Emergency Education Technician

Overview
Support the education of children in humanitarian crises, ensuring their right to education is upheld.

You have:

Degree in Pedagogy, Sociology, Social Work, or related social sciences.
Prior work experience in Child Protection, Reintegration, and Human Mobility.
Experience in humanitarian contexts and with migrant populations, including returned individuals.
Strong organizational, facilitation, and writing skills.
Ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish effective working relationships.
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The Organization

Plan International is an independent non-profit development and humanitarian organization that promotes children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child, but we know that they are often limited by poverty, violence, exclusion, and discrimination. And girls are the most affected.

In collaboration with children, young people, supporters, and partners, we strive for a just world by addressing the root causes of the problems faced by the most vulnerable children. We support children from birth to adulthood and empower them to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive change in practices and policies at the local, national, and global levels thanks to our reach, experience, and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have brought together other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries. We will not stop until equality is achieved.

Purpose: Plan International is an independent humanitarian and children’s rights organization committed to ensuring that children and young people live free from poverty, violence, and injustice.

We actively unite children, young people, communities, and others who share our mission to achieve positive and lasting change in the lives of children and young people. We support children, adolescents, and young people to acquire the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to demand their rights to a full life, today and in the future. We focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for over 85 years, and now Plan International is seeking a Technical Resource focused on providing training, planning, and advocacy services in child protection and education in emergencies for people on the move. These roles are crucial to responding to the protection, human mobility, and return crisis in Honduras. The goal is to offer support in line with the Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action and other relevant guidelines.

Through the Safe Steps project, the goal is to strengthen the capacities of service providers focused on child protection, gender, and education in emergencies. It also aims to advocate for public policies aimed at this end and strengthen municipal capacities by developing action plans and integrating returning populations into the country, which are part of the municipal agenda.

JOB DIMENSIONS

Under the supervision of the Safe Steps Project General Coordinator, the Emergency Education Technician will be the primary point of contact for a child and/or adolescent facing specific protection risks at strategic and border points with flows of people in situations of human mobility in Honduras. Based in San Pedro Sula, the team will focus on the Returned Migrant Assistance Centers (CAMR) administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Chancellery of the Republic and the Irregular Migrant Assistance Centers (CAMI) administered by the National Migration Institute (INM) in Honduras, located in the following municipalities:

Targeting populations in situations of migration, displacement, and return, local service providers, civil society organizations, and community leaders, she is responsible for coordinating and monitoring all actions related to project implementation, specifically the implementation of safe and friendly spaces, as one of the key strategies to protect and guarantee the right to education of children and adolescents affected by humanitarian crises. She facilitates temporary learning spaces, provides school kits and educational materials, monitors actions in child protection, mental health, and psychosocial support, and promotes safe learning environments with a focus on gender equality and non-discrimination. In this field of action, she must ensure that decisions are made within the framework of the best interests of the child. She plays an important role in the implementation of the Safe Steps project within six prioritized municipalities in the departments of Cortés, Francisco Morazán, El Paraíso, and Choluteca in Honduras. Must collaborate and coordinate with the PIH project team, technical staff from the corresponding territorial PUs, and with the technical staff of the project’s stakeholder organizations.

RESPONSIBILITIES Protection • Develop and enhance the capacities of service providers, teaching staff, and specifically at the local government level and organizations in the communities and municipalities covered by the project, using a gender, Child Protection, and Education in Emergencies perspective. • Promote, coordinate, and participate in advocacy actions jointly with civil society organizations, national and international NGOs, and municipal and local governments aimed at strengthening and implementing policies and protocols for the care of children and youth and their families. • Position the project in prioritized municipalities with various stakeholders to promote practices within the framework of compliance with children’s rights, specifically guaranteeing the right to education in emergency contexts. • Establish partnerships and alliances at the municipal and community levels from a gender perspective that will strengthen the work to be implemented under the Safe Steps project. • Actively participate in the planning and implementation processes of child protection and education in emergencies actions to be developed in the different prioritized municipalities.

Supervision • Participate in meetings within the framework of child protection actions with the supervisor. • Conduct follow-up visits, monitor the situation of children, and support training and advocacy actions at the level of service providers in the prioritized municipalities. • Ensure that gender and child protection approaches are embedded in training, planning, and advocacy processes, as well as in the reintegration plans generated at the level of the municipalities covered by the project and in the training processes generated at the level of service providers and the respective replications at different levels. Support • Provide experience and leadership in the integration of the approaches promoted by PIH into the strengthening and advocacy processes generated within the framework of the project. • Provide the necessary support for the development and construction of municipal social, community, and school reintegration plans, in coordination with organizations and educational centers in the territories. • Develop and implement relevant protection, safeguarding, and security measures in the context of project implementation.

