Education Officer (Humanitarian Coordination), NOA, TA, Cairo, Egypt - Nationals only (Internals and Externals)

Contract

This is a NO-1 contract. This kind of contract is known as National Professional Officers. It is normally only for nationals. It's a staff contract. More about NO-1 contracts.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

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, Care.

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. UNICEF work in Egypt is also focused on promoting sustainable development with multidimensional equity for children, embodying the fair chance for every child principle. In line with national priorities, UNICEF work in Egypt focuses on Early Childhood Development bridging the first 1000 days through the first years of formal education, as a key means by which multiple threats to children may be addressed through cross-sectoral linkages. The expected results of UNICEF’s work in Egypt will contribute to national efforts and priorities and the 2030 National Sustainable Development Strategy; as well as the United Nations Partnership for Development Framework.

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Education Specialist (Level 3), the Education Officer supports the humanitarian coordination and management of the COVID-19 education response in Egypt. The Education Officer provides technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the new ECHO project.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

Support to programme development and planning by rsearching and analyzing regional and national political, health, social and economic development trends. Collect, analyze, verify, and synthesize information to facilitate programme development, design and preparation.

Contribute to the development/establishment of sectoral programme. Provide technical and administrative support throughout all stages of programming processes. Prepare required documentations and materials to facilitate the programme review and approval process.

Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results through working closely and collaboratively with internal colleagues and partners. Working on reports to alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level intervention and/or decisions. Monitor and report on the use of sectoral programme resources. Report on issues identified to ensure timely resolution by management/stakeholders.

Technical and operational support to programme implementation by undertaking field visits and surveys and share information with stakeholders to assess progress. Providing technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners on the application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices on water, sanitation, hygiene and related issues to support programme implementation, operations and delivery of results.

Networking and partnership building through building and sustaining effective close working partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders, as well as drafting communication and information materials for CO programme advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnerships and alliances, and support fund raising for education programmes.

Research information on potential donors and prepare resource mobilization materials and briefs.

Apply innovative approaches and promote good practices, as well as Researching, benchmark and report on best and cutting-edge practices for development planning of knowledge products and systems.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

- A university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, psychology, sociology, or another relevant technical field.

-A minimum of one year of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education is required.

- Experience working with refugees and migrants is required.

-Fluency in English and Arabic is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

Core Competencies: Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness , Works Collaboratively with others, Builds and Maintains Partnerships, Innovates and Embraces Change, Thinks and Acts Strategically, Drive to achieve impactful results, Manages ambiguity and complexity.

View our competency framework here.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.

Remarks:

This VA is open to all Internal staff and Externals

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

“UNICEF only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/”.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.