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Capacity Building Officer-Education

South Sudan - Juba office
Full-time
Fixed-term

Your mission

The Capacity Building Officer–Education- PlayMatters 3.0 (PM3.0) will support the effective delivery of key training packages to implementing partners ensuring the quality and timely delivery of project interventions in line with workplans, budgets, and project priorities. The role will support partners delivering Play (LtP) Core Package, including teacher training, continuous professional development (CPD), classroom support, and community engagement, working closely with teachers, school leaders, PTAs/SMCs, and local education authorities to strengthen practical application of LtP in schools
The Capacity Building Officer reports to the Project Coordinator and in charge of training and capacity building of local partners in execution of training package of PM 3.0.

Your profile

Work with partners in Teacher Professional Development (TPD) Support 
  • Work closely with CPD structures, Teacher Training Institutes (TTIs), and local education authorities to support ongoing teacher professional development.
·       Provide on-site coaching, demonstrations, and follow-up support to teachers, school leaders, and school management committees.
·       Facilitate and monitor the application of Learning through Play (LtP) approaches in classroom practice and school routines.
·       Track teacher participation, engagement, and uptake of skills, and support continuous improvement through Teacher Learning Cycles (TLCs).
·       Promote integration of LtP into lesson delivery, school routines, and community engagement activities
 
Monitoring, Accountability, Reporting and Learning 
·       Conduct regular field monitoring visits to assess implementation quality, progress, and adherence to standards.
·       Collect, verify, and submit accurate and timely data in line with MEAL systems and tools.
·       Gather and document feedback from teachers, learners, and communities to inform adaptive programming.
·       Document challenges, lessons learned, and good practices to support learning and evidence generation.
·       Contribute to activity reports, donor reporting inputs, and learning documentation.
  • Participate in assessment, development, and maintenance of implementing partnership relations in existing and/or potential project locations. 
Coordination and Stakeholder Engagement
  • Maintain regular coordination with local education authorities, partners, schools, TTIs, and implementing partners.
·       Participate in County/Payam-level coordination meetings and relevant forums, representing PlayMatters as requiredSupport alignment of project activities with existing education systems, structures, and sector priorities.
·       Strengthening collaboration between schools, communities, government actors, and national partners.
·       Facilitate collaboration, joint troubleshooting, and consensus to ensure integration and harmonization of other sectors, departments during implementation. 
Support Communications, Collaboration and Partnerships 
  • Support partners in preparation and submission of quarterly activity plans, budget inputs, and implementation schedules.
  • Ensure compliance with WCH policies, donor requirements, and safeguarding standards, including proper documentation and reporting
 

How to Apply

  • Bachelor’s degree in education, Teacher Education, Curriculum Studies, or a related field required.
  • Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in education programming, including teaching professional development and programme management in humanitarian or development contexts.
  • Strong understanding of education systems in South Sudan, including teacher management, curriculum, and coordination structures.
  • Demonstrated experience in developing and adapting educational content or training packages, preferably in low-resource or crisis contexts.
  • Demonstrated experience in developing and adapting educational content or training packages, preferably in low-resource or crisis contexts.
  • Proven leadership and team management skills, with experience in mentoring, capacity strengthening, and managing diverse teams and partners.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
  • Excellent communication and facilitation skills, including experience delivering training, workshops, and stakeholder engagements.
  • Experience working with INGOs and NNGOs and in humanitarian or refugee contexts is highly desirable.
The deadline for receiving applications is the 11th June 2026 and shortlisting is done on rolling basis because of the urgency of the position

About us

The War Child Alliance is an international non-governmental organization committed to providing psychosocial support, child protection, youth empowerment programming and quality education to the children affected by armed conflict. We implement evidence-based interventions to empower key stakeholders—including governments, educators, caregivers, and communities—to foster children’s wellbeing, education, and self-determination. We work with global teams with team members being based in different locations. War Child is currently operates in: Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Colombia, DR Congo, Germany, Jordan, Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territory, South Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine (soon to be registered), and Yemen. We also have offices in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Learn more about War Child and our programmes https://www.warchild.net/ 

Safeguarding and Integrity
Our work with children and at-risk adults to keep them safe is the most important thing we do. We are committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in all areas of our work. We have zero tolerance for any behaviours and practices that puts children and/or vulnerable adults at risk of abuse and/or harm. All (prospective) employees will be expected to be compliant with and sign up to our Child Safeguarding policy, our Code of Conduct and PSEA: Adults at Risk Policy. You can find the Child Safeguarding and Adults at Risk policy here: Integrity & Safeguarding - Home
 
Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB)
We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to ensuring that all our people and job applicants are treated fairly, irrespective of where, what or whom they were born, or of other characteristics. We want to offer a safe and inclusive workplace where all our people, especially those who are currently marginalised or underrepresented, can be themselves at work. If you have any questions about our commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) and Belonging (DEIB) do get in touch: JEDI.team@warchild.net