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Plan International , an international, independent, humanitarian and development organization with a presence in more than 70 countries, focused on building effective alliances to work for a just world that promotes children’s rights and equality for girls, invites you to participate in the call to fill the following vacancy for its Piura Program Unit :
Education Specialist
Purpose of the position: Ensures the quality of the results and indicators in the education sector of the Safe Horizons Project: Andean Alliance for Disaster- Resilient Education/ Horizontes Seguros: Alianza Andina para la Educación Resiliente ante Desastres. Responsible for strengthening the capacities of staff, partners and guarantors in education issues, to contribute to advocacy mechanisms, with children, adolescents, partners and allies. In charge of liaising the project with national and subnational authorities (Regions of Piura and Tumbes) in the education sector for the fulfillment of the result of the project related to the promotion and implementation of the promotion and implementation model of the Safe Schools model in the Andean subregion. .
Requirements:
- Professional in Education, Social Sciences, and related areas.
- Studies related to Education in emergencies.
- Knowledge of Child Protection.
- Knowledge of disaster risk reduction or school safety (Desirable).
- Knowledge of the curricular regulatory framework of the Ministry of Education.
- Minimum two years of experience in education, protection, and gender issues, desirable in Piura and/or Tumbes.
- Minimum of two years’ experience in participation with children and adolescents from communities.
- Experience working with partners, allies and multi-sector spaces, preferably in advocacy actions.
- Use of virtual platforms in internal capacity-building processes with project staff and with the beneficiary population such as teachers, authorities and representatives of civil society.
- Availability for field work.
- Availability to travel to the communities where the project intervenes using various means of transportation.
Other skills:
- Influence and effective negotiation.
- Decision making and good judgment in complex situations.
- Good communication, with impact on diverse audiences.
- Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
- Effective oral and written expression skills.
- Resilience and awareness of your own capabilities.
- Proactive and adaptable in difficult situations.
- Empathy, respect for cultural diversity.
- Ability to work in emergency and disaster response situations.
Offered:
Opportunity to join a solid international organization, with possibilities for professional development, life and accident insurance, and EPS medical insurance covered at 75% (optional), benefits for personal well-being.
Plan International’s policies and procedures ensure compliance with children’s rights and equality for girls. Plan International is an employer that ensures the protection of children and their safeguarding and with the purpose of providing equal opportunities, values and respects diversity and interculturality. Plan International stands against all forms of discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, different abilities and any other that threatens human dignity.
How to apply
Interested people who meet the above requirements must send their CV, indicating their salary expectations on the form, to the link: https://bit.ly/3URDP0w until May 26, 2024