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Smiling Hearts initiatives international is a humanitarian non-governmental, non profit organization founded in Nigeria, Borno state Maiduguri and has been in operation since 2016 as Zumunchi Hearts Initiatives International before its official registration with CAC on 10th October 2018 as Smiling Hearts Initiatives International.

Location Borno

Job Type  6 months (with possibility of extention)

Responsibilities:

  • The Education Officer is responsible for supervising implementation and monitoring of project activities in the field, managing Education Assistants, and reporting progress to supervisors.
  • Provide technical support in the areas of education in emergencies to teachers, facilitators, volunteers and community members engaged in the project.
  • Closely collaborate with all the concerned stakeholders to ensure that programme goals are achieved and sustained.
  • Actively participate in education-related activities and meetings, and seek active collaboration with other partners working in the education sector
  • Ensure close supervision and support of field-based education activities
  • Capacity building of WASH staff and mentoring.
  • Identify and communicate project gaps, challenges and vulnerabilities to the line manager on a timely basis and suggest possible solutions to the problems.
  • Actively participate in set up of clear monitoring and evaluation plan (including development and implantation of tools)
  • Conduct timely and spot monitoring visits to projects to support field staffs on in the job coaching and to ensure that project implementations are in accordance with the project implementation plan.
  • Monitor and reporting on key issues of security, incidences, risk and situation update in the organization to the project Manager and Partners in order to improve decision making processes.
  • Assist the Program Manager in Internal and External Communication session and events about the project for sound awareness.
  • Member of Programme management committee actively participate in meaningful deliberation during decision making for the progress of the organization.
  • Write a comprehensive project progress reports to the funding partners and share it with the project manager at monthly basis as stipulated in the project agreement, quarterly and end of project report when due.
  • Technically sound to coordinates and supervises the Education and WASH team in various field of projects implementations Locations, track implementation progress accordingly.
  • Participating   in    stakeholder   meetings and organizing all other activities relating to the project as well as   documenting   all important actions and decisions from meetings.
  • Develop project strategies, ensuring project deadlines are met and determine project changes to achieve project deliverables.
  • Monitor performance against the set targets, develop budget forecast and monitor expenses to avoid over/underspent.
  • Carry out any other duties that the organization through its Managers shall direct from time to time

Job Requirements

  • B.Sc. in Education and other education related field
  • Ability to work within a team
  • TRCN Registered candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
  • Experience in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Team player, flexible, network-builder, able to handle pressure well.
Application Deadline:  Sunday, 3rd August 2025 at 12:00 PM.

Method of Application

ONLY applicants whose competencies meet the requirements of the position will be contacted.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. SHI reserves the right to close the advertisement before the stated closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.

SHI has a PSEA Policy that the successful candidate will be expected to comply with and promote.Interested and qualified? Go should click bottom below to Apply.

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