Vacancy at REF: Country Facilitator for the Czech Republic

2011.06.08

The Roma Education Fund seeks a part-time country facilitator to provide support to organizations requesting and implementing REF-financed projects and to help in the coordination of the REF country program in the Czech Republic.


The Roma Education Fund Seeks a Country Facilitator for the Czech Republic


The Roma Education Fund, an international organization based in Budapest, Hungary supporting quality education for Roma children, seeks a part-time country facilitator for the Czech Republic to provide support to organizations requesting and implementing REF-financed projects and to help in the coordination of REF country program in the Czech Republic.

The candidate should possess the following:
  • fluent Czech and a very good command of English language (both written and spoken)
  • being a Romani speaker is a strong advantage 
  • experience with education-related issues in the Czech Republic
  • excellent organization, administration and communication skills
  • experience in implementing and evaluating projects are also welcome

 

The job provides challenging and diverse tasks and opportunity to work with a dynamic team of NGO and government officials, work and learn at the international level, and the opportunity to receive training in-country and in the REF head office in Budapest.

More precisely the tasks of the REF country facilitator are as follows:
  • Provide advice and information on REF and on how to prepare a proposal to organizations preparing proposals for REF financing
  • Provide training and advice on participatory preparation of Project Implementation Plans 
  • Provide training and support to organizations implementing REF projects and on designing and implementing good monitoring programs.
  • Provide assistance to the organizations implementing REF-financed projects when requested, on using the reporting format, on assessing progress and on getting prepared for monitoring visits by REF.
  • Support REF efforts to gather data on Roma and education in country. Collect reports, statistical data and results of surveys and assessments and provide this information to REF. 
  • Provide inputs for updating REF country strategies
  • Facilitate in country coordination between various organizations implementing REF projects and other stakeholders through regular meetings and when requested by REF organization of seminars, training sessions or other events.
  • Provide standard training to Roma NGOs on education policies and on project preparation and implementation.
  • The country facilitator is based in the Czech Republic and will come to Budapest about every three months for training and participation in REF headquarters activities.

 

CV and motivation letter in English (including proposal for wage level) should be forwarded to Mr. Semsi Sainov at ssainov@romaeducationfund.org.

 



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