This page sets out the job description of the Senior Education Program Specialist assigned to the School Governance and Operations Division (SGOD) of a DepEd Schools Division Office (SDO). It covers the position’s salary grade, reporting lines, job summary, Civil Service Commission (CSC) qualification standards, and duties under each key result area. It is useful for applicants preparing for the post, current holders reviewing their tasks, and supervisors writing performance targets.
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Where the position fits
The Senior Education Program Specialist works in the Social Mobilization and Networking section of the SGOD. The division has these parts:
- School Governance and Operations Division (SGOD): Builds the capacity of schools and learning centers to create a good environment for teaching and learning. It supports the holistic development of learners and their readiness to learn. It does this through timely planning, mobilizing resources and distributing them fairly, developing human resources, giving technical assistance, and building strong partnerships with stakeholders. The aim is to run sustainable programs, projects, and services that widen access to and improve the delivery of quality basic education.
- School Management Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E): Makes sure schools and learning centers carry out quality management systems and follow standards and policies. It gives timely technical assistance for school management planning, for delivering basic education programs and services, and for assessing progress toward educational outcomes.
- Social Mobilization and Networking: Makes sure schools and learning centers have enough resources. It strengthens and sustains relationships and collaboration with education partners and stakeholders, mobilizes resources, and gives technical assistance to special programs and projects.
Position at a glance
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Position | Senior Education Program Specialist |
| Salary grade | 19 |
| Governance level | Schools Division Office |
| Unit/division | School Governance and Operations Division, Social Mobilization and Networking |
| Reports to | Education Program Supervisor |
| Positions supervised | Education Program Specialist II, PDO II |
Job summary
The Senior Education Program Specialist provides technical support in three areas:
- strengthening and sustaining relationships and collaboration with education partners and stakeholders
- mobilizing resources
- giving technical assistance to special programs and projects
The goal is to widen access to and improve the delivery of quality basic education.
Qualification standards
These are the qualifications prescribed by the CSC:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Education or its equivalent, plus completion of the academic requirements for a master’s degree relevant to the job
- Experience: 2 years of experience in education, research, development, implementation, or other relevant work
- Eligibility: RA 1080, or Career Service (Professional) appropriate eligibility for a second-level position
- Training: 8 hours of relevant training
Duties and responsibilities
The duties are grouped by key result area.
Resourcing
This area covers special programs and projects, such as the Adopt-a-School Program and funding for school-based training of teachers.
- Prepare and run advocacy campaigns that raise stakeholders’ awareness and gather resource support for basic education.
- Monitor the progress and outcomes of projects and partners to find areas for improvement and to sustain partnerships, and submit a report to the Schools Division Superintendent (SDS).
- Prepare the final draft of partnership proposals for recommendation to the SDS.
- Prepare the final draft of Memoranda of Agreement or Understanding for recommendation to the SDS.
Sustained partnerships
- Finalize write-ups and update stakeholders on the status and progress of programs and projects, to give feedback and keep their support.
- Prepare and submit a Report on Programs Supported by Stakeholders (existing and new) to the schools division management. The report covers the progress and status of each program and the resource needs of schools.
- Prepare a Final Report of Accomplishments of programs supported by stakeholders, to give feedback and keep their support.
- Monitor and ensure that policies, standards, and guidelines for outcomes-focused resource mobilization are followed. This protects the integrity and credibility of the schools division with its partners and stakeholders.
- Design the approach and method for monitoring programs and projects focused on resource mobilization, and report to management.
Research and development
- Conduct action research on the factors that lead to successful participation and provision of resources for school governance.
Technical assistance
- Give technical assistance to schools and learning centers based on their identified needs in social mobilization and in governance and operations.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the salary grade of a DepEd Senior Education Program Specialist in the SGOD?
The position is at Salary Grade 19 and is based in the Schools Division Office.
Who does the Senior Education Program Specialist report to?
The position reports to the Education Program Supervisor. It supervises the Education Program Specialist II and the PDO II.
What are the qualifications for a Senior Education Program Specialist?
Applicants need a bachelor’s degree in Education or its equivalent, plus completed academic requirements for a relevant master’s degree. They also need 2 years of relevant experience, 8 hours of relevant training, and RA 1080 or Career Service (Professional) second-level eligibility.
What are the key result areas of the position?
There are four: resourcing for special programs and projects, sustained partnerships, research and development, and technical assistance to schools and learning centers.
What kind of programs does the resourcing work cover?
It covers special programs and projects such as the Adopt-a-School Program and funding for school-based training of teachers. The specialist prepares advocacy campaigns, partnership proposals, and draft Memoranda of Agreement or Understanding for the SDS.
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