SWAp Liaison Support Officer

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Mission and objectives

UNICEF promotes the rights and wellbeing of every child, in everything we do. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.
In all of its work, UNICEF takes a life-cycle based approach, recognizing the particular importance of early childhood development and adolescence. UNICEF programmes focus on the most disadvantaged children, including those living in fragile contexts, those with disabilities, those who are affected by rapid urbanization and those affected by environmental degradation.
UNICEF was created with a distinct purpose in mind: to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path. We advocate for measures to give children the best start in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest foundation for a person’s future.
We promote girls’ education – ensuring that they complete primary education as a minimum – because it benefits all children, both girls and boys. Girls who are educated grow up to become better thinkers, better citizens, and better parents to their own children. We act so that all children are immunized against common childhood diseases, and are well nourished: no child should suffer or die from a preventable illness. We work to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among young people because it is right to keep them from harm and enable them to protect others. We help children and families affected by HIV/AIDS to live their lives with dignity.
We are UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund.

Context

The European Union Delegation to Nepal (EUD) represents the European Union in Nepal and presents its positions and interests to the government of Nepal with the objective of consolidating EU-Nepal relations. It works as a bridge between the EU and Nepal and communicates on the policies and developments and in particular on the European integration process. The core of the European Union’s engagement is to position EU support along with the EU values, Nepal’s development objectives, and joint global commitments while offering cooperation instruments adequate for the different phases of the graduation from the least developed country process until 2030 and beyond. The primary focal areas of cooperation are inclusive green growth, human capital development, which includes inclusive access to quality education, and good governance. The EUD is the largest grant provider to the Nepal education Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) pooled Joint Financing Arrangement to implement Nepal’s School Education Sector Plan (SESP). In addition to this, the EUD and UNICEF have initiated a joint five-year program to strengthen institutional capacity at all levels of Government to implement the SESP. The EUD further supports the strengthening of the role of Civil Society Organization in the SWAp.

Task description

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of EUD Education Focal Point or his/her designated mandated representative(s), the UNV will carry out the following responsibilities:
BIG Three Responsibilities:
1. Support EU/ UNICEF in policy dialogue in the SWAP
2. Support EU in is role of SWAP focal point from January 2025 onwards.
3. Support EU/ UNICEF in monitoring and evaluation of EU funded education projects.
Detailed Job Role
– Attend donor meetings, working groups and joint meetings with MoEST and report to EU/ UNICEF.
– Analyse and comment on guidelines and strategies.
– Prepare briefings/ analysis upon request for EU/ UNICEF.
– Monitoring of EU projects including field visits.
– Support EU/UNICEF in the coordination of provincial swaps in education.
• Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the supervisor.
Furthermore, UN Volunteers are encouraged to integrate the UN Volunteers programme mandate within their assignment and promote voluntary action through engagement with communities in the course of their work. As such, UN Volunteers should dedicate a part of their working time to some of the following suggested activities:
• Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark International Volunteer Day);
• Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
• Provide annual and end of assignment self-reports on UN Volunteer actions, results and opportunities.
• Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
• Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly arrived UN Volunteers;
• Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.
Results/expected outputs:
Through the deployment of the UNV, UNICEF and the EU envision to:
• Extend the EUD’s capacity to engage in the technical working groups, joint sector reviews and field trips, along with other technical level engagement under the Nepal Education Sector Wide Approach (SWAp)
• EU’s priorities reflected in the SWAp-related coordination and communication, including on the adaptation of the SESP into local education sector plans and budgets, within the EU priority provinces.