Education Specialist

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Job Description

Under the guidance and general supervision of the Chief, Education (Level 4), the Specialist supports the development and preparation of the Education programmes and is responsible for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting the progress of education programmes/projects within the country programme. The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of results on education programmes/projects to improve learning outcomes and equitable and inclusive education, especially for children who are marginalized, disadvantaged and excluded in society.

The Specialist contributes to achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance, and accountability framework.

The summary of your key functions and accountabilities will be:

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:

An advanced university degree (Master or higher) in one of the following fields is required: education, economics, psychology, sociology, or another relevant technical field.
A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
A minimum of five years of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education is required.
Experience working in a developing and/or emergency country is considered as an asset.
Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
Fluency in French is required and working knowledge of English are required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset

Technical competencies

Technical competencies must be demonstrated in the following areas:

Understanding of the overall global development context,
Knowledge of global developments in education
Ability to support policy dialogue:
Education sector planning knowledge/ability,
Education and policy sector analysis capacity,
Programme management in education,
Ability to support engagement with partners
Understanding of gender and inequity issues
Knowledge/experience in education in emergency response

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/570326

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