Education Specialist, NO-C, Fixed Term, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

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

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each youngster, in every single place, on daily basis, to construct a greater world for everybody.

And we by no means surrender.

For each youngster, Training and Care

How will you make a distinction?

Underneath the steering and basic supervision of the Chief, Training, the Specialist helps the event and preparation of the Training (or a sector of) programmes and is liable for managing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating and reporting the progress of schooling programmes/initiatives throughout the nation programme. The Specialist gives technical steering and administration help all through the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of outcomes on schooling programmes/initiatives to enhance studying outcomes and equitable and inclusive schooling, particularly for kids who’re marginalized, deprived, and excluded in society.

The Specialist contributes to achievement of outcomes based on plans, allocation, outcomes based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), in addition to UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, requirements of efficiency, and accountability framework.

Abstract of key features/accountabilities:

1. Assist to programme growth and planning

• Assist the preparation, design and updating of the scenario evaluation for the schooling programmes to make sure that present and complete knowledge on schooling points is on the market to information UNICEF’s strategic coverage, advocacy, intervention and growth efforts on schooling programmes.
• Assist supervisor set priorities, methods, design and implementation plans. Hold abreast of growth developments to boost programme administration, effectivity and supply.
• Take part in strategic programme dialogue on the planning of schooling programmes. Formulate, design and put together programme proposals for the sector, making certain 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 targets, aims, methods and implementation plans for the sector utilizing results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM). Put together required documentations for programme overview and approval.
• Work intently and collaboratively with inner 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 levels of programming processes and to make sure integration, coherence and harmonization of programmes/initiatives with different UNICEF sectors and achievement of outcomes as deliberate and allotted.

2. Programme administration, monitoring, and supply of outcomes

• Plan and collaborate with inner 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 schooling programmes.
• Take part in monitoring and analysis workout routines, 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 experiences to establish gaps, strengths and weaknesses in programme administration.
• Establish classes realized and use information gained for growth planning and well timed intervention to realize targets.
• Actively monitor programmes/initiatives by means of discipline visits and surveys, and alternate data with stakeholders to evaluate progress, establish bottlenecks and potential issues, and take well timed choices to resolve points and/or discuss with related officers for well timed decision.
• Monitor and confirm the optimum and acceptable 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, making certain well timed reporting and liquidation of assets.
• Put together common and mandated programme experiences for administration, donors and companions to maintain them knowledgeable of programme progress.

3. Technical and operational help to programme implementation

• Present technical steering and operational help to authorities counterparts, NGO companions, UN system companions and nation workplace companions and donors on interpretation, software and understanding of UNICEF insurance policies, methods, processes and greatest practices and approaches on schooling and associated points to help programme administration, implementation and supply of outcomes.
• Organize/coordinate availability of technical consultants with Regional Workplace/HQ to make sure well timed and acceptable help all through the programming course of.
• Take part in schooling programme conferences together with programme growth and contingency planning to offer technical and operational data, recommendation and help.
• Draft coverage papers, briefs and different strategic programme supplies for administration use.

4. Networking and partnership constructing

• Construct and maintain efficient shut working partnerships with related authorities counterparts, nationwide stakeholders, world companions, donors, and academia by means of energetic networking, advocacy and efficient communication to construct capability, alternate information/experience and to bolster cooperation to realize sustainable and broad outcomes on schooling programmes.
• Put together communication and knowledge supplies for CO programme advocacy to advertise consciousness, set up partnerships and help fund elevating for schooling programmes.

• Take part and/or signify UNICEF in acceptable inter-agency (UNCT) discussions on schooling and associated points to collaborate with inter-agency companions/colleagues on UNDAF planning and preparation of programmes/initiatives making certain organizational place, pursuits and priorities are absolutely thought of and built-in within the UNDAF course of in growth planning and agenda setting.

5. Innovation, information administration and capability constructing

• Apply and introduce revolutionary approaches and good practices to construct the capability of companions and stakeholders and to help the implementation and supply of concrete and sustainable programme outcomes.
• Hold abreast, analysis, benchmark, and implement greatest practices in schooling administration. Assess, institutionalize and share greatest practices and information realized.
• Contribute to the event and implementation of insurance policies and procedures to make sure optimum effectivity and efficacy of sustainable programmes and initiatives.
• Manage and implement capability constructing initiatives to boost the competencies of shoppers/stakeholders to advertise sustainable outcomes on schooling and associated programmes/initiatives.

To qualify as an advocate for each youngster you’ll have…

• A complicated college diploma in one of many following fields is required: schooling, economics, psychology, sociology, or one other related technical discipline.
  • *A bachelor’s diploma in above areas or different related discipline, mixed with 2 further years {of professional} expertise could also be accepted in lieu of a sophisticated college diploma.
• A minimal of 5 years {of professional} expertise in programme planning, administration, and/or analysis in schooling is required.
• Expertise working in a creating nation is taken into account as an asset.
• Related expertise in a UN system company or group is taken into account as an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Information of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese language, French, Russian or Spanish) or an area language is an asset.

For each Little one, you exhibit…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, 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 submit are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (3) Drive to realize outcomes for impression (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others (8) Nurtures, Leads and Manages Folks 

In the course of the recruitment course of, we check candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its totally different ranges: competency framework here.

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our world workforce should replicate the variety of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender id, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or every other 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 aims 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 youngsters.  All chosen candidates will, due to this fact, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and will likely 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 offer further data to conduct a background verify.

Remarks:

*The aim of this re-advertisement is to develop the pool of candidates. Candidates who’ve already utilized, don’t must reapply, as their earlier functions will proceed to be thought of as part of the recruitment course of.

UNICEF’s energetic dedication in the direction of range and inclusion is essential to ship the very best outcomes for kids. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine 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). Authorities staff which are thought of for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities earlier than taking over an task with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the proper to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is just not obtained, or mandatory inoculation necessities should not met, inside an affordable interval for any motive.

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

Please word that it is a non-family responsibility station. The profitable candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be out there to begin work inside 31 days of receiving a suggestion.