skills, who can build trust and confidently navigate both internally and externally at different levels.

In this position, you will join highly motivated and expert staff who are making a difference to the most vulnerable people in the world's biggest displacement crisis.

Interested and qualified candidates can apply online through Apply Now - تقدم الآن لهذه الوظيفة