Community and home-based ECD Specialist at Local Administrative Entities Development Agency (LODA) Under Contract : (Deadline 17 July 2024)

• Provide technical and programmatic support to build the capacity of Central and Local Government staff/teams on Home/Community based ECD programming • Participate in the development and monitoring of technical work plans and budgets, ensure appropriate levels of technical assistance in program interventions, coordinate partners’ efforts in Home/Community based ECD program implementation • Participate in the development and monitoring of Child development interventions, plans and budgets, ensure appropriate technical assistance is provided; • In collaboration with NCDA and District, undertake regular technical supervision, mentoring, coaching and monitoring visits to H/CBECD sites as necessary • Coordinate child development interventions including Nutrition, Health, WASH, Early learning, child protection, positive parenting education and ensure services integration provision to children from two to six years of age • Lead the development of Home/ Community based ECD implementation tools including training materials, implementation strategies, and processes at District and Sector levels • In collaboration with Communication and outreach Specialist, ensure H/CB ECD is mainstreamed into community with short and long plans • Provide technical and support to H/CBECD in Charge at district, Sector and cell levels for effective activities planning, implementation, and monitoring and reporting • Ensure ECD committees at district and sector levels receive appropriate skills and are functional; • Lead and work closely with the technical team and M&E person to document the key ECD interventions, processes, and outcomes; • Follow up the organization Quarterly Child development Coordination meetings at District level and sub entities • Maintain the required in H/CBECD settings and ensure a scale up as per national targets • Ensure the inclusion of children with disabilities and other special needs in the H/CBECD Programing: Prevention, early detection and support, inclusion … • Provide required technical support in H/CBECD settings and follow up the provision of Accreditation for sustainability • Lead the overall training plan on H/CBECD interventions to partners, caregivers and parents • Work closely with NCD Agency and other Social Cluster Agencies to ensure National Child Development policies and guidelines implementation • Attended National Coordination platform on Child Development: ECD TWG, Child development subCluster….