MELANIE M. MENDOZA, DEM
Senior Education Program Specialist
MELANIE M. MENDOZA, DEM
Senior Education Program Specialist
Provides technical support in strengthening and sustaining relationships and collaboration of education partners and stakeholders, and mobilizing resources; and providing technical assistance to support special programs and projects towards increasing access to and enhancing the delivery of quality basic education.
MAYDA N. LAGRAN
Education Program Specialist II
Assists in providing technical support to strengthening partnerships with both internal and external educational stakeholders and respond to the needs of the schools and learning centers for the resources and capacity to implement sustainable programs and projects to enhance the delivery of quality basic education.
EDGAR H. LOTO
Project Development Officer II - DRRM
Coordinates with the NDRRM (CO and RO), Local Government, and other government agencies to implement mandated measures, programs, and projects, in Disaster and Risk Management (DRRM) to the schools division so as to prepare and mitigate the effect of disaster on the delivery of basic education.
Provides technical assistance to schools management in identifying, assessing, and reducing the risks of disaster to educational facilities, workers, and learners and dealing with environmental and other hazards that could trigger disaster.
Accountabilities
To ensure the provision of resources needed by the schools division office, schools, and learning centres, and compliance to standards towards good governance and effective operations.
Special Functions
Establish and manage a communication system to strengthen relationships with external partners and inform the public of the status and accomplishments of the schools division
Establish and nurture partnerships with internal/external stakeholders and mobilize resources to support the delivery of basic education
Establish a media network and mechanism for effective public relations
Implement policies, standards, and guidelines for outcomes-focused resource mobilization
Tap resources to fund school-based INSET, division-wide capability building activities and educational researches
Provide technical assistance to schools/LCs in the generation and mobilization of resources to carry out various programs & projects
Coordinate the implementation of special programs and projects and manage the conduct of special events
Engage all stakeholders in planning and budgeting relative to SEF (through the PSDS)
Strengthen sharing and clustering of schools and LCs and workgroups to build communities of schools/LCs, teachers, and learners within the schools division
Engage the schools division office and stakeholders (as needed) in planning, implementing, coordinating and monitoring activities related to Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM), Education in Emergencies (EiE), climate change mitigation and adaptation.