Unique Care and Support Foundation (CASFOD), in partnership with Plan, is seeking an Education Assistant for its ECHO HIP Project in Damboa LGA, Borno State. The successful candidate will support school enrolment and retention, back-to-learning campaigns, community engagement, teacher supervision, education assessments and learning activities for out-of-school children. Applicants should have a bachelor's degree or HND in Education or a related field, at least two years of programme implementation experience, and experience working on TaRL and ABEP for out-of-school children. Application deadline: 20 October 2026.
About CASFOD
The Unique Care and Support Foundation (CASFOD) is a national non-governmental organization dedicated to the protection of women’s and children’s rights. Operating within the Humanitarian-Development-Peace (HDP) Nexus in Nigeria, CASFOD envisions a world where even the most remote populations possess the agency to create sustainable opportunities for themselves and their communities.
The Project
In strategic partnership with Plan, CASFOD is implementing an ECHO HIP Project in Rann, Kala Balge and Damboa LGA, Borno State. This initiative seeks to strengthen community resilience by expanding equitable access to inclusive, high-quality education and protective services for vulnerable children and youth, both in schools and across the wider community.
POSITION: EDUCATION ASSISTANT
Role Purpose
The Education Assistant will be a part of the Education team. He/she will assist the Education team with activities such as enrolment, back-to-learning campaigns, community engagement with SBMCs, among other responsibilities assigned regarding enrolment and retention in schools. S/he will also support in ensuring accountability in supported communities, including information sharing, participation, and ensuring efficient feedback and response mechanisms.
Reports to: Education Officer
Key Responsibilities
1.Implement delegated reaching out of school project in line with proposals, strategies and donor requirements, and ensure high technical quality.
2.Contribute to assessments (baseline, midline and endline, needs, market).
3.Ensure accurate project documentation, including collection of monitoring data and tracking of progress on output indicators; utilize data to contribute to reports as requested by management.
4.Facilitate relationships with communities and community leaders to ensure buy-in and Do No Harm.
5.Supervise and manage the teachers, including facilitation of teacher training.
6.Provide support on youth/adolescent programming, including life skills, basic literacy/numeracy, and alternative/accelerated education.
7.Support identification of needs, and development and facilitation of training programs for teachers, PTAs, SBMCs.
8.Facilitate recruitment of volunteer teachers and learning facilitators in the project.
9.Contribute to proposal and strategy development through input on needs/gaps.
10.Develop and maintain regular channels of communication with partners and key stakeholders at all levels (Community, LGEA and State).
11.Ensure regular monitoring of project results, documentation of project case studies, lessons learnt, significant changes and best practices, and coordinating learning and reflection meetings/sessions.
Qualifications and Experience
1.Minimum of bachelor’s degree/Higher National Diploma in Education or other related fields of study.
2.At least 2 years of accrued working experience in programme implementation.
3.Experience in strategic thinking and planning skills, be able to set priorities, prepare manageable plans and to evaluate progress.
4.Experience of working on TaRL and ABEP for Out of School Children (OOSC).
5.Strong analytical skills and strategic planning abilities.
6.Ability to establish and maintain conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a team.
7.Willingness to travel and work in hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions.
8.Computer literacy and excellent documentation skills are a must.
9.Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
10.Excellent time management and planning capacity.
11.Fluent English language skills (written and verbal) and local language skills (Hausa, Fulfulde etc.).
12.Experience of working in remote field bases with limited infrastructure.
13.Ability to synthesize and analyze information, and make clear, informed decisions.
14.Ability to build relationships quickly with a wide range of people, both internally and externally.
15.Strong planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organize a substantial workload comprised of complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities.
16.Cultural awareness, with strong written and spoken communication and interpersonal skills in English.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications must be submitted on or before 20 October 2026.