Senior Education Officer

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom International Rescue Committee Full time

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world's worst humanitarian crises, helping to restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.

Founded in 1933 at the call of Albert Einstein, the IRC is one of the world's largest international humanitarian non-governmental organizations (INGO), at work in more than 40 countries and more than 25 U.S.

cities helping people to survive, reclaim control of their future and strengthen their communities. A force for humanity, IRC employees delivers lasting impact by restoring safety, dignity and hope to millions.

If you're a solutions-driven, passionate change-maker, come join us in positively impacting the lives of millions of people world-wide for a better future.


BACKGROUND

Over the past 90 years, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has developed unparalleled expertise in responding to emergencies and helping uprooted communities to rebuild.

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.

The IRC is on the ground in more than 40 countries, providing emergency relief, relocating refugees and rebuilding lives in the wake of disaster.


  • The IRC is committed to a culture of bold leadership, innovation in all aspects of our work, creative partnerships and, most crucially, accountability to those we serve. The IRC is a tireless advocate for the most vulnerable.

IRC UK
IRC UK is part of the IRC global network, which has its global headquarters in New York.

Our team in the UK works to raise the profile, deliver policy, and practice change, and increase funding to help restore health, safety, education, economic wellbeing, and power to people devastated by conflict and disaster.

Since 2021, IRC UK has also provided integration services directly to refugees in England, a programme that is rapidly growing.


IRC Education Programming UK

  • IRC has been delivering education programmes in the UK since May 2022. This consists of the Healing Classrooms Programme (and its various iterations) and the Healing Spaces programme. The Healing Classrooms programme delivers traumainformed training to schools and teachers to help them better support refugee and asylumseeking students. The Healing Spaces programme is similar but provides training to volunteers and staff that support refugee and asylumseeking youth outside of school settings.

The Purpose of the Role

Key Working Relationships:

  • The position reports to the Education Manager, UK. The position supervises the Education Officer. The Senior Education Officer also works closely with and receives technical guidance from RAI education technical units and the senior integration officer, as well as the grant management team.

Key Accountabilities

  • Programme design and delivery
  • Lead Healing Classrooms design processes that ensure programmes are aligned to IRC's Outcomes to Evidence framework, evidencebased, and appropriate to context to maximize impact.
  • Lead on the delivery of all Healing Classrooms programmes, including inperson and online.
  • Take an innovative and leading role in creating resources and webpage updates.
  • Continue to improve and adapt the Healing Classrooms programme to meet the needs of schools, councils, and educators in the UK.
  • Coordination and management
  • Manage the Healing Classrooms Education Officer.
  • Meet regularly with staff, and partners to assess progress toward objectives, discuss issues and assist in finding solutions to identified challenges.
  • Update the education manager regularly on progress.
  • Analyse data emerging from the education program and ensure that this analysis informs programming.
  • Engage effectively with IRC staff (comms, procurement etc.) to ensure effective delivery and promotion of the programme.
  • External Relations
  • Develop effective working relationships with key partners including NGOsand civil society, public authorities at the national and local levels and education institutions.
  • Identify and develop strategic partnerships with UK partners for education programming
  • Support in the development of new business opportunities to allow the portfolio to grow and develop;
    PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential- Progressively responsible relevant work experience, esp. in the implementation of education projects in support of asylum seekers, refugees, and migrants Solid understanding of the UK education system and challenges for students with immigrant backgrounds. Experience teaching in a UK school is preferred but not essential. Professional written and oral communication skills in English Experience crafting non-traditional, innovative programming and creating suitableorganisational structures; strong proposal writing skills. Proven diplomatic and networking skills: the ability to effectively handle a variety of internal and ext

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