UNICEF recruits 01 Education Specialist (Quality Primary), P3
Education Specialist (Quality Primary), P3, Lilongwe, Malawi
Job Number: 521954 | Vacancy Link
Locations: Africa: Malawi
Work Type : Fixed Term Appointment
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, an education
The overall goal of the UNICEF Malawi Country Programme of Cooperation, 2019-2023, is to contribute to the Government of Malawi’s efforts to implement and decentralize policies related to children, focusing on the most disadvantaged and deprived, to have their rights progressively respected and fulfilled so they can survive, grow and develop to their full potential in an inclusive and protective society. The country programme is aligned with country and UNICEF regional and global priorities and expected to contribute to the Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS) III, 2018-2022, and the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), 2019-2023, while concurrently working toward the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Three pillars have been envisioned to comprise the new country programme that are supportive of a rights-based, equity-focused and life-cycle approach, including (1) Early childhood (ECD), aged 0-5, with a focus on the first 1,000 days; (2) School-aged children, aged 6 up to 18, with a focus on young adolescents, aged 10-14; and (3) Child-friendly, resilient communities that support an enabling environment for the realization of the goals of the other two pillars encompassing the full life cycle of childhood. While some strategic interventions will be at scale, the country programme will predominantly concentrate on the convergence and integration of strategic interventions around the interrelated pillars in a core set of districts and traditional authorities, selected using various criteria, including multi-dimensional child poverty
How can you make a difference?
The Education Specialist contributes to achievement of results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches/methodology and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework. In addition to managing the Primary school output, the specialist will contribute to the Pillar integrated priorities and will be responsible for:
Support to programs/projects development and planning
Program management, monitoring and delivery of results
Technical and operational support to program implementation
Networking and partnership building
Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
For further details, the job description is attached herewith for your perusal
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Advanced University Degree in education, economics, psychology, sociology or other social science field is required.
A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in social development planning and management in education and related areas at the international level, some of which preferably in a developing country is required. Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
View our competency framework at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
Remarks:
Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Closing Date Mon May 20 2019 16:00:00 GMT+0100 (Afr. centrale Ouest)