Schooling Specialist (System Strengthening)

Job no: 571983
Contract kind: Momentary Appointment
Obligation Station: Addis Ababa
Stage: NO-4
Location: Ethiopia
Classes: Schooling

UNICEF works in over 190 nations and territories to avoid wasting kids’s lives, defend their rights, and assist them fulfill their potential, from early childhood by means of adolescence.

At UNICEF, we’re dedicated, passionate, and happy with what we do. Selling the rights of each youngster isn’t just a job – it’s a calling.

UNICEF is a spot the place careers are constructed: we provide our workers numerous alternatives for private {and professional} growth that may assist them develop a satisfying profession whereas delivering on a rewarding mission. We delight ourselves on a tradition that helps workers thrive, coupled with a gorgeous compensation and benefits bundle.

Go to our web site to study extra about what we do at UNICEF.

For each youngster, education

Ethiopia is located within the Horn of Africa and is the second most populous nation on the continent with an estimated inhabitants of 115 million. It borders six African nations: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan, and covers 1,104,300 sq. kilometers. Roughly 85 p.c of the inhabitants lives in rural areas. Ethiopia represents a melting pot of historical cultures with Center Jap and African cultures evident within the non secular, ethnic, and language composition of its folks.

Over the previous two years, kids and their households throughout Ethiopia confronted a number of and complicated emergencies, such because the battle within the northern Ethiopia and the drought, which resulted in thousands and thousands of individuals in want of pressing humanitarian help. UNICEF has programmes in Youngster Safety, WASH, Well being, Vitamin, Social Coverage, and Schooling and serves over 15 million kids in Ethiopia. Be part of UNICEF Ethiopia to contribute to enhancing the lives of kids and girls.

How will you make a distinction? 

Roles and tasks:

1. Administration and advisory help to the Chief
   • Present recommendation to the Chief in establishing the annual work plan, together with growing methods, figuring out priorities, and efficiency measurements.
   • Coordinate work progress monitoring and guarantee outcomes are achieved in line with schedule and efficiency requirements, and report back to Chief crucial points for well timed motion.
   • Present technical help and recommendation to colleagues within the part on all facets of programming and implementation to allow them to realize efficiency goals.
   • Carry out the total duties of the Chief in his/her absence
2. Programme growth and planning
   • Advise the Chief on the preparation, design and updating of the scenario evaluation for the education programmes to make sure that present and complete information on education points is obtainable to information UNICEF’s strategic coverage, advocacy, intervention and growth efforts on education programmes.
   • Advise the Chief in setting priorities, methods, design and implementation plans. Preserve abreast of growth tendencies to reinforce programme management, effectivity and supply.
   • Take part in strategic programme dialogue on the planning of education programmes. Formulate, design and put together programme proposals for the sector, guaranteeing alignment with UNICEF’s Strategic Plans and Nation Programme and coherence/integration with the UN Growth Help Framework (UNDAF), regional methods and nationwide priorities, plans and competencies.
   • Set up particular objectives, goals, methods and implementation plans for the sector utilizing results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM). Put together required documentations for programme assessment and approval.
   • Work carefully and collaboratively with inside colleagues and companions to debate methods and methodologies, and to find out nationwide priorities to make sure the achievement of concrete and sustainable outcomes.
   • Present technical and operational help all through all phases of programming processes and to make sure integration, coherence and harmonization of programmes/tasks with different UNICEF sectors and achievement of outcomes as deliberate and allotted.
3. Programme management, monitoring and quality control of outcomes
   • Plan and collaborate with inside colleagues and exterior companions to determine monitoring benchmarks, efficiency indicators and different UNICEF/UN system indicators to evaluate/strengthen efficiency accountability, coherence and supply of concrete and sustainable outcomes for the assigned sector on education programmes.
   • Take part in monitoring and analysis workouts, programme evaluations and annual evaluations with the federal government and different counterparts to evaluate progress and to find out required motion/interventions to realize outcomes.
   • Put together and assess monitoring and analysis stories to establish gaps, strengths and weaknesses in programme management.
   • Determine classes discovered and use information gained for growth planning and well timed intervention to realize objectives.
   • Actively monitor programmes/tasks by means of area visits and surveys, and trade info with stakeholders to evaluate progress, establish bottlenecks and potential issues, and take well timed selections to resolve points and/or confer with related officers for well timed decision.
   • Handle the optimum and applicable use of sectoral programme assets (monetary, administrative and different property) confirming compliance with organizational guidelines, laws/procedures and donor commitments, requirements of accountability and integrity, guaranteeing well timed reporting and liquidation of assets.
   • Put together common and mandated programme stories for management, donors and companions to maintain them knowledgeable of programme progress.
4. Advisory providers and technical support
   • Present technical recommendation to key authorities officers, NGO’s, UN system and different nation workplace companions on insurance policies, methods, finest practices and approaches on education and different associated points to help programme growth planning, implementation and supply of outcomes.
   • Coordinate and make sure the availability of technical specialists (with Regional Workplace/HQ) to make sure well timed help all through all phases of programming.
   • Take part in strategic discussions to affect coverage and agenda setting for combating poverty and all types of discrimination towards girls/kids by advising on and advocating methods and approaches to advertise common entry to high quality, equitable and inclusive education for youngsters within the nation.
   • Put together coverage papers, briefs and different strategic programme supplies for management use, info and consideration.
   • Take part in nation discussions on education emergency preparedness, programming and contingency planning to make sure proactive and applicable responses are in place to satisfy the onset of emergencies nationally or different designated places.
5. Advocacy, networking and partnership building
   • Construct and strengthen strategic partnerships by means of networking and advocacy with native/nationwide governments, UN system company companions, donors, internationally acknowledged establishments, NGOs, funding organizations, research institutes and personal sector to bolster cooperation and/or pursue alternatives to advertise objectives and obtain sustainable and broad outcomes on education.
   • Put together communication methods and implementation plans and actions for optimum communication impression and outreach to advertise consciousness, set up partnership/alliances for sustainable outcomes and help fund elevating for UNICEF Nation Workplace education programmes and emergency interventions.
   • Take part and/or characterize UNICEF in inter-agency (UNCT) discussions and planningon education and associated points to make sure organizational place, pursuits and priorities are totally thought of and built-in within the UNDAF course of in growth planning and agenda setting. Collaborate with inter-agency companions/colleagues on UNDAF planning and preparation of programmes/tasks together with emergency preparedness.
6. Innovation, information management and capability building
   • Promote crucial considering, revolutionary approaches and good practices for sustainable education programme initiatives by means of advocacy and technical advisory providers.
   • Preserve abreast, research, benchmark, introduce and implement finest and cutting-edge practices on education management and data methods. Institutionalize and disseminate finest practices and information discovered.
   • Contribute to the event of insurance policies and procedures and introduce innovation and finest practices to make sure optimum effectivity and efficacy of sustainable programmes and tasks.
   • Arrange, plan and implement capability building initiatives to reinforce the competencies of stakeholders to advertise sustainable outcomes on education associated programme s/tasks.

