NGO Good Neighbors is looking for an Educational Officer

📌 ### 📌 NGO Good Neighbors is looking for an Educational Officer

### 📌 ### 📌 Project: KOICA Phase 2 (Advancing children's education access through enhanced education, WASH, and child protection services in Cameroon's East Region)

Duty Station: Batouri, East Region, Cameroon

/>Coverage Area: Batouri and Ngoura Subdivisions (Kadey Division)
Supervision: Assistant Program Manager
Contract Type: Fixed-term (CDD), 1 year renewable based on performance/funding
About Good Neighbors and Project Background

📌 ### 📌 Good Neighbors, founded in Seoul in 1991, operates across 51 countries including Cameroon as a premier humanitarian/development NGO. We champion child wellbeing through community-driven solutions delivering sustainable child protection outcomes. Our integrated interventions span education, WASH, health, food security, livelihoods, and environment to foster thriving children/communities. In Cameroon, we partner with UN agencies, bilateral donors, and INGOs for enduring humanitarian/development impact.

### 📌 ### 📌 Funded by KOICA and implemented with UNICEF/stakeholders, KOICA Phase II strengthens local governance/systems for improved essential service access among vulnerable groups. Targeting education, child protection, WASH, and social services in East Region's Lom & Djerem/Kadey Divisions, Good Neighbors Cameroon recruits an Education Officer to drive project execution.

### 📌 ### 📌 The Education Officer oversees education intervention delivery/monitoring under KOICA Phase II, ensuring equitable access to inclusive, safe, quality learning for vulnerable children (refugees/host communities). Collaborating with local education authorities, municipalities, schools, and communities, they fortify education systems, boost enrollment/retention, and integrate community-level services.

### 📌 ### 📌 Key Responsibilities

Program Implementation

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### 📌 • Coordinate/execute education activities at community/municipal levels.

- Establish/support Community Mechanisms for Monitoring Enrolment and Attendance (COSIFE) to track out-of-school children/prevent dropouts.

/>- Provide technical aid to School Councils for School Improvement Plans (SIP).

Capacity Building

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### 📌 • Coordinate teacher training with Regional Delegation of Basic Education (DREB)/authorities.

- Assist teachers integrating digital tools/ICT in teaching.

Community Engagement

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### 📌 • Mobilize communities/local authorities for inclusive education (girls, disabled/refugee children).

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### 📌 • Facilitate dialogues/awareness on education access/retention.

Logistics and Coordination

/>- Manage school kit distribution/monitoring.
- Coordinate with municipalities, IAEB, community stakeholders.

Monitoring and Reporting
- Support M&E including data collection/best practices/reporting.
- Produce weekly/monthly/quarterly activity reports.

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### 📌 • Attend UNICEF/education authority/partner coordination meetings.

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### 📌 • Represent GNCMR in education sector forums/platforms as needed.

### 📌 ### 📌 Required Qualifications

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### 📌 • Master's in Education, Pedagogy, Social Sciences, or International Development.

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### 📌 • 5+ years implementing Cameroon education programs in humanitarian/development settings.

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### 📌 • Education in Emergencies (EiE) with displaced/disadvantaged populations.

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### 📌 • Social/Behavior Change (SBC) expertise for community dialogues/leader mobilization (girls' education).

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### 📌 • Integrated programming linking education to WASH/child protection.

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### 📌 • In-depth Cameroon national education policies/DREB/IAEB frameworks; UNICEF standards.

- Local governance/advocacy with municipalities advantageous.

/>- Results-based M&E/high-quality reporting (weekly/monthly/quarterly).
- Supervision/multi-sector coordination/capacity building.

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### 📌 • Similar context/stakeholder experience; travel readiness.

- MS Office proficiency (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer).

### 📌 ### 📌 Essential Skills

- Strong interpersonal/communication/networking/coordination.

/>- Child protection/gender equality/participation commitment.
- Positive team player.
- French fluency; English working knowledge; local languages advantageous.

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### 📌 • Strong document analysis/editing skills.

### 📌 ### 📌 Application Requirements

- *Submit (English/French)

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/>- Signed cover letter.
- Signed CV (3 references).
- Relevant diplomas/certificates.

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### 📌 • Experience proofs.

Email to: recruiting.gncmr@gmail.com (Subject: [Post Title])

/>Addressed to: Country Director, Good Neighbors Cameroon.
Deadline: 10 April 2026.
Safeguarding/Ethics
Zero tolerance for fraud, sexual exploitation/abuse/harassment, authority abuse, discrimination. Uphold safeguarding/ethical standards. No recruitment fees.
Equal Opportunity
Equal opportunities regardless of race, religion, gender, nationality, disability, or protected status. Only shortlisted candidates advance.