Education Officer - Tenders Global

Education Officer

United Nations Children's Fund

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
Under the supervision of  the Chief, Education or Education Specialist, you will provide professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.

To make a difference, you will perform the following key functionsaccountabilities:

  • Support to programme development and planning
  • Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
  • Technical and operational support to programme implementation
  • Networking and partnership building
  • Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have the below requirement:
Education:
  • A university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, psychology, sociology, or another relevant technical field.
Work Experience:
  • A minimum of two years of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education is required.
  • Programme development and field working experience on education in emergency is an advantage.
  • Relevant experience in a UN system agency or international organization is considered as an asset.
  • Proven track of project management in construction and rehabilitation of schools and related facilities is an advantage.
  • Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset. 
Language Proficiency:
  • Fluency in English and Arabic is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset.

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