Education Programme Officer

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Description

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• Contribute to the analysis and design of education programs by researching and reporting on developing trends for informed program development and management.
• Provide technical and administrative support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing and administering a variety of programme transactions, preparing materials and documentations.
• Suggest solutions on routine programme implementation and alert supervisor for higher-level intervention and/or decisions.
• Prepare draft inputs for programme/donor reporting, and talking points and briefings for meetings and other occasions.
• Participate in the relevant meetings with the Ministry of Education and Science and other key stakeholders as well as relevant technical groups.
• Contribute to identifying, capturing, synthesizing, and sharing lessons learned for knowledge development and capacity development of stakeholders.
• Support with informal translation and interpretation from Ukrainian to English and vice versa.
• Develop and maintain project databases and assist with the dissemination of key information with UNESCO’s partners.
• Undertake other tasks as deemed relevant by the direct supervisor and/or UNESCO Education management.

• Education program design and implementation is enhanced.
• Education program administration is efficient.
• Reporting is accurate, reflecting program progress and achievements, bottlenecks and proposed areas of improvement
• Stakeholders are engaged, actively contribute to the education programme design and implementation
• Communication support is effective through high quality translation and interpretation
• Education Programme database management and information dissemination systems are established and functional.
• Tasks deemed relevant by the direct supervisor and/or UNESCO Education management undertaken.

• Completed university in the area of education, psychology or other social sciences discipline.

• A minimum of four years of work experience in supporting implementation of education-related programmes, preferably with international/multilateral organization(s) present in Kyiv.

• Familiarity with UN/UNESCO’s mandate and programme in Ukraine
• Knowledge of national education priorities and the UN system’s work in Ukraine
• Ability to manage information objectively, accurately, and confidentially.
• Flexibility and adaptability to work schedules and priorities according to workload, emergencies, and deadlines.
• Proven ability to design, work and execute tasks independently with thoroughness, care, and method.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively in a team and in a multicultural environment.
• Very good IT skills (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Intranet, Internet, etc.).

• Excellent knowledge (written and spoken) of English and Ukrainian.

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