Education Project Manager

Job Posting Organization:
The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) is an independent humanitarian organization established to assist people forced to flee their homes due to conflict and disaster. With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff members, NRC operates in 40 countries worldwide, providing life-saving assistance and long-term support to millions of individuals each year. The organization is committed to upholding the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons, ensuring that they receive the necessary aid and support to rebuild their lives. NRC's mission is to provide effective and high-quality humanitarian assistance while advocating for the rights of those affected by crises.

Job Overview:
The Education Project Manager will play a pivotal role in leading the implementation and quality delivery of NRC’s Education portfolio across the West Bank. This position requires a strategic and experienced individual who can manage complex humanitarian or development programs in challenging environments. The successful candidate will oversee projects throughout the entire project cycle, which includes design, planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting, and learning. The role demands a strong understanding of the West Bank's operating context, particularly the challenges affecting access to education. The Education Project Manager will provide strategic and technical leadership to education programming, support field teams and partners, manage budgets and resources, and contribute to coordination, advocacy, emergency preparedness, and integrated programming across various sectors. The ideal candidate will also be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with donors, government counterparts, clusters, and other stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.

Duties and Responsibilities:
The key responsibilities of the Education Project Manager include:

• Leading Education project implementation by overseeing the planning, execution, monitoring, reporting, and quality assurance of NRC’s Education portfolio across the West Bank, ensuring that projects meet their objectives and adhere to NRC and donor standards.
• Managing budgets and resources by providing overall budget oversight, maintaining appropriate spending and burn rates, and ensuring effective management of procurement, logistics, staffing, cash forecasting, and other project resources.
• Providing technical leadership and team development by guiding and mentoring Education teams and implementing partners, strengthening technical capacity, supporting performance management, and promoting continuous learning and improvement.
• Supporting program development and strategy by contributing to needs assessments, program design, proposals, budgets, project extensions, emergency preparedness, and strategic direction, while promoting integrated and durable solutions across NRC’s Core Competencies.
• Coordinating stakeholders and partnerships by building effective relationships with donors, implementing partners, government counterparts, clusters, working groups, and communities, ensuring effective coordination, communication, accountability, and representation of NRC.

Required Qualifications:
The position requires a minimum of 4 years of experience in developing and leading large, complex, and/or multi-sectoral projects in humanitarian, protracted crisis, or development settings. Candidates should possess senior-level project management experience, including working with consortia, partnerships, or equivalent structures. Demonstrated experience in managing development donors, including compliance and reporting, is essential. Proven experience in capacity building, coaching, and mentoring technical teams is also required. Candidates should have strong leadership, strategic thinking, planning, coordination, problem-solving, and communication skills, along with fluency in both Arabic and English, both written and spoken.

Educational Background:
Candidates should have a relevant educational background, typically a degree in education, social sciences, international development, or a related field. Advanced degrees or specialized training in education programming or humanitarian response may be advantageous.

Experience:
The ideal candidate should have a strong background in managing education programs, particularly in complex and volatile operating environments. Experience in protection mainstreaming, child safeguarding, and gender-sensitive programming in both formal and non-formal education settings is highly desirable. Additionally, candidates should have practical expertise in delivering needs-based non-formal education (NFE), remedial education, and emergency education interventions for vulnerable and displacement-affected children and youth.

Languages:
Fluency in Arabic and English is mandatory, both written and spoken. Knowledge of additional languages relevant to the region may be considered an asset.

Additional Notes:
This position is based in the West Bank, Palestine, and offers a fixed-term contract of 12 months, which is renewable based on performance, funding, and the need for the position. The role requires approximately 40% travel. The salary and benefits are classified under Grade 8 on NRC's national grading structure. NRC is committed to diversity and equal opportunities, ensuring that all employees are treated with respect and dignity. The organization fosters a culture of innovation and encourages employees to share ideas and take responsibility.