The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking an Education Coordinator for its Global Surge Team. This full-time, on-site role involves providing technical support, program leadership, and strategic guidance to education programs in emergency and non-emergency contexts. The Coordinator will manage project implementation, support capacity building, coordinate with partners and authorities, and ensure high-quality educational outcomes for children and youth, especially in displaced or crisis-affected communities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical education support and program leadership via short-term deployments.

• Support strategy development, including mapping education funding opportunities, partners, and systems.

• Represent IRC in inter-agency forums and coordination mechanisms.

• Lead planning, quality implementation, and monitoring of education programs, including small-scale piloting of relevant materials.

• Manage, supervise, and evaluate education project staff and consultants.

• Collaborate with other IRC sectors (Economic Recovery, Child Protection, WPE) for program integration.

• Manage program budgets and track expenditures.

• Coordinate with local/regional authorities, NGOs, private sector actors, and international partners, including UN agencies.

• Prepare reports on project implementation for internal and external stakeholders.

• Contribute to education advocacy, policy, and communications initiatives.

• Promote a safe, ethical, and inclusive working environment, modeling IRC values.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Master’s degree in Education, International Development, or related field preferred.

• Minimum 5 years’ experience managing education projects for children and youth, ideally in displaced or crisis-affected contexts.

• Experience with international donor-funded programs and humanitarian work preferred.

• Strong program planning, fiscal management, organizational, and communication skills.

• Experience supervising, training, and building capacity of local teams and partners.

• Fluency in English; working knowledge of French or Spanish is a plus.

• Strong report and proposal writing skills.

• Experience in coordination and representation at national or international levels.

• Prior work experience in West Africa, Central Africa, or Latin America desired.