Deadline: 04 October, 2021

Location: Tunis, Tunisia

United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has opened applications for the role of Education Officer.

Across 190 countries and territories, UNICEF works for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the preparation and updating of the situation analysis for the development, design and management of education-related programmes/projects
• Research and report on development trends (economic, social, health, etc.) and provide data for use in programme development, management, monitoring, evaluation and delivery of results
• Contribute to the development and establishment of sectoral programme goals, objectives and strategies and results-based planning through research, collection, analysis and reporting of education and other related information for development planning and goalsetting
• Provide technical and administrative support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing and administering a variety of technical programme transactions, preparing materials and documentation, and complying with organisational processes and management systems, to support programme planning, results-based planning and monitoring and evaluation of results
• Work closely and collaboratively with internal colleagues and partners to collect, analyse and share information on implementation issues
• Suggest solutions on routine programme implementation and submit reports to alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level intervention and/or decisions
• Keep record of reports and assessments for easy reference and/or to capture and institutionalise lessons learnt
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other counterparts and prepare minutes/reports on results for follow-up action by higher management and other stakeholders
• Monitor and report on the use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verify compliance with approved allocation, organisational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity
• Report on issues identified to ensure timely resolution by management/stakeholders
• Follow up on unresolved issues to ensure resolution
• Prepare draft inputs for programme/donor reporting
• Undertake field visits and surveys and share information with stakeholders to assess progress and refer to relevant officials for resolution
• Report on critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems for timely action to achieve results
• Provide technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors on the application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices on education-related issues to support programme implementation, operations and delivery of results
• Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate programme implementation and build capacity of stakeholders to achieve and sustain results on education programmes
• Draft communication and information materials for country office programme advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnerships and alliances, and support fundraising for education programmes
• Participate in appropriate interagency meetings and events on programming to collaborate with interagency partners on UNDAF operational planning and preparation of education programmes/projects and to integrate and harmonise UNICEF’s position and strategies with the UNDAF development and planning process
• Research information on potential donors and prepare resource mobilisation materials and briefs for fundraising and partnership development purposes
• Contribute to identifying, capturing, synthesising, and sharing lessons learnt for knowledge development and capacity development of stakeholders
• Apply innovative approaches and promote good practice to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable programme results
• Research and report on best and cutting-edge practices for development planning of knowledge products and systems
• Participate as a resource person in capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders

Requirements

• University degree in Education, Psychology, Sociology, or a related field
• Two years, minimum, of professional experience in programme planning, management
• Experience working in a developing country is an asset
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organisation is an asset
• Fluency in French and English
• Knowledge of Arabic is an asset

To apply and for more information, click here.

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