Early Childhood Development (ECD) Programme Specialist

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Overview

Support the implementation and monitoring of ECD interventions in Egypt.

You have:

• At the national and/or international level in Early Childhood Development, child development, public health, education, child protection, social policy, programme management, or related fields.
• Experience supporting programme planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting.
• Experience working with government institutions, development partners, academic institutions, or civil society organizations is an asset.
• Knowledge of integrated ECD approaches and child development principles is highly desirable.
• Experience in capacity building, training, stakeholder coordination, and technical support is an asset.
• Strong ability to work across teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent drafting, analytical, formulation, and reporting skills.
• Strong interpersonal and coordination skills with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Solid computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams).

Contract

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This UNV assignment is part of UNICEF Egypt's Early Childhood Development (ECD) Programme, which supports the Government of Egypt in ensuring that young children survive, thrive, and achieve their full developmental potential. The programme promotes integrated ECD interventions across health, nutrition, early learning, child protection, and parenting support systems. The ECD Programme contributes to national priorities and UNICEF's Country Programme through policy development, systems strengthening, capacity building, service delivery improvements, developmental monitoring, caregiver support, and evidence generation. UNICEF collaborates with key government partners including the Ministry of Health and Population, Ministry of Social Solidarity, Ministry of Education and

Technical Education, National Council for Childhood and Motherhood, academic institutions, civil society organizations, and development partners. The UN Volunteer will support the planning, implementation, monitoring, coordination, and reporting of ECD interventions, contributing to strengthened developmental outcomes for young children in Egypt.

Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the ECD Manager or his/her designated representative, the UNV Early Childhood Development (ECD) Programme Expert will: 1. Support the planning, implementation, and monitoring of UNICEF-supported ECD interventions and activities in accordance with annual work plans and programme objectives. 2. Contribute to the development and review of technical documents, concept notes, implementation plans, training materials, operational guidelines, and reports related to ECD programming. 3. Support coordination and engagement with government counterparts, implementing partners, academic institutions, and other stakeholders involved in ECD programming. 4. Monitor programme implementation, track progress against planned indicators and targets, and support data collection, analysis, and reporting. 5. Participate in field monitoring visits, technical missions, stakeholder consultations, and training activities to assess programme performance and identify implementation challenges. 6. Assist in documenting lessons learned, best practices, evidence generation, and knowledge products related to ECD interventions. 7. Support knowledge management activities and facilitate information sharing among UNICEF sections and external partners. 8. Assist with programme management processes including work planning, partner engagement, budget monitoring, activity tracking, and follow-up implementation. 9. Perform any other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Responsibilities:- • Support the development and refinement of the MOSS profile for ECD, ensuring alignment with national standards and programmatic priorities; • Coordinate closely with Hayat Kareema Foundation and internal UNICEF teams to strengthen collaboration and integration of ECD interventions; • Support the scaling up of the ECD centers model, including documentation of approaches, lessons learned, and replication strategies; • Work closely with two consultants to ensure timely delivery of key outputs, providing coordination, feedback, and technical inputs as needed; • Facilitate internal coordination across sections (e.g., Health, Nutrition, SBC, Education, Social Protection) to ensure integrated programming; • Contribute to the preparation of briefing materials, presentations, and concept notes related to ECD initiatives; • Support field engagement and monitoring visits linked to ECD scale-up and Hayat Kareema activities.

• Accountability • Adaptability and flexibility • Creativity • Judgement and decision-making • Planning and organising • Professionalism • Self-management

At the national and/or international level in Early Childhood Development, child development, public health, education, child protection, social policy, programme management, or related fields. • Experience supporting programme planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting. • Experience working with government institutions, development partners, academic institutions, or civil society organizations is an asset. • Knowledge of integrated ECD approaches and child development principles is highly desirable. • Experience in capacity building, training, stakeholder coordination, and technical support is an asset. • Experience working with UNICEF, the United Nations system, or other international development organizations is desirable. • Coordination Skills: Strong ability to work across teams and stakeholders, including consultants and external partners • Excellent drafting, analytical, formulation, and reporting skills. • Accuracy and professionalism in document production and editing. • Strong interpersonal and coordination skills with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders. • Ability to work inclusively and collaboratively in multicultural environments. • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines. • Solid computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams). • Experience in data management, analysis, monitoring, and reporting. • Self-motivated with the ability to work with minimum supervision. • Sound security awareness.

Cairo, Egypt is a family duty station with a wide range of services (health, education and leisure) and good living conditions. It has long been a center of the region’s political and cultural life, with high levels of tourism. Like other similar cities, Cairo offers good quality of life in terms of access to shopping centers, banks, medical services, educational facilities, cultural events, etc. The Arab Republic of Egypt has a unique geographical position in Northeast Africa, at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, on the Mediterranean and Red Sea, and its connection to Sub Saharan Africa through the Nile Valley. UN Expert Volunteer gets the following package: • Volunteer Living Allowance (around USD 2,017/Month) • Entry Lump-Sum = USD 350(one-time payment paid in EGP) • Exit Lump-Sum upon completion of contract. • Medical and life Insurance premium/Cigna (100%) and dependents policy. • Access to UNV E-Campus for training and learning including access to LinkedIn learning. Further entitlements and information available at: https://www.unv.org/volunteer-your-country-conditions-service

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