Education Officer job at Nurture Africa

About us: A-Z Children's Charity is a community-led organisation with diversified and expanded program reach, where beneficiaries actively contribute to positive social change.

Job purpose: He/She is responsible for ensuring that activities align with sponsorship guidelines, submitting quarterly work plans, budgets and preparing monthly reports on time. The officer will collaborate with the Ministry of Education to explore partnerships and draft MOUs for collaborations.

He/She will maintain a digital database of sponsored students, maintain contact with beneficiaries, renew MOUs with partner schools, and oversee student attendance, performance, and behaviour. Meet with parents, guardians, school management committee members, and local government representatives. He/She will be responsible for resource mobilisation and administration work.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure activities align with sponsorship guidelines
• Submit quarterly work plans and budgets punctually
• Collaborate with the Ministry of Education to identify partnerships
• Draft Memoranda of Understanding for collaborations, including partner schools
• Prepare monthly reports on activities
• Maintain a digital database of sponsored students.
• Communicate regularly with beneficiaries and other stakeholders.
• Oversee student attendance, performance, and behaviour.
• Meet with parents, guardians, school management committee, and local authorities
• Networking, resource mobilisation, including proposal writing

Essential qualifications, Skills and Qualities

Qualification and experience: Degree in Education, or Social work, or Business Administration with 5 years of experience in the education sector and at least 2 years in a leadership position.

Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively communicate with students, guardian/parents, school administration, the local authority and Ministry Departments.

Compassion and Calmness: Compassionate and calm in high-pressure situations.

Leadership: Good leadership skills, including the ability to contribute to decision-making and team planning.

Professionalism: Adherence to guidelines set by the Education bodies / Institutions and the professional standards and regulatory requirements set by the Ministry of Education.

• Ensure activities align with sponsorship guidelines
• Submit quarterly work plans and budgets punctually
• Collaborate with the Ministry of Education to identify partnerships
• Draft Memoranda of Understanding for collaborations, including partner schools
• Prepare monthly reports on activities
• Maintain a digital database of sponsored students.
• Communicate regularly with beneficiaries and other stakeholders.
• Oversee student attendance, performance, and behaviour.
• Meet with parents, guardians, school management committee, and local authorities
• Networking, resource mobilisation, including proposal writing

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Compassionate and calm in high-pressure situations
• Good leadership skills, including the ability to contribute to decision-making and team planning
• Adherence to guidelines set by the Education bodies / Institutions and the professional standards and regulatory requirements set by the Ministry of Education

• Degree in Education, or Social work, or Business Administration
• 5 years of experience in the education sector
• At least 2 years in a leadership position