National consultant for technical support of the selected education initiatives, Baku, Azerbaijan

The main purpose of this assignment is to provide technical, administrative and coordination support to the UNICEF Country Office, the Ministry of Science and Education and other education partners in Azerbaijan in strengthening the education practices and capacities of the national partners in the key areas of cooperation in education, including Early Childhood Education (ECE), Inclusive Education and Climate Education.

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. 

For every child, education

 How can you make a difference? 

The main purpose of this assignment is to provide technical, administrative and coordination support to the UNICEF Country Office, the Ministry of Science and Education and other education partners in Azerbaijan in strengthening the education practices and capacities of the national partners in the key areas of cooperation in education, including Early Childhood Education (ECE), Inclusive Education and Climate Education.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

– A postgraduate degree in education, social sciences or any other relevant field.

– Minimum 5 years of experience in designing and/or implementing education or training programs.

– Previous project management experience in the development sector, including professional experience in programme planning, management and/or research in education.

– Excellent English communication, writing and analytical skills;

– Excellent Azerbaijani communication, writing and analytical skills;

– Ability to work in a team with tight deadlines;

– Availability for intensive travel to the project pilot districts;

– Familiarity with UNICEF’s mission and mandate.

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

  To view our competency framework, please visit  here. 

  UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. 

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.