Solomon Islands Education Sector Support Program

Job Brief

Be a part of an exciting time in the education sector, where the legislative reform is premised on a shift towards a decentralized approach to education service delivery across Solomon Islands by enhancing the Education Management Information System(EMIS)

Location

Honiara and Other Provincial Headquarters

Ad Title

1. Data Management Assistants (LES)
2. Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Support Assistant (LES)
3. Project Support Assistant (LES)
4. Change Management & Organization Transformation Adviser (Short-term Adviser)

Program Background

The Solomon Islands Education Sector Support Program (ESSP) provides the strategic direction and implementation arrangements for the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s (DFAT) combined investment to support the Solomon Islands Government (SIG) to implement its Education Strategic Framework 2016–2030 (ESF), and the National Education Action Plan 2022–2026 (NEAP).

The Program positions the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) as the central partner, adopts MEHRD’s ESF and NEAP as guiding frameworks for all investment, promotes strengthened sector-wide donor coordination and provides the majority of Program funding through sector budget support.

The ESSP Program Management Team is responsible for the overall day-to-day operations, management and providing strategic oversight of ESSP and in particular provides support to the three ESSP partners.

ESSP is managed under Australia’s Solomon Islands Resource Facility (ASIRF) by DT Global.

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The Role
MEHRD has designed a special project called Improvem EMIS Project (the project) which will be governed by a Technical Working Group (TWG) to achieve a well-functioning and operational EMIS. The key objective of this first phase of the project is to ensure accurate and complete 2023 schools, teachers and students data are entered into EMIS by  November 2023. In the future, there will be other phases of the project to roll-out EMIS to schools and add a full range of EMIS capabilities relevant for Solomon Islands education sector.

This is the first phase of many for this project and the key objective is to ensure accurate and complete 2023 schools, teachers and students’ data are entered into EMIS by the end of the year.  In the future, there will be other phases of the project to roll-out EMIS to all schools and add a full range of EMIS capabilities relevant for Solomon Islands education sector.

Be a part of an exciting time in the education sector, where the legislative reform is premised on a shift towards a decentralized approach to education service delivery across Solomon Islands.  This is MEHRD’s response to prepare the education sector for this future change.

Remuneration will be based on the candidate’s skills and experience, and will be aligned to similar SIG levels commensurate to these types of positions in the SIG public service.

Click on each link below or copy paste it to access the full Terms of Reference for each position:

1. 20 x Data Management Assistants (to be based in Honiara, Malaita, Guadalcanal, Makira, Choiseul, Western, Central, Renbel, Temotu & Isabel) TOR (Download PDF)
2. 1 x Monitoring and Evaluation and Learning Support Assistant  TOR (Download PDF)
3. 1 x Project Support Assistant  TOR (Download PDF)
4. Change Management & Organization Transformation Adviser TOR (Download PDF)

About You

You will have:

Data Management Assistants

• Degree or experience in Information Systems
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Strong work ethic and a willingness to quickly learn and apply new concepts.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and a demonstrated ability to work effectively an and collaboratively with Education Providers, school leaders and/or teachers and community leaders.

  Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Support Assistant position.  

•   Qualification Monitoring and Evaluation, statistics, data analysis or relevant experience.
•   Strong data collation, analysis and dissemination skills
•   A strong working knowledge of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning principles.
•   Strong working knowledge of MicroSoft Excel  

Project Support Assistant position

• Qualification in business management or equivalent is desirable
• Strong project management skills
• Strong work ethic and a willingness to quickly learn and apply new concepts
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Change Management & Organization Transformation Adviser.

• Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Public Policy, Engineering, Organizational Development, Human Resources Management, Information Systems or related subject, with advanced qualification preferred.
• Minimum of 5-10 years’ extensive experience in areas related to business process transformation, functional design, change management, institutional reform, governance, organizational design/development, human resource management.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a large-scale ICT-based business process re-engineering implementation.

HOW TO APPLY
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Please submit in one file

• Your CV
• A Cover letter (1 page)
• Statement of Claims – addressing each key selection criteria of the position you are applying for (2 pages maximum). The panel will not review any statements that are more than 2 pages.

Please note that your statement of claims is the center piece of your application and should be presented in a concise and focused manner.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE Midnight, Friday 31st March  2023

Should this role be of interest, we encourage SI nationals  to apply as soon as possible.  Provincial residents are highly encouraged to apply for the Data management assistant positions 

DT Global is committed to child protection and safeguarding the welfare of children in the delivery of our international development programs. We are committed to Safety and the Prevention of Sexual Abuse and Harassment (PSEAH), and bribery prevention. DT Global is an equal opportunity employer and we encourage women, men, people with diverse backgrounds and people living with disabilities to apply. This program is funded by the Australian Government and Managed by DT Global.