Save the Children is recruiting an Education Officer (subject to donor approval) for its Upper Egypt Office, with one post based in Assiut and one in Minya. This is a Grade 3 fixed-term role of one year within the Operations team, reporting to the Education Specialist. The post holder will support the planning, implementation and monitoring of educational interventions in schools, kindergarten centers, community-based associations and civil society organizations across Minya and Assiut Governorates. The focus is on the Safe School Common Approach, Catch-up Classes, teacher professional development, learning environment improvement, community engagement and partner capacity strengthening.
Key responsibilities: participate in the design of education projects and conduct assessments and studies; prepare implementation and monitoring plans; build the capacity of teachers, kindergarten staff, school management teams and Ministry of Education and Social Solidarity representatives on Early Childhood Education, Safe Schools and Catch-up Classes; oversee Early Childhood Education programmes and supervise maintenance and improvement works in targeted kindergartens; conduct regular field visits; provide technical support to Directorates of Education and Social Solidarity, community-based associations and local partners; coordinate meetings, workshops and trainings; prepare technical reports; support MEAL staff with data quality; and promote inclusive, gender-responsive and climate-responsive approaches while complying with safeguarding, counter-fraud and donor policies.
Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Education, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten Education or a related field; 3-5 years' experience in education programmes; strong experience working with education government officials, sub-grants and partners, and local communities and CDAs; excellent Arabic and English; knowledge of child safeguarding is an advantage; flexibility in difficult working circumstances; and commitment to Save the Children's mandate and child focus. Child safeguarding level 3 applies.
Closing date: 2026-10-27
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the Save the Children careers portal.
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