Information Management

• Build a mapping of key stakeholders in project implementation and impact. • Update the database of planning and impact processes. • Store information and files on training processes, stakeholder mapping, and case management for child protection and education in emergencies, in accordance with data protection protocols. • Contribute to the preparation of monthly, interim, final, and special reports on project activities. • Create informative infographics to disseminate to humanitarian actors.

Information Management

• Build a mapping of key stakeholders in project implementation and impact. • Update the database of planning and impact processes. • Store information and files on training processes, stakeholder mapping, and case management for child protection and education in emergencies, in accordance with data protection protocols. • Contribute to the preparation of monthly, interim, final, and special reports on project activities. • Create informative infographics for dissemination to humanitarian actors.

Training • Facilitate training processes for service providers, municipal authorities, and stakeholders based on gender, child protection, and education in emergencies approaches.

Collaboration and Coordination: • Liaise with municipal and community authorities, service providers, and others. • Participate in inter-institutional meetings on relevant topics and related to the processes required for project implementation. • Coordinate municipal and community awareness-raising activities based on protection, gender, and education approaches in emergencies, with an emphasis on children in the context of human mobility and/or humanitarian crises. Other duties: • Provide feedback on written documents and the design of future intervention proposals. • Participate in subnational coordination meetings of the Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) and the Education Sub-cluster, and in other institutional meetings, as needed. • Support the implementation of other tasks assigned by the supervisor.

Safeguarding: Ensures that Plan International’s global safeguarding policy and the PII policy on preventing sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse, and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully integrated in accordance with the policy principles and requirements, including the relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as appropriate to their area of responsibility. This includes, among others, ensuring that staff and partners are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and the Plan International Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed according to appropriate procedures.

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND KNOWLEDGE Knowledge: • Professional qualifications in Pedagogy, Sociology, Social Work, or a related field of study in the Social Sciences. • Previous work experience, preferably in Child Protection, Reintegration, and Human Mobility. • Experience and leadership in facilitating institutional meetings, advocacy forums, and with the educational community. • Professional experience in the humanitarian field and migration context (including migratory populations and returnees). • Excellent writing, facilitation, and organizational skills. • Experience and management of processes focused on the provision of education services in emergencies, social and educational reintegration of children in situations of human mobility, management of child protection and gender-based violence cases in a manner sensitive and adapted to children and adolescents, advocacy processes, and support in the development of Municipal and Community Protection and/or Education Plans.

Skills: • Solid knowledge of supervision, evaluation, research, and conducting multisectoral participatory evaluations, specifically in the education sector. • Experience managing files and databases, as well as regularly documenting information generated by the project. • Ability to work individually, in teams, and under pressure with limited supervision and with results-based management. • Proactive and proactive. • Strong analytical, conflict resolution, case management, project planning, and administration skills. • Ability to communicate clearly and strategically with internal and external stakeholders as a Plan representative, including effective negotiation and representation skills. • Skills in institutional, community, and internal and external staff training, coaching, and support. • Computer skills: Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. • Driving a vehicle to facilitate mobility to project intervention areas.

Behavior:

• Consistently adheres to Plan International’s Child Protection Policy. • Vigorously drives performance in their area of responsibility alongside the team. • Demonstrated ability to work in a multicultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships. • Conceptual understanding and commitment to humanitarian work, including a willingness to work outside of work hours and on weekends according to project needs and requirements. • Fosters a strong learning culture in their area of the organization. • Maintains a calm and positive attitude under pressure and in difficult situations. • Is aware of the impact of their actions on others and adapts their behavior accordingly.

Job Location: San Pedro Sula with travel to Tegucigalpa, Danlí, Choluteca. Position Type: Programmatic. Reports to: General Coordinator of the Safe Steps Project.

Deadline/Closing Date: June 27, 2025.

Plan International Values

We work to achieve lasting change. We seek a meaningful and lasting impact on the lives of children and young people, ensuring equality for girls in particular. Our challenge is to remain bold, courageous, receptive, determined, and innovative.

We are open and accountable. We create an environment of trust inside and outside the organization through inclusion, honesty, and transparency. We take responsibility for the decisions we make and our impact on others, and we deliver what we commit to.

Together, we do it well. Our success lies in working effectively with others, inside and outside the organization, including our funders and donors. We actively support our organization members and help them achieve their goals. At Plan International, we come together to create and deliver solutions for our teams, children, young people, communities, and partners.

We are inclusive and empowering. We respect all people, value differences, and reject inequality in our programs and workplaces. We support children and young people to grow their confidence and transform their lives. We empower our employees to be their best and develop their potential.

Early application is recommended, as we will review applications during the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advertisement early.

In accordance with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policies, a series of pre-employment checks will be conducted.

As a child-centered international community development organization, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realization of children’s rights, including their right to protection from violence and abuse. This means we have particular responsibilities to the children we come into contact with.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organization, do everything possible to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harm or put children at risk.

Plan International operates an equal opportunity policy and actively encourages diversity, welcoming applications from all areas of the international community.