Overview
The Education Specialist supports the development, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of education programmes to improve learning outcomes and equitable education, especially for marginalized children. The role involves providing technical guidance and management support throughout programming processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the development and preparation of Education programmes.
- Manage, implement, monitor, evaluate, and report on the progress of education programmes/projects.
- Provide technical guidance and management support throughout programming processes.
- Facilitate the administration and achievement of results on education programmes/projects.
- Apply differentiated strategies to education programming in an upstream context.
- Contribute to the achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results-based-management approaches, and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans.
Required Experience
- At least 5 years of relevant work experience in Education, Planning, Programme Management, Research, Result based Management, Policy Dialogue, Policy advocacy.
- Experience in translating education analytical evidence into policy dialogue, and knowledge products for governments and partners.
- Proven experience of drafting high quality education analytical papers, policy briefs, programme documents, reports and donor proposals.
- Experience of influencing and advocating effectively in education priorities with senior levels of government.
- Experience of working on convergent approaches (e.g. Social Policy, Child Protection, Nutrition, Health, WASH).
- Working with senior stakeholders and partners Data evidence policy and advocacy.
- Experience of leveraging partnerships and financing in support of scaling programmes is desirable.
- Experience in related programme/project development in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
- Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.
- EiE experience is an asset.
Qualifications
• Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Education, Economics, Psychology and any other related fields.
