Inclusive Education Specialist – Jordan At Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion

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Humanity & Inclusion is an independent and impartial aid organisation working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. The organisation works alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights.

Since its creation in 1982, HI has run development programmes in more than 60 countries and responded to numerous emergencies. Today, we have a budget of approximately 255 million euros, with 4794 employees worldwide.

At Handicap International-Humanity & Inclusion, we truly believe in the importance of inclusion and diversity within our organisation. This is why we are engaged to a disability policy to encourage the inclusion and integration of people with disabilities.

Please indicate if you require any special accommodation, even at the first interview. For more information about the organisation: www.hi.org

JOB CONTEXT:
HI’s Regional Programme (Mashriq) coordinates missions in 5 different countries (Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine and Iraq). The programme is covering the full mandate of HI – emergency, mine action and development with a strong focus on continuum and resilience.

There are 5 main sectors of intervention: rehabilitation, inclusive education, early child development, BaNEREI (basic needs, economic recovery and economic inclusion) and armed violence reduction.

Education is one of the core sector of intervention in most of the countries within the region. HI currently implements inclusive education projects in Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine, while seeking to develop interventions in Egypt and possibly in Iraq. Based on the evolution of the context in the region, the specialist will have to support the revision of the sectorial strategy developed in the previous years to be adapted to the evolution of the context, especially in Lebanon and Palestine.

YOUR MISSION:

Under the responsibility of the Technical Head of Program of the Regional Program (MASHRIQ), the Inclusive Education Specialist contributes within the 5 countries of the program to the implementation of the mandate and the 10-year strategy of Humanity & Inclusion in the field of Inclusive Education.

HI currently implements inclusive education projects in Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine, while seeking to develop interventions in Egypt and possibly in Iraq.

The main missions of the position are:

Mission 1: Expertise on Inclusive Education

  • Contributes to the regional strategies in line with the global strategies
  • Ensures technical support to projects and project teams in line with the global technical frameworks and standards in the scope of Inclusive Education
  • Ensures technical learning from projects
  • Ensures the control & monitoring of the technical quality and the relevance of HI’s activities in the Programmes
  • Ensures compliance of the technical proposition with nexus stakes (the bridge between the development and humanitarian contexts) and ensure link to Local/National education legislation as appropriate, check the sustainability of activities, work on a transition strategy and align with INEE recommendations
  • Contributes to the development of research and innovation projects in the region when relevant, in his/her sectorial scope (i.e. IE)
  • Contributes to the Technical Divisions development and dissemination of the “professional channel“ on inclusive education which is about competencies and expertise

Mission 2. Influence

  • Contributes to the local external prestige and influence of HI’s expertise in Inclusive Education
  • Represents the technical expertise of HI throughout the local relevant networks in IE especially education coordination meetings including Education Working Groups et Education Cluster(s).
  • Contributes to advocacy on specific themes in line with the global advocacy priorities
  • Contributes to communication messages locally in line with the global communication priorities
  • Support the good relationships with local/national education authorities (as relevant) and/or camps authorities (including UNHCR)

Mission 3. Business development

  • Ensures and supports the development of major opportunities or new projects in the region alongside other team members
  • Contributes to the context analysis in the scope of IE
  • Contributes to the design and writing of new projects in the region and when asked in other countries within the Geographic Division
  • Identifies & transforms major opportunities in the region, Keep a watch on ECW opportunities (FER, MYRP and AF), ECHO and ad hoc UNICEF calls under his scope
  • Contributes to the development of major projects (multiple countries, one theme) or of new projects in the region
  • Identifies & develops local partnerships and/or consortium with NGOs, Institutions, or other organisations on technical priorities linked to inclusive education or important topics in the region (e.g. inclusive education in emergencies)

YOUR PROFILE:

  • You hold a master’s degree in Inclusive or special needs services a/ education, education in emergency
  • You have minimum 5 years’ experience in international development, in emergency and post crisis environments, in technical positions
  • You have expertise in primary/secondary education, early childhood, education and international development, planning, curriculum, pedagogy, psychology of education or equivalent), Teaching degree
  • You master the disability definition, frameworks, main international guidance and tools
  • You have a good understanding of multisectoral approach in EIE (education, protection, MHPSS/SEL, WASH in school, etc.)

CONDITIONS:
At HI, the conditions offered are up to your commitment and adapted to the context of your mission. https://hi.org/en/join-the-team

  • 36 months International contract starting from January 2025; based in Amman / Jordan
  • The international contract provides social cover adapted to your situation:
    • Unemployment insurance benefits for EU nationals;
    • Pension scheme;
    • Medical coverage with 50% of employee contribution;
    • Repatriation insurance paid by HI;
  • Salary from 2750€ gross/month upon experience;
  • Perdiem: 665,25€ net/month – paid in the field
  • Paid leaves: 25 days per year;
  • R&R: 1 day per month
  • Position:
  • Unaccompanied:
    • Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects; (from 12 months of mission)
    • Mission of more than 12 months: a child allowance of 100€ per month, per child (from the second child) paid in the field;
  • open to couples:
    • Support travel costs (air ticket & visa) for accompanying dependent and health/ repatriation insurance if the dependent has no income;
    • Mission of more than 18 months: Payment of one yearly additional return flight;
  • open to families: Family package
    • a child allowance of 100€ per month, per child (from the second child) paid in the field;
    • Contribution to school registration fees for children over 3 years;
    • Family-wide health coverage;
    • Payment for travel costs (air ticket & visa) and transport of your personal effects;
  • Housing: Individual taken in charge by HI;

How to apply

Only online by joining a CV and cover letter via the following link:

https://apply.workable.com/j/27C815A60E

Applications will be processed on an ongoing basis, don’t wait for applying!
Only successful candidates will be contacted.

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