Project Officer-Readvertised

UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - UNESCO

Consultant Closes 11 Apr 2026 9 days left

Overview

Provides programme implementation and monitoring support to educational projects, focusing on system capacity and transformation grants. The role involves technical advice on M&E frameworks, data analysis, and contributing to UN initiatives.


Key Responsibilities
  • Provide technical advice to design, plan, implement educational M&E frameworks and systems.
  • Monitor and assess educational progress by tracking KPIs and project milestones.
  • Support the roll-out and implementation of the Joint Response Framework (JRF) for Monitoring, Reporting and Evaluation.
  • Contribute to capacity building among local organizations on coordination and knowledge management.
  • Assist in the evaluation of and reporting on projects and programmes.
  • Technically contribute to UN related initiatives such as Country Common Analysis (CCA), Transitional Cooperation Framework (TCF) and UN Joint Programme.
  • Support coordination and quality assurance of ASER assessments.
  • Support educational research activities, focusing on preliminary literature reviews and desk research.
  • Assist in data collection by helping with the data-gathering process.
  • Develop and maintain thorough knowledge of strategies and plans of action among education stakeholders.
  • Integrate knowledge management into partners coordination.
  • Facilitate coordination across various working groups within the education sector.
  • Support ongoing dialogue among key education partners.
  • Support resource mobilization efforts and develop alternative funding mechanisms.
  • Track submissions and coordinate donor meetings.
  • Perform additional activities as required.
Required Experience
  • Minimum of 4 years of professional experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 2 years with a Master’s degree.
  • Proven experience in gathering, and analyzing complex data to produce comprehensive, insightful analytical reports.
  • Extensive hands-on experience with Myanmar’s education landscape.
  • Extensive hands-on experience in programme and project management, monitoring and evaluation, or in a related field.
  • Mastery of monitoring and evaluation methodology (quantitative/qualitative/mixed).
Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in any of the fields of Education, Social Sciences, International Relations or related fields.

Other Details
Languages Required
Excellent knowledge of English and Myanmar (spoken and written)
Languages Preferred
• Basic knowledge of an additional language from the Asia-Pacific region will be an advantage. • Knowledge of other official UN languages (i.e. Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish) will be an advantage.
Contract Duration
Twelve (12) months with initial three (3) months probationary period and renewable based on satisfactory performance as well as availability of funds.
Work Modality
On site
Remuneration
Not specified
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