Egypt Job Openings
Save the Children
Education Coordinator- Gaza Response
November 18, 2024
TITLE: Education Coordinator
TEAM/PROGRAMME: Cairo Area/Operation
LOCATION: Greater Cairo area, Egypt
GRADE : 5
CONTRACT LENGTH:
Till 31 st May 2025
Till 31 st May 2025
CHILD SAFEGUARDING:
Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
Level 3: the post holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.
ROLE PURPOSE:
The Education Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the educational classes and activities with Community Learning Centres (CLC). This educational activity will aim to promote and facilitate access to quality and safe educational opportunities for the children in Giza area. He/She will be responsible for leading a team of community facilitators and school leaders under the supervision of the education officer to implement educational interventions based on the beneficiaries’ educational needs. Besides, he/she will be conducting regular observation and monitoring visits to the educational classes and activities taking place in the targeted CLCs and public schools in Giza.
Projects Scope:
The project “Sponsorship for refugee” is being implemented in Greater Cairo since 2017 with refugee and hosting community. The project is aiming to improving the quality of services provided to children in the impact area through working on four main areas which is education, child protection, maternal health and adolescent’s development. In addition to that the project will support local communities to strengthen the services provided for refugee and hosting communities.
The Education Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the educational classes and activities with Community Learning Centres (CLC). This educational activity will aim to promote and facilitate access to quality and safe educational opportunities for the children in Giza area. He/She will be responsible for leading a team of community facilitators and school leaders under the supervision of the education officer to implement educational interventions based on the beneficiaries’ educational needs. Besides, he/she will be conducting regular observation and monitoring visits to the educational classes and activities taking place in the targeted CLCs and public schools in Giza.
Projects Scope:
The project “Sponsorship for refugee” is being implemented in Greater Cairo since 2017 with refugee and hosting community. The project is aiming to improving the quality of services provided to children in the impact area through working on four main areas which is education, child protection, maternal health and adolescent’s development. In addition to that the project will support local communities to strengthen the services provided for refugee and hosting communities.
SCOPE OF ROLE:
Reports to: Education Officer
Staff reporting to this post: 10 Education Facilitators
Reports to: Education Officer
Staff reporting to this post: 10 Education Facilitators
BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice )
Accountability:
Ambition:
Collaboration:
Creativity:
Integrity:
Accountability:
- holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modeling Save the Children values
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holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance, and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
- sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same
- widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
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future-orientated thinks strategically and on a global scale.
Collaboration:
- builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members, and external partners and supporters
- value diversity, and sees it as a source of competitive strength
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approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.
Creativity:
- develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
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willing to take disciplined risks.
Integrity:
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honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates the highest levels of integrity/*
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor Degree in Education, Social Sciences, or relevant development/management Studies
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Minimum of 3 years of successful experience in project implementation in the development/humanitarian field with a reputable NGO in Egypt.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
- Highly familiar with the refugees and migrant’s context in Egypt, is a must.
- Previous experience in the education field is required.
- Proven knowledge and skills in education activities’ planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Proven successful experience in team management.
- Highly developed interpersonal, communication, writing, and organizational skills.
- Good training and facilitation skills.
- Strong networking, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
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Fluency in Arabic (spoken and written).
- Good command of the English language (spoken and written) Very good at using the internet, MS Office, Email, and spreadsheets.
- Commitment to Save the Children values, and Child Safeguarding policy.
- Experience in working with UASC, youth, and adolescents.
- Experience in implementing similar educational interventions to the targeted group.
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Experience with using technology in education.
Additional job responsibilities
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
The duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the role holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Equal Opportunities
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI Equal Opportunities and Diversity policies and procedures.
Child Safeguarding:
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Safeguarding our Staff:
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
The post holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with the SCI anti-harassment policy
Health and Safety
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
The role holder is required to carry out the duties in accordance with SCI Health and Safety policies and procedures.
JD written by:Doaa Attia
Date: 11 November 2025
JD agreed by:
Date: 11 November 2025
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Save the children India employ approximately 300 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
- No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
- All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
- Violence against children is no longer tolerated
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