Smile for All Children Initiative (fondly called SMILE’s) is a registered non-profit, non-political and National non-governmental women and youth led organization, established in June 2022 by a group of vibrant young men/women with enormous wealth of experience in humanitarian and developmental works, with the mandate of promoting healthy, education and socio-economic wellbeing of children and their vulnerable caregivers. SMILE’s areas of operation are: Benue, Borno, and Yobe State, currently in a bid to extend to Northwest Nigeria. Currently SMILE’s is involved in issues related to woman empowerment, rural water sanitation and hygiene programs, Child Protection, Education in Emergency, climate mitigation, WASH activities and others.
Smile envisions a “society where every child has a decent place to live”, this we intend to achieve by providing and ensuring adequate protection and better care for children and vulnerable caregivers, through a coherent and sustainable engagements with relevant stakeholders such as Government Agencies, Humanitarian Agencies, individuals etc. to foster care between caregivers and their wards and ensure families maintain bond.
SMILE’s believes that children tend to do better when they are in the care of a protective and caring family. They are able to maximize their potentials and are better groomed into a more responsible citizen when raise in a protective and capable families. This largely translate into creating a responsible and capable future generation.
SMILE’s therefore ensures to work with relevant stakeholders to ensure families maintain bonds and those separated by insurgency are traced and reunified, vulnerable families are empowered to better care and provide for their children, and liaise with relevant agencies to curb negligence and abandonment on the part of parents.
We are looking for suitable individuals to fill the following vacancy:
- Job Title: Education Assistant (Volunteer)
- Job opening: 1
- Job Type: not specified
- Qualification: BA/BSc and HND
- Experience: 1 years
- Duration: 1year
- Location: Borno State
- Deadline for Applications: 18th March, 2024 CoB
Key Responsibilities:
- Program Implementation: Assist in the implementation of educational programs and projects designed to meet the needs of target beneficiaries. This could involve organizing and facilitating workshops, training sessions, or other educational activities.
- Curriculum Development: Collaborate with program managers and educators to develop curriculum materials, lesson plans, and educational resources tailored to the needs and objectives of the organizations programs.
- Student Support: Provide support to students participating in educational programs, including mentoring, tutoring, and guidance on academic and personal development.
- Community Engagement: Engage with local communities, schools, and stakeholders to promote awareness of educational programs and encourage participation and involvement.
- Monitoring and Evaluation: Assist in monitoring the progress and effectiveness of educational programs by collecting data, conducting surveys or assessments, and contributing to monitoring and evaluation reports.
- Resource Mobilization: Support efforts to secure funding and resources for educational programs by assisting in proposal writing, donor communication, and fundraising activities.
- Capacity Building: Provide training and capacity-building support to teachers, volunteers, and community members involved in educational initiatives, helping to enhance their skills and knowledge.
- Advocacy and Outreach: Advocate for the importance of education and raise awareness about educational issues within the community and among stakeholders through outreach activities, campaigns, and communication efforts.
- Partnership Development: Collaborate with other organizations, government agencies, educational institutions, and community organizations to leverage resources, share best practices, and strengthen partnerships in support of educational goals.
- Administrative Support: Provide administrative support to educational programs, including maintaining records, managing budgets, scheduling meetings, and coordinating logistics for events or activities.
- Research and Documentation: Conduct research on relevant educational topics, trends, and best practices, and contribute to the documentation and dissemination of knowledge within the organization and to external stakeholders.
- Cross-cutting Responsibilities: Depending on the size and scope of the organizations, Education Assistants may also be involved in other cross-cutting responsibilities such as communication, advocacy, gender mainstreaming, and child protection, as they relate to education initiatives.
Skills:
The requirements listed below are representative of the basic knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Good networking skills
- Ability to multitask and prioritize projects
- Attention to detail
- Knowledge of the Associated Press style guide
- A strong employment and volunteering history that reflects leadership, managing high-level operations, teams and community engagement.
- Excellent communication (speaking, writing and presentation) skills including demonstrated professional and effective working relationships
- Outstanding leadership ability, strong problem-solving skills, interpersonal and coordination skills, emotional intelligence, confidence, and executive presence for sound decisions, logical interpretations
- Operates with proficiency in a variety of office equipment including an office computer, a variety of word processing, spreadsheets, analytical, power point CorelDraw, auto card, project management software and applications as well as some graphic and presentation programmes.
- Strong skill set in prioritising, strategizing, meeting deadlines and following up on assignments and roles and responsibilities with minimum supervision.
- Successful candidate will be creative, visionary, proactive, highly dynamic, and versatile, organised, a team builder, at home with computing, and interested in working on new challenges. The role is suited for those who are interested in the Leadership and Management career path, those who are interested in the development media, passionate about Smile for All Children Initiative, sustainability and non-profits.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree, HND or ND in Education, Public Relations, or related field.
- Proven experience working in Education roles, preferably in the non-profit sector or a similar environment.
- Excellent written and verbal Education skills.
- Program Implementation Assist in the implementation of educational programs and projects designed to meet the needs of target beneficiaries
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
- Strong organizational and project management skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Reporting:
The Education Assistant will report directly to Education officer/Supervisor.
Application Procedure:
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Applications addressing Programme Coordinator, via: recruitmentsmilenigeria@gmail.com coping HR/Admin Officer on smilerogrammeofficerh@gmail.com using the Job Title and Location as the subject of the email.
Note: Application or Cover letter and Curriculum vitae CV, should be in a single PDF or Microsoft Word Document, otherwise applications will not be considered.
This position is open to Nigerian nationals only.
Evaluation Criteria:
Applications will be evaluated based on qualifications, relevant experience, and demonstrated skills in the relevant position.
Additional Information: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
SMILE’s is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from qualified individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, or age. Women are strongly encourage to apply.