International – Senior Education Consultant, Foundational Learning based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (For non-Ethiopian nationals only)

UNICEF works in a few of the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived kids. To save lots of their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential. 

Throughout 190 international locations and territories, we work for each little one, all over the place, day-after-day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means hand over. 

For each little one, Schooling

Ethiopia is located within the Horn of Africa and is the second most populous nation on the continent with an estimated inhabitants of 115 million. It borders six African international locations: Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan, and covers 1,104,300 sq. kilometers. Roughly 85 % of the inhabitants lives in rural areas. Ethiopia represents a melting pot of historical cultures with Center Jap and African cultures evident within the non secular, ethnic, and language composition of its individuals.

Over the previous two years, kids and their households throughout Ethiopia confronted a number of and sophisticated emergencies, such because the battle within the northern Ethiopia and the drought, which resulted in hundreds of thousands of individuals in want of pressing humanitarian help. UNICEF has programmes in Little one Safety, WASH, Well being, Vitamin, Social Coverage, and Schooling and serves over 15 million kids in Ethiopia. Be part of UNICEF Ethiopia to contribute to bettering the lives of youngsters and ladies.

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How are you going to make a distinction? 

Goal:

The Senior Schooling Advisor, Foundational Studying will work underneath the Operational Supervision of the Head of Schooling Division ESTI, African Union Fee, and steering of the UNICEF Consultant to the African Union and UNECA. His/her operate is to supply recommendation and technical help to Division of Schooling, Science, Know-how, and Innovation (ESTI) in the direction of integration of FLN in CESA 16-25, and efficient funding of AU Member States in foundational studying and numeracy, main to extend acquisition of fine studying outcomes, and discount of studying poverty.

Key capabilities, accountabilities, and associated duties/duties

1. In coordination with World Coalition, UNESCO GEMR, PAL, ADEA and different key companions to the AUC, lead the design of an FLN technique as a part of the Continental Schooling Technique for Africa (CESA 2016-2025) presently underneath overview and an accompanying roadmap and advocacy marketing campaign technique
2. Design tangible packages in FLN to handle the literacy and numeracy outcomes and display them in at the very least every area in Africa
3. Work with the Schooling Division, ESTI to develop a Coverage Guideline and instruments for AU Member States on foundational Studying. Arrange AU coverage advocacy occasions to lift consciousness and generate actions to advance FLN in AU member States, and work with the AUC to mobilize AU Member States to translate FLN commitments into motion
4. Advise on efficient mainstreaming of FLN throughout all AU schooling portfolio, Women Schooling, TVET, and early studying
5. Be a part of the delegation to characterize the AU in numerous FLN platforms and occasions on the continent and past, draft related report for implementation and undertake another project associated to the schooling portfolio as deemed acceptable by the Head of Schooling Division, Division of Schooling, Science, Know-how, and Innovation, AUC.
6. Facilitate FLN Advocacy Hub and different companions to make sure an aligned strategy to FLN throughout the AU 12 months of Schooling and promote international locations with promising FNL practices for profiling and cross studying  
7. Generate, keep, and disseminate information and information on implementation of FLN in AU Member States (Statistics dashboard, case research, analysis papers and facilitate in convening information pushed choice making
8. Arrange capability constructing occasions for AU Member States on FLN together with webinars, workshops, trade visits and observe impression introduced by the capability constructing

Output # (3 budgeted outputs and 1 output not budgeted)	Deliverables	Indicative timeframe (particulars within the AWP)
2-day FLN convention	Improvement of the convention idea be aware with inputs from the World Coalition for Foundational Studying Supply of the 2-day FLN convention attended by at the very least 75 members from AU member states Manufacturing and dissemination of the convention final result doc	Till 30th November 2024
FLN advocacy aspect occasions on the margins of AU occasions	Facet-events or briefing periods on FLN organized throughout the next AU occasions: the 37th AU Summit, STC on ESTI, Mid-year Coordination Assembly, Africa Day of Faculty feeding and PRC conferences. Name to motion produced after every assembly asking Member states to take concrete commitments for FLN like elevated funding, lecturers, recruitment, and coaching. Scenario evaluation on FLN in AU Member States, advocacy efforts and comply with up motion intensified in synergy with Studying Coalition.	Till 30th November 2024
Associate networking assembly for synergy in FLN approaches	ToR for the CESA Cluster on FLN and advocate for its institutionalization with the CESA cluster framework Mapping of FLN companions throughout the 5 areas of the AU Maintain 1 companion community assembly to advertise synergy in FLN approaches to showcase impactful practices, sharing information and know-how	October 2024
Data merchandise on FLN (Circuitously linked to the grant finances)	Detailed annual workplan endorsed by the ESTI Division Evaluation of FLN in CESA and different AU coverage doc together with key suggestions for ESTI Division     AU Technique on FLN as a subset of the Continental Schooling Technique 2016-2025 is produced and endorsed by the STC on ESTI A compendium of impactful and purposeful approaches on FLN in Africa is produced and disseminated to AU member states A monitoring dashboard on AU member states commitments to FLN produced	15 days after taking workplace   30th Nov 2024

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Please be aware that purposes submitted with no price price will be aware be thought-about.

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

• A complicated college diploma (Grasp’s or larger) in  Schooling, Economics, Social Sciences, or one other related technical subject
• A minimal of 8 [Eight] years of related skilled expertise in Schooling Coverage and Program planning at a continental context.
• Prior expertise working with the African Union or another African continental group in a substantial benefit,
• Observe information in scientific analysis in Schooling sector or one other social science subject particularly in foundational studying in an important asset
• Creating nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency is taken into account an asset. 
• Fluency in English is required. Data 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 display… 

UNICEF’s Core Values of

• Care
• Respect
• Integrity
• Belief
• Accountability
• Sustainability

 UNICEF competencies required for this put up are…

• Builds and maintains Partnerships (Stage 1)
• Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness (Stage 1)
• Drive to attain outcomes for impression (Stage 1)
• Innovates and embraces change (Stage 1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (Stage 1)
• Thinks and acts strategically (Stage 1)
• Works collaboratively with others (Stage 1)

To view our competency framework, please go to  here. 

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived kids and our international workforce should replicate the variety of these kids. 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 another private attribute. For this place, eligible and appropriate certified feminine candidates are inspired to use.

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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 additionally adheres to strict little one safeguarding rules. All chosen candidates will probably be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules and can subsequently bear rigorous reference and background checks. 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. 

 

Remarks:  

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

People engaged underneath a consultancy or particular person contract is not going to be thought-about “employees members” underneath the Workers Laws and Guidelines of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages supplied therein (akin to go away entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their situations of service will probably be ruled by their contract and the Normal Situations of Contracts for the Providers of Consultants and Particular person Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are answerable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the fee of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with native or different relevant legal guidelines. 

The chosen candidate is solely accountable to make sure that the visa (relevant) and medical health insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for your entire interval of the contract. Chosen candidates are topic to affirmation of fully-vaccinated standing in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Well being Group (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which have to be met previous to taking over the project. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and will not be anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply places or instantly work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out capabilities for UNICEF throughout their consultancy contracts.