Education Officer, NO2, (364 days, with possible extension subject to need, performance and funding), Yangon

Contract

This is a NO-2 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-2 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, education

UNICEF Myanmar

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. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.

How can you make a difference?

Children in Myanmar continue to face challenges in accessing safe, quality and continuous education opportunities due to multiple challenges caused by protracted conflicts, Covid-19, and recent security situations. For 2022, the Education Cluster targets to support 1.4 million children with Education in Emergencies (EiE) interventions as part of the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP). The Education Cluster is now finalizing its strategy, in line with the sector partners’ joint response framework (in draft). UNICEF as the Education Cluster co-lead takes responsibility to provide support in the Cluster’s key functions including service delivery, and planning and implementing the cluster strategy. To contribute to the overall sector and cluster targets, UNICEF is committed to supporting over 1.1 million children through its 2022 plan.

Under the guidance and supervision of Education Manager (P4) who is also Output 3 Manager, the Education Officer supports the UNICEF Myanmar Education section’s effort to plan, implement and monitor the Education in Emergencies (EiE) interventions as part of its 2022 Annual Work Plan which takes into account UNICEF Myanmar’s Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC).

The position is to:

1. Support to programme development and planning
2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation

Key functions and accountabilities of the position (detailed job description attached): TORs EIE TA NOB TA.doc

• Support the design of EiE interventions to address the needs of children affected by conflicts and crises through close collaboration with the education section team members based in Yangon, field and Nay Pyi Taw.
• Take responsibility for day-to-day progress tracking, monitoring and reporting of UNICEF EiE interventions.
• Contribute to the education situation analysis focusing on EiE to ensure that current, relevant evidence-based data on education issues are available to guide UNICEF’s interventions and advocacy.

• Provide technical and operational support to partners on the application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices on education related issues to support programme implementation, operations and delivery of results and monitoring.

• Monitor and report on the use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verify compliance with approved allocation, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity. Report on issues identified to ensure timely resolution by management/stakeholders. Follow up on unresolved issues to ensure resolution.

• Undertake field visits and surveys and share information with stakeholders to assess progress and refer to relevant officials for resolution. Report on critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems for timely action to achieve results.

• Prepare draft inputs for programme/donor reporting, Situation Reports (SitReps), and other standard and ad-hoc requirements of the office and the section.
• Collaborate with the Supply and Logistics section for EiE procurement work as part of the Education section’s 2022 supply plan
• Coordinate with the Emergency section and the Education in Field Offices, as well as other programme sections, such as Child Protection and WASH, and units for effective EiE programming and overionization.

• Collaborate with the Education Cluster and the Cluster partner organizations to support coherent and coordinated EiE response.

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

• A University degree in one of the following fields is required: education, sociology, psychology or other social studies related field.

• A minimum of 2 years of relevant professional work experience in education programme planning, management is required;
• Experience on education in emergencies in Myanmar is required;
• Experience in working/collaboration with other programmatic sectors, especially child protection, is a strong asset;
• Experience in working with non-government organizations is required;
• Relevant experience in UNICEF or a UN System agency or organization is an asset.
• Rights- and Results-based approach and programming and management is required;
• Good understanding of gender, equity and inclusion issues in relation to education and child protection issues in emergencies is required.
• Fluency in English and Myanmar language both oral and in writing is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies for this position are:

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

The functional competencies required for this post are...

• Formulating strategies and concepts (I)
• Analyzing (II)
• Applying technical expertise (II)
• Learning and researching (II)
• Planning and organizing (II)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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

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 a workplace that welcomes diversity and equal opportunities. If you require any reasonable accommodation for your test, please let us know two days ahead of the test.

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

Remarks:

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