Project Officer

UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - UNESCO | Consultant |
Closing: 13 Mar 2026 8 days remaining
Location: Rangoon

Overview

Provides programme implementation and monitoring support to educational projects, focusing on M&E, research, knowledge management, sector coordination, and partnership development.

Tasks Summary
  • Provide technical advice on designing and implementing M&E frameworks for educational projects.
  • Monitor and assess educational progress by tracking KPIs and project milestones.
  • Support the roll-out and implementation of the Joint Response Framework (JRF) for M&E.
  • 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 CCA, TCF, and UN Joint Programme.
  • Support coordination and quality assurance of ASER assessments and synthesis of findings.
  • Support educational research activities, focusing on literature reviews and desk research.
  • Assist in data collection for educational research.
  • Develop and maintain knowledge of strategies and plans of action among education stakeholders.
  • Integrate knowledge management into partners coordination by establishing and maintaining an online knowledge management system.
  • 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.
Experience Requirements
  • 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 a related field.
  • Mastery of monitoring and evaluation methodology (quantitative/qualitative/mixed).
Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in 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

Work Modality: On site

Remuneration:

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