Education Officer, (NOA), 364 Jours – Sao Tome (only national of Sao Tome)

UNICEF works in among the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived kids. To avoid wasting their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential.

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each little one, in every single place, each day, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means hand over.

For Each Youngster, a champion

UNICEF Sao Tome & Principe is trying to fill a place of TA Youngster Safety Officer NOA stage.

How are you going to make a distinction?

The elemental mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each little one, in every single place, in every little thing the group does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The fairness technique, emphasizing essentially the most deprived and excluded kids and households, interprets this dedication to kids’s rights into motion. For UNICEF, fairness implies that all kids have a possibility to outlive, develop and attain their full potential, with out discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the diploma that any little one has an unequal probability in life — in its social, political, financial, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There may be rising proof that investing within the well being, schooling and safety of a society’s most deprived residents — addressing inequity — not solely will give all kids the chance to satisfy their potential but additionally will result in sustained development and stability of nations. For this reason the give attention to fairness is so important. It accelerates progress in direction of realizing the human rights of all kids, which is the common mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Conference on the Rights of the Youngster, whereas additionally supporting the equitable improvement of countries.

Job organizational context: The Training Officer GJP is for use in a Nation Workplace (CO) the place the Training Programme is a element of the Nation Programme (or UNDAF). The Officer stories to the Chief, Training or Training Specialist who’s at Degree 3.

Objective for the job: The Training Officer stories to the Training Specialist for shut steerage and supervision. (Degree 1 is an entry skilled stage and will subsequently be usually used as a trainee stage for the aim of buying organizational data of guidelines, rules and processes to complement educational and theoretical data of the career for upward mobility to increased obligations). Incumbents at this stage should not anticipated to stay for an prolonged time period within the publish.

The Training Officer supplies skilled technical, operational and administrative help all through the programming course of for the schooling programmes/tasks by means of the appliance of theoretical and technical expertise in researching, accumulating, analyzing and presenting technical programme info whereas studying organizational guidelines, rules and procedures to assist the event and formulation of the Training Programme inside the Nation Programme.

 Abstract of key capabilities/accountabilities:

1. Help to programme improvement and planning
2. Programme administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes
3. Technical and operational assist to programme implementation
4. Networking and partnership constructing
5. Innovation, data administration and capability constructing
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7. 1.  Help to programme improvement and planning

• Analysis and analyze regional and nationwide political, well being, social and financial improvement tendencies. Gather, analyze, confirm, and synthesize info to facilitate programme improvement, design and preparation.
• Help preparation of technical stories and supply inputs for programme preparation and documentation guaranteeing accuracy, timeliness and relevancy of knowledge.
• Contribute to the event/institution of sectoral programme targets, targets, methods, and results-based planning by means of analysis, assortment, evaluation and reporting of schooling and different associated info for improvement planning and precedence and aim setting.
• Present technical and administrative assist all through all phases of programming processes by executing and administering quite a lot of technical programme transactions, getting ready supplies and documentations, and complying with organizational processes and administration techniques, to assist programme planning, outcomes based mostly planning (RBM) and monitoring and analysis of outcomes.
• Put together required documentations and supplies to facilitate the programme evaluate and approval course of.

2. Programme administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes.

 Work intently and collaboratively with inside colleagues and companions to gather, analyze and share info on implementation points.

• Counsel options on routine programme implementation and submit stories to alert applicable officers and stakeholders for higher-level intervention and/or selections. Preserve document of stories and assessments for simple reference and/or to seize and institutionalize classes discovered.
• Take part in monitoring and analysis workouts, programme evaluations and annual sectoral evaluations with authorities and different counterparts and put together minutes/stories on outcomes for comply with up motion by increased administration and different stakeholders.

 Monitor and report on the usage of sectoral programme assets (monetary, administrative and different property), confirm compliance with authorized allocation, organizational guidelines, rules/procedures and donor commitments, requirements of accountability and integrity. Report on points recognized to make sure well timed decision by administration/stakeholders. Comply with up on unresolved points to make sure decision.

 Put together draft inputs for programme/donor reporting.

3. Technical and operational assist to programme implementation

 Undertake discipline visits and surveys and share info with stakeholders to evaluate progress and discuss with related officers for decision. Report on vital points, bottlenecks and potential issues for well timed motion to realize outcomes.

 Present technical and operational assist to authorities counterparts, NGO companions, UN system companions and different nation workplace companions/donors on the appliance and understanding of UNICEF insurance policies, methods, processes and finest practices on water, sanitation, hygiene and associated points to assist programme implementation, operations and supply of outcomes.

  4. Networking and partnership constructing

 Construct and maintain efficient shut working partnerships with authorities counterparts and nationwide stakeholders by means of energetic sharing of knowledge and data to facilitate programme implementation and construct capability of stakeholders to realize and maintain outcomes on schooling programmes.

• Draft communication and data supplies for CO programme advocacy to advertise consciousness, set up partnerships and alliances, and assist fund elevating for schooling programmes.
• Take part in applicable inter-agency (UNCT) conferences and occasions on programming to collaborate with inter-agency companions on UNDAF operational planning and preparation of schooling programmes/tasks and to combine and harmonize UNICEF’s place and methods with the UNDAF improvement and planning course of.
• Analysis info on potential donors and put together useful resource mobilization supplies and briefs for fund elevating and partnership improvement functions.

5. Innovation, data administration and capability constructing

• Present assist in figuring out, capturing, synthesizing, and sharing classes discovered for data improvement and capability improvement of stakeholders.
• Apply modern approaches and promote good practices to assist the implementation and supply of concrete and sustainable programme outcomes.
• Analysis, benchmark and report on finest and leading edge practices for improvement planning of information merchandise and techniques.
• Take part as a useful resource individual in capability constructing initiatives to boost the competencies of shoppers and stakeholders.

Affect of Outcomes

 The effectivity and efficacy of assist offered by the Training Officer to programme preparation, planning and implementation, contributes to the achievement of sustainable outcomes to enhance studying outcomes and common entry to high quality, equitable and inclusive schooling. Success in schooling programmes and tasks in flip contribute to sustaining and enhancing the credibility and talent of UNICEF to supply programme companies for moms and youngsters that promotes better social equality within the nation.

 To qualify as an advocate for each little one you should have…

• A college diploma in one of many following fields is required: schooling, psychology, sociology, planning, administration and monitoring or one other related technical discipline.
• A minimal of one yr (01) {of professional} expertise in social improvement planning and administration in schooling and/different associated areas on the worldwide and/or in a creating nation is an asset.
• Expertise working in a creating nation is taken into account as an asset

• Good data of French or English is an asset in addition to a data of Portuguese.

 For each Youngster, you show…

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

UNICEF competencies required for this publish are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3) Drive to realize outcomes for influence (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.

In the course of the recruitment course of, we take a look at candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges: competency framework here.

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 family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or another private attribute.
We provide a wide range of benefits to our staff, together with paid parental depart, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and targets of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all kids. 

Remarks:

UNICEF’s energetic dedication in direction of range and inclusion is vital to ship the very best outcomes for kids. FPeople with disabilities are inspired to use.

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

All chosen candidates will endure rigorous reference and background checks and will likely be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to supply extra info to conduct a background verify.

Authorities staff which are thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking over an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the precise to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance just isn’t obtained, or needed inoculation necessities should not met, inside an inexpensive interval for any cause.

Solely shortlisted candidates will likely be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of.