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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, Education!
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How can you make a difference?
Under the supervision of the Education Manager, as part of the Systems and Support Unit (SSU) within the Education Section in Kabul, the Education Specialist supports programme planning, coordination, monitoring and reporting between the UNICEF Kabul-based team both from education and supplies sections, and the counterpart teams at UNICEF Zonal Offices (ZOs) and Implementing Partners (IPs), roping in the education specialist (roving) or various Engineers who are being onboarded in various zonal offices of UNICEF, as necessary.
In the Education Section, school construction and rehabilitation are funded under different grants (including those from the Government of Japan, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Union, and JICA), and managed by the Education manager and Head of the Unit. Implementation of activities, monitoring of interventions and the bulk of expenditures for those programmes are decentralized to the UNICEF Zonal Offices.
The Education Specialist will ensure more efficient communication and coordination horizontally across the different units of the Kabul office to support programme planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting, but also vertically between the Kabul office and the Zonal Offices. This role includes, pro-actively working with construction unit (within Supplies section) and SSU unit (within Education section) and implementing partners both NGOs and firms to coordinate project initiation, implementation, and closure in accordance with UNICEF and donors’ requirements. The incumbent also provides coordination support for site inspection, quality assurance, and other technical activities led by the engineering firms and/or construction unit. It also requires coordination across different specialized units within UNICEF such as the gender unit as well as environmental and social safeguards specialists for example. Finally, it requires competences in grant financial management, to support Zonal Office colleagues and implementing partners.
Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
1. Programme planning, engagement and coordination with authorities
2. Programme Management, Budgeting and Reporting
3. Operational support for programme implementation, including humanitarian preparedness, and communications with ZOs and IPs for internal and external reporting
4. Networking and partnership building especially with IPs
5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
*A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical 3) Drive to achieve results for 4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and 6) Thinks and acts 7) Works collaboratively with others.
During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.
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UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply.
All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
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Deadline: Afghanistan Standard Time
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