To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you should have…

The next minimal necessities:

• Schooling:  A complicated college diploma in one of many following fields is required: education, economics, psychology, sociology or one other related technical area.
• Work Expertise: A minimal of eight years {of professional} expertise in programme planning, management, and/or research in education is required. Expertise working in a growing nation is taken into account as an asset. Related expertise in a UN system company or group is taken into account as an asset. Familiarity/ background with emergency is taken into account as an asset.
• Language Necessities: Fluency in English is required. Data of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) or an area language is an asset.

For each Youngster, you reveal…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin the whole lot we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Constitution: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this publish are…

1. Nurtures, Leads and Manages Folks (2)
2. Demonstrates Self Consciousness and Moral Consciousness (2)
3. Works Collaboratively with others (2)
4. Builds and Maintains Partnerships (2)
5. Innovates and Embraces Change (2)
6. Thinks and Acts Strategically (2)
7. Drive to realize impactful outcomes (2)
8. Manages ambiguity and complexity (2)

Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our world workforce should replicate the variety of these kids. The UNICEF household is dedicated to incorporate everybody, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or some other private attribute.

We provide a big selection of advantages to our workers, together with paid parental go away, day off for breastfeeding functions, and cheap lodging for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.

UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to kids (individuals beneath 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to selling the safety and safeguarding of all kids. All chosen candidates will endure rigorous reference and background checks and shall be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply further info to conduct a background verify.

UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the responsibility station is required for IP positions and shall be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may additionally be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Must you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both have to be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. In any other case, the choice shall be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Constitution of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the workers is the need of securing the best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF’s lively dedication to diversity and inclusion is crucial to ship the perfect outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate females and individuals with incapacity are inspired to use.

Authorities workers who’re thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking over an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the proper to withdraw a proposal of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance shouldn’t be obtained, or obligatory inoculation necessities should not met, inside an affordable interval for any cause. 

UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing charge at any stage of its recruitment, choice, and hiring processes (i.e., utility stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and coaching). UNICEF is not going to ask for candidates’ checking account info.

All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates shall be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. An inside candidate performing on the stage of the publish within the related practical space, or an inside/exterior candidate within the corresponding Expertise Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the publish, with out evaluation of different candidates.

CO/ HQ particular: visa residence necessities: i.e.: UNICEF shall not facilitate the issuance of a visa and dealing authorization for candidates into account for positions on the nationwide officer and normal service class.

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Marketed: 15 Might 2024 E. Africa Normal Time
Deadline: 22 Might 2024 E. Africa Normal Time