Education Officer (Learning Recovery) - (UNOPS Individual Contractor Agreement - Level 6), Beirut, Lebanon

Consultant Teaching & Training

Overview

Provide technical support for teaching and learning interventions in education programs.

You have:

• Advanced university degree in Education, Psychology, Sociology, Economics, or relevant social science fields is required.
• Bachelor's degree + 2 years of experience can replace an Advanced University degree.
• At least 6 years of relevant professional experience in education programme design and implementation, including non-formal education.
• Demonstrated experience in curriculum development, learning assessment, and teacher training.
• Experience with learning recovery programmes is an asset.
• Strong analytical, coordination, and writing skills.
• Familiarity with UNICEF programming and education in emergencies contexts is desirable.
• Strong knowledge of MS office suite and advanced knowledge in excel and database.
• Ability to present information in understandable tables, charts and graphs.
• Fluency in Arabic and English is required. Knowledge of French or any other UN language is considered an asset.

Contract

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UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, the right to Education

UNICEF is committed to promoting access to quality and inclusive education for all children in Lebanon through evidence-based policy support and comprehensive programmes. It implements large-scale formal and non-formal education programmes aimed at enhancing inclusion, expanding access and improving learning outcomes, with a focus on the most vulnerable children. The Transition and Resilience Education Fund (TREF) is a joint Ministry of Education and Higher Education/UNICEF aid modality that supports implementation of the MEHE General Education Plan through design and implementation of flagship programmes designed to improve access to quality and inclusive education, across Formal Education and Multiple Flexible Pathways for Out of School Children. Under the guidance and general supervision of the Education Specialist (Quality & Inclusion) , the Education Officer (Quality) will provide technical support for Teaching and Learning across Formal Education and Multiple Flexible Pathways, towards enhancing Foundational Literacy, Numeracy, Life skills including through the curriculum. The contractor will work in close coordination with CERD and other relevant partners to ensure coherence between non-formal education (NFE) and formal education, in line with transition pathways, the national curriculum and assessment frameworks.

How can you make a difference?

The Education Officer (Quality) will provide technical support for the design, implementation, and monitoring of quality teaching and learning interventions, with a strong focus on curriculum development, learning recovery, measuring learning outcomes, development of teachers training content and the effective integration of digital content in teaching and learning. Below is a summary on the key functions:

1. Development, review, and updating of NFE programme curricula (e.g. YBLN, Retention Support and ALP) to ensure alignment with learning standards and learner needs.
2. Measurement and analysis of learning outcomes across Multiple Flexible Programmes and Formal Education
3. Design and implementation of a national Learning Recovery Strategy in Formal Education.
4. Support for national curriculum reform.
5. Design and assessment of teachers’ training programmes in formal and non-formal education, including on Social and Emotional Learning (SEL).
6. Integration of Digital Learning in teaching and learning.
7. Reporting, Documentation, Knowledge Management
8. Programme budgeting and contract management

To view the full job description, open the attached JD file: 2026,EDU, UNOPS,Education Officer(Learning Recovery), ToR TMS.pdf

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Advanced university degree in Education, Psychology, Sociology, Economics, or relevant social science fields is required. Bachelor’s degree +2 years replaces Advanced University degree.

• Work Experience:

  • At least 6 years of relevant professional experience in education programme design and implementation, including non-formal education.
  • Demonstrated experience in curriculum development, learning assessment, and teacher training.
  • Experience with learning recovery programmes is an asset.
  • Strong analytical, coordination, and writing skills.
  • Familiarity with UNICEF programming and education in emergencies contexts is desirable.
  • Strong knowledge of MS office suite and advanced knowledge in excel and database.
  • Ability to present information in understandable tables, charts and graphs.
  • Communicates effectively in both graphic and narrative form.
  • A high level of organizational skills is required.

• Language Requirements: Fluency in Arabic and English is required. Knowledge of French or any other UN language is considered an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions 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.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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