Education Specialist

<!–

Description

–>

• Provide technical assistance and advice to colleagues in the section on all aspects of programming and implementation to enable them to achieve performance objectives, in the context of Learning Passport deployment and scale-up.
• Work closely and collaboratively with internal and external colleagues and partners to discuss strategies and methodologies and to determine national priorities/competencies to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results.
• Aid in the development of country-level programme implementation plans and activities, leveraging best practices and leading technical approaches, in coordination with Country Office teams, partners, and governments.
• Help supervisor set priorities, strategies, design, and implementation plans. Keep abreast of development trends to enhance programme management, efficiency, and delivery.
• Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes and ensure integration, coherence, and harmonization of programmes/projects with other UNICEF sectors and achievement of results as planned and allocated.

• Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, program reviews, and annual reviews with government and other counterparts to assess progress and to determine required action/interventions to achieve results. Provide guidance on programmatic and technical data.
• Prepare/assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths/weaknesses in program and management, identify lessons learned, and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely interventions.
• Plan and collaborate with internal colleagues and external partners to establish monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators, and other UNICEF/UN system indicators to assess/strengthen performance accountability, coherence, and delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the assigned sector of education programmes.

• Provide technical guidance and operational support to country office partners/donors on interpretation, application, and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes best practices, and approaches to education and related issues to support program management, implementation, and delivery of results.
• Arrange/coordinate availability of technical experts with Regional Office/HQ to ensure timely/appropriate support throughout the programming/projects process, particularly in the context of Learning Passport deployment and scale-up.
• Participate in education program meetings including program development and contingency planning to provide technical and operational information, advice, and support.
• Draft policy papers, briefs, and other strategic program materials for management use, information, and/or consideration.
• Support the ongoing rollout of Learning Passport platforms in SAR within the contexts of Education, Adolescents and Development, and Generation Unlimited (GenU) and participate in regular calls with the global Learning Passport team.
• Troubleshoot technical, platform-level hardware, and software issues with country teams and in coordination with the global Learning Passport team and engineering resources.

• Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with relevant counterparts and global partners/allies/donors/academia through active networking, advocacy, and effective communication to build capacity, exchange knowledge/expertise, and reinforce cooperation to achieve sustainable and broad results on education programs.
• Prepare communication and information materials for CO program advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnerships/alliances, and support fundraising for education programs.

• Apply and introduce innovative approaches and good practices to build the capacity of partners and stakeholders and to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable programme results.
• Keep abreast, research, benchmark, and implement best practices in education management. Assess, institutionalize, and share best practices and knowledge learned.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programmes and projects.
• Organize and implement capacity-building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders to promote sustainable results in education and related programmes/projects.

• An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, information technology, engineering, social sciences, or another relevant field.

• A minimum of five years of professional experience in Technology for Development (T4D) and/or information system development, including mobile and web-based applications, with the manifested capacity to manage programmes involving many stakeholders.
• Experience in digital learning design.
• Experience managing user-driven design processes for UX/UI.
• Proven training and capacity-building skills for a range of stakeholders.
• Good technical understanding and familiarity with information management systems.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience in teaching with technology/blended learning is considered an asset.
• Experience in digital content creation is considered an asset.
• Experience working in a developing country is considered an asset.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.

• Fluency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

<!—

<!–

–>