Education Specialist - Tenders Global

Education Specialist

United Nations Children's Fund

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In Burundi, UNICEF has a very diverse portfolio of responsibilities but all with the same objective which is to assist the Government and other stakeholders to fulfill children’s economic, social, cultural, political, and civil rights. The UNICEF country program in Burundi aims to improve the lives of children and women in the following key areas: Child and maternal health, Nutrition, Education, Child Protection, Water, sanitation and hygiene, Social policy and advocacy, Adolescent empowerment and community resilience, and Humanitarian response.
Under the supervision of the Chief Education, the incumbent will be Supporting the European Union Programme through planning, implementation and monitoring, and evaluation of activities with the following main responsibilities:
  • Support to Programme development and planning.
  • Program 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:
  • An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, economics, psychology, sociology, or another relevant technical field.
  • A minimum of five years of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education is required.
  • Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset;
  • Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset;
  • Fluency in French and English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

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