Education Technical Officer

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity, and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.
The IRC opened the country program in Afghanistan in 1988. Our programs span the range from humanitarian relief to early recovery and development activities, focusing on child protection, education, economic wellbeing, and health. 

IRC is seeking an Education Officer in Balkh to oversee and support its FCDO Education Programme in Afghanistan titled ‘Bridging Accessible, Quality Basic Education (B-AQBE) with the project downstream partner. This recruitment focuses on providing operational, access and monitoring support to the downstream partners staff and project supervision with its local partners aims to Afghan children, particularly girls, displaced, disadvantaged and rural children, will have improved safe access to quality learning in primary education. 

The role holder will work closely with the partners for operation in the respective provinces with providing on time support and assistance and have continuous monitoring from field. 

Areas of Responsibilities:

·       Support the overall quality of the education project through regular coordination meetings, field monitoring visits, technical follow‑ups, and contribution to evaluations and reports.

·       Assist in the preparation, follow‑up, and tracking of project action plans, providing timely inputs and recommendations to support informed decision‑making by the Project Lead.

·       Monitor the progress of project activities in line with workplans and timelines, flagging delays, risks, or implementation gaps to the Project Lead.

·       Provide technical and coordination support for the implementation of education program components, working in close collaboration with project staff, partners, and relevant stakeholders.

·       Coordinate with project staff and local partners to facilitate smooth implementation of activities, ensuring alignment with approved project designs and education standards.

·       Contribute to the design and improvement of education activities, ensuring approaches are well‑structured, context‑appropriate, and implemented with a strong focus on quality and learning outcomes.

·       Support basic program and budget tracking by reviewing expenditure data, cash flow information, and partner financial documentation, and sharing observations with the Project Lead.

·       Assist the education project supervisor in ensuring that project activities comply with donor requirements, organizational policies, and education quality standards, including contribution to audit and compliance processes as required.

·       Support the implementation of quality assurance and monitoring mechanisms, ensuring activities are delivered effectively and according to agreed schedules.

·       Identify and monitor programmatic risks and operational challenges, and regularly brief the senior education officers with clear, evidence‑based updates and recommendations.

·       Contribute to reviewing internal processes and procedures related to program implementation, highlighting areas for improvement and suggesting practical adjustments.

·       Support data collection, data quality, and data management related to education activities and donor reporting, providing analysis and summaries to inform project planning and reporting.

·       Promote awareness of, and compliance with, the organization’s Mandatory Reporting Policy, and promptly report any observed or reported concerns through appropriate channels.

·       Collect, compile, and analyze programmatic data and indicators, sharing accurate and timely information with the senior education officers for reporting and review.

·       Support the consolidation and verification of partner reports, checking for completeness, accuracy, and consistency with agreed indicators and reporting formats.

·       Liaise with internal support departments (Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Partnerships) to facilitate routine program processes and ensure timely follow‑up on documentation and requests.

·       Maintain and update organized project documentation and data repositories, ensuring information is accessible for reporting, learning, and decision‑making.

Perform any other education‑related duties assigned by the Project supervisor, in line with project needs and organizational priorities

Partner Capacity Building:

·       Provide on the job, planned or design orientations for partners staff in case technical needs identified in operations, performance and activities of the project.

·       Graduated from relevant Faculty, preferably Education, Science or Literature and or related fields.

·       At least 2-3 years’ experience in a officer role and supporting position within relevant field of a NGO or INGOs organization, preferably with education project management experience

·       Fluency in English, Dari, and Pashto, written and spoken

·       Strong interpersonal and communication skills and capacity to deal with different rural communities with varied political/socio-economic and educational background

·       Good supervisory, leadership, analytical and troubleshooting skill

·       Solid knowledge of planning, budgeting and report writing

·        Familiar with design, evaluation, and monitoring of education projects

·       Computer knowledge at an operational level, IRC uses Ms Office standard software

·        Ready to work, live and travel in an intricate and strenuous environment

Other Competencies:

• Must have good time management, multitasking skills
• Good teamwork and leadership skills are essential to motivate different groups of people to fulfil their responsibilities within a given time frame.
• Demonstrates well-developed interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, as well as negotiation skills.
• Values diversity, inclusion, people with disabilities and minorities in Afghanistan.

All qualified candidates are required to apply through the official IRC Workday recruitment system using the link provided below:

https://theirc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Careers/job/Kunduz-Afghanistan/Education-Technical-Officer_JR00005731 

Please note that only applications submitted through the official online recruitment system will be considered. Applications submitted through other channels or without completing the online application process will be disqualified.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly and invited to participate in the next stage of the recruitment process, which may include a written test and/or an interview. If you do not hear from us within two to four weeks after the application closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful for this position.

Professional Standards: 

• Compliance with the IRC WAY (our standards for professional conduct) is a responsibility shared by all involved in delivering on the IRC’s mission. We must abide by the IRC Way and Safeguarding Policies all the time. 
• The IRC has zero tolerance approach to the IRC Code of Conduct including safeguarding violations being committed by its staff, consultants, contractors, volunteers, interns, suppliers, vendors, sub-grantees/partners, implementing partners or any other associate.