Overview
Support the development, planning, management, monitoring, and delivery of education programmes. Provide technical and operational support, and build partnerships to achieve sustainable results for children.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the preparation, design and updating of the situation analysis for education programmes.
- Formulate, design and prepare programme proposals for the sector.
- Establish specific goals, objectives, strategies and implementation plans for the sector.
- Work closely and collaboratively with internal colleagues and partners.
- Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes.
- Plan and collaborate with internal colleagues and external partners to establish monitoring benchmarks.
- Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual reviews.
- Prepare and assess monitoring and evaluation reports.
- Identify lessons learned and use knowledge gained for development planning.
- Actively monitor programmes/projects through field visits and surveys.
- Monitor and verify the optimum and appropriate use of sectoral programme resources.
- Prepare regular and mandated programme reports for management, donors and partners.
- Provide technical guidance and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and country office partners and donors.
- Arrange/coordinate availability of technical experts with Regional Office/HQ.
- Participate in education programme meetings.
- Draft policy papers, briefs and other strategic programme materials for management use.
- Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with relevant government counterparts, national stakeholders, global partners, donors, and academia.
- Prepare communication and information materials for CO programme advocacy.
- Participate and/or represent UNICEF in appropriate inter-agency (UNCT) discussions on education and related issues.
- Apply and introduce innovative approaches and good practices.
- Keep abreast, research, benchmark, and implement best practices in education management.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures.
- Organize and implement capacity building initiatives.
Required Experience
- A minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional experience in education planning, development, implementation, management, monitoring, evaluation, research and reporting is required.
- Demonstrated experience in education programme development, planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, research and reporting.
- Strong experience in education policy analysis and development, including support to sector reforms and evidence-based decision-making.
- Proven ability to develop and manage partnerships with government counterparts, donors, civil society organizations, academia and other development partners.
- Experience in resource mobilization, proposal development, donor engagement and donor reporting.
- Technical expertise in one or more of the following areas: inclusive education, early learning, education in emergencies, digital learning, or skills development programmes.
- Strong analytical skills, including experience in education sector analysis, data analysis and the use of evidence to inform programming and advocacy.
- Proven advocacy and communication skills, with the ability to influence policy and programme outcomes.
- Strong knowledge of the local education sector, policy environment, and education reform agenda.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, economics, psychology, sociology, or another relevant technical field.
