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Haiti Education Cluster, Deputy Coordinator
Project
Education Cluster, Haiti
Position:
Country/Place:
Deputy Cluster Coordinator
Reports to:
Country Director, Save the Children and Education Cluster Coordinator
(UNICEF)
Direct management
responsibilities:
To be decided
Working with
Duration of assignment
Port au Prince, Haiti
UNICEF’s Education Cluster Coordinator, Sub-Cluster Coordinators,
Ministry of Education Officials and national and local authorities,
education cluster members and sector stakeholders, OCHA and other
humanitarian actors
Twelve months, with the possibility of extension
General
On 12 January 2010 an earthquake registering 7.0 on the Richter Scale devastated Haiti’s capital Port au
Prince and surrounding areas. With much of the city in ruins, the death toll has been estimated to be
220,000 or higher – making it by far the worst disaster in Haiti in over 200 years. While international relief
is reaching the stricken city, children and families who survived are in dire need of humanitarian support.
The Haitian Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MNEFP) estimates that between 5,000 and
8,000 schools have been damaged by the earthquake. With the support of the Education Cluster, the
MNEFP has launched a rapid needs assessment to establish exact figures of schools that have been
destroyed and damaged, and to ascertain the number of children and teachers in the affected areas.
As Lead and Co-Lead agencies of the Education Cluster in Haiti, UNICEF and Save the Children are
required to ensure an effective intra- and inter-cluster response. In a country-level Memorandum of
Understanding on the Co-Leadership Arrangement, UNICEF and Save the Children have agreed to a
working structure which will see UNICEF serve as the Lead organization (and nominate a Cluster
Coordinator) and Save the Children will serve as Co-Lead (and nominate a Deputy Cluster Coordinator).
Save the Children is seeking to recruit an appropriately qualified candidate to serve as the Deputy Cluster
Coordinator.
Responsibilities
The key tasks and responsibilities of Save the Children’s Education Deputy Cluster Coordinator in Haiti are:
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inclusion of key humanitarian partners;
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establishment and maintenance of appropriate humanitarian coordination mechanisms;
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coordination with national/local authorities, state institutions, local civil society and other relevant
actors;
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ensuring appropriate participatory and community-based approaches;
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ensuring appropriate attention to priority cross-cutting and cross-sectoral issues (e.g. gender, ECD,
HIV and AIDS, Early Recovery);
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undertaking needs assessment and analysis;
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coordinating sector-wide emergency preparedness;
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undertaking planning and strategy development;
ensuring the application of appropriate standards;
ensuring monitoring and reporting;
undertaking advocacy and resource mobilization;
undertaking training and capacity building; and
provision of assistance or services as a last resort subject to access, security and availability of
funding.
Qualifications, Competencies and Experiences Required:
Qualifications:
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and French (mandatory)
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Formal training in cluster coordination and/or demonstrable experience of effective high-level
coordination and chairing of meetings
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Advanced university degree in education or a related field, or equivalent qualification
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An understanding of and commitment to Save the Children child protection policy
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A commitment to the aims and principles of Save the Children with a good understanding of the Save
the Children mandate and child focus and an ability to ensure this continues to underpin all aspects of
the job.
Functional Competencies:
Deciding and Initiating Action
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Takes initiative and progresses work with minimal direct supervision
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Identifies and makes urgent and difficult decisions based on incomplete or contradictory
information
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Accepts managerial responsibility and stands-by decisions
Relating and Networking
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Ability to establish excellent working relationships across organisations
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Maintains and extends an effective network of relevant and diverse individuals
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Diplomatic and able to facilitate resolution of conflict between others tactfully
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Adapts humour to the people, the occasion and the purpose
Persuading and Influencing
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Gains agreement and commitment from others by persuading, convincing and negotiating
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Significantly changes the perspective of people with respect to an issue gaining their support
and agreement
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Makes a strong personal impact on others and takes care to manage one’s impression on others
Planning and Organising
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Produces comprehensive plans with clearly defined objectives and realistic timescales
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Plan in anticipation of foreseeable changes and able to adapt plans in the face of unforeseen or
disruptive events
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Identifies cross-organizational resources needed for large-scale projects and ensures the
availability of these critical resources
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Creates measures and criteria to monitor progress of plans against objectives, maintaining
constant vigilance regarding all issues that may impact upon achievement of plans
Adapting and Responding to Change
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Adapts to changing circumstances and tolerates ambiguity
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Takes a leadership role with respect to crisis response and facilitates multi-agency responses
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Develops and oversees large-scale change initiatives
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Uses different approaches to interact successfully with others, adapting own interpersonal style
according to the situation
Coping with Pressure and Setbacks
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Maintains a positive outlook at work and works productively in a pressurized environment
Maintains visibly high levels of morale in difficult circumstances
Welcomes and invites constructive criticism and learns from it
Experience:
 Demonstrable professional technical expertise in education in emergencies, early recovery and postcrisis transition.
 Demonstrable experience and understanding of and training in the Minimum Standards for education in
emergencies.
 Demonstrated experience of planning strategically, incorporating multiple views and inter-sector
information.
 Demonstrated experience of effectively processing and disseminating information.
 Demonstrable understanding of international humanitarian response architecture, coordination
mechanisms, humanitarian reform and action.
 Experience of working with humanitarian funding mechanisms including: the Consolidated Appeals
Process; the Central Emergency Response Fund and Flash Appeals.
 A record of advocating for education provision in humanitarian crises.
 Experience of working in politically and culturally sensitive environment, with qualities of patience, tact
and diplomacy.
 Experience of having to prioritise large amounts of work under pressure and being able to show
resourcefulness and flexibility.
 Applied knowledge of cross-cutting issues relating to education in emergency responses
 Experience of working and living in a “hardship” environment
Salary
As per Save the Children Denmark’s salary scale
Application and Deadline
Please send in English a letter of application and a curriculum vitae plus the contact details of three
professional referees by e-mail to: VA@redbarnet.dk
The deadline for applications is: 20th June 2010. Candidates invited to a first interview will be contacted
directly.
Further Information about the position:
Read Full Terms of Reference at: http://www.redbarnet.dk/Topmenu/About_us/Jobs.aspx
Contact: Charlotte Beyer
E-mail: cbe@redbarnet.dk
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