Education Officer, NOB, Cairo, Egypt, TA, nationals only (Internal and External)

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, 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?

The Education Officer develops and manages education interventions targeting most marginalized children in Egypt. The programme is aiming at improving social cohesion and economic prosperity in Egypt through support to education. In Sinai and surrounding targeted governorates, the proposed project will seek to ensure that children in targeted areas benefitting from a safer school environment, improved teaching and learning methods, and enhanced life skills, health and safety, and conflict management practices.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

• Support to programme development and planning through contributing to the preparation and update of the situation analysis for the development, design and management of education in emergency related programmes/projects. Contributing to the development of the Regional Refugee & Resilience Plan and establishment of sectoral programme goals, objectives and strategies and results-based planning. Provide technical and administrative support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing and administering a variety of technical programme transactions.
• Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results, by working closely and collaboratively with internal colleagues and partners to collect, analyze and share information on implementation issues. Submitting reports to alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level intervention. Participating in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other counterparts. Monitor and report on the use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative and other assets).
• Technical and operational support to programme implementation through field visits and surveys to assess progress and refer to relevant officials for resolution. Report on critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems for timely action to achieve results.
• Networking and partnership building by building and sustaining effective close working partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders. Drafting communication and information materials for CO programme advocacy to promote awareness. Participate in appropriate inter-agency meetings and events on programming to collaborate with inter-agency partners on UNDAF operational planning and preparation of education programmes/projects. Researching information on potential donors and briefs for fund raising and partnership development purposes.

• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building by Contributing to identify, capture , synthesizing, and sharing lessons learned for knowledge development and capacity development of stakeholders. Applying innovative approaches and promote good practice to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable programme results.

  To qualify as a champion 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 two years of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education is required.

- Fluency in English and Arabic is required. Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset

For every Child, you demonstrate the following……

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA)

Core Competencies: Nurtures, Leads and Manages People, 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, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

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.