Education Sector Coordinator, P3, Nairobi Kenya, 6 Months Temporary Assignment

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TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT

EDUCATION SECTOR COORDINATOR

Title: Education Sector Coordinator

Reports to: Chief Education

Grade: P3/L3

Job category: Temporary Assignment

Duration: Six-month

Location: Nairobi, Kenya with regular field visits

BACKGROUND

Kenya is facing severe drought resulting from three consecutive failed rainy seasons. The poor performance of the October–December 2021 Short rains season has resulted in an estimated 3.1 million people being food insecure and in need of humanitarian assistance signaling a deterioration in food security compared to 2.8 million people that was identified in mid-short rains season assessment in December 2021.The situation was projected to further worsen in March–May 2022 period with the population experiencing Crisis or worse outcomes projected to increase to 3.5 million people, depending on the performance of long rains.

Following the cumulative impact of two consecutive poor rainy seasons with humanitarian needs rapidly rising in the Arid and Semi-Arad Lands (ASAL) region of Kenya, the President of Kenya, on 8 September 2021, declared of a national disaster.

On 7 April 2022, UNICEF declared an activation of UNICEF Corporate Emergency Level 2 Scale-up Procedure for the Horn of Africa drought crisis including Kenya for the period from 7 April 2022 to 7 October 2022.

The Ministry of Interior is responsible for the overall coordination of the Government of Kenya’s drought response with the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) leading the operational coordination of the drought response at the national level and across the 23 arid and semi-arid counties.

The Resident Coordinator’s Office and UNOCHA are leading the coordination of humanitarian action for UN and partners support to the government’s response. UNICEF actively participates in interagency coordination mechanisms, including the Kenya Humanitarian Partnership Team (KHPT) with UNICEF co-leading the Nutrition, Education and WASH sectors and the Child Protection sub-sector. UNICEF provides technical and financial support to line ministries at national and county level to support sector coordination and leadership. UNICEF co-led sectors are all part of the Inter-Sector Working Group (ISWG) led by UNOCHA at the national level.

At the National level, led by the MoE, UNICEF and Save the Children are supporting Education in Emergencies sector coordination through regular working group meetings which are to support partners with planning, information sharing, monitoring and reporting on the drought response. UNICEF has been supporting the County Directors of Education to conduct sector working coordination meetings for drought emergency response.

In the Education sector, the Education in Emergency Working Group in Kenya estimates that more than 900,000 learners in 7 counties are in urgent need of support to ensure continuity of Education though all learners enrolled in the 23 counties are at high risk of dropping out of the school if they are not supported. The drought is affecting education system leading to a big decrease of school attendance due to lack or inadequate school feeding programmes and access to water in schools as well as the pastoral population displacement as a coping mechanism to save the livestock.

Raw data used for the Short Rain Assessment (SRA) report, reported that 94,848 children did not join schools at the beginning of term 3, 2021 (January to March 2022), compared to term 2, 2021 (October-December, 2021) in at least one school level in 14 Counties as a result of the negative impact of drought. While more information is needed to track the schooling status of these children, the lack or inadequate access to school meals and safe water for drinking, cleaning, and cooking at school level is likely to force more children in particular girls out of school if nothing is done about it.

UNICEF Kenya’s focus is on affected school age children at all school levels (ECDE, primary, secondary) in this challenging situation. If school meals programmes are not immediately reactivated and scaled up; and if water tanks are not provided and water harvesting is not promoted at schools, we are likely to record the highest number of OOSC because of the negative impact of drought on education.

PURPOSE

To support the implementation of an effective education response to the current crisis through strengthening the coordination and information management at county and national level as well as increasing advocacy for enhanced and targeted support to the education sector.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

Under the supervision of the Chief Education, the Education Sector Coordinator will perform the following key tasks and responsibilities:

  • Establish or strengthen the coordination platforms and mechanism for the drought response at county and national level.
  • Led by MoE at the national and county levels, work closely with Save the Children and UNICEF Zonal Office Colleagues on undertaking regular coordinating tasks of the education in emergency working group.
  • Work closely with other UNICEF Education staff at the county and Zonal Offices, including the Information Management Specialist, to establish/strengthen continuous data generation, analysis and dashboards on the impact of the drought on school age children and the education system and develop relevant strategies for an accurate and predictable response.
  • Review, assess and update the education situation in areas affected by emergency (including, but not limited to – the number of girls and boys affected, children with disability and other vulnerable groups, the safety and security of learning environments, the availability of psychosocial and health services, availability of teachers, teaching and learning materials, other relevant information and circumstances affecting children’s access to education).
  • Highlight and provide briefing on education issues requiring a response –immediate, medium term and long term and make recommendations on specific UNICEF actions required in its role as sector co-lead Agency and aligned to UNICEF core commitments to children (CCCs).
  • Provide technical guidance and direction to education stakeholders including UNICEF for effective planning, implementation and monitoring of agreed education in emergency plans including the linkage with the regular programs in the same areas affected by the emergency and well-being of school age children as well as adolescents (i.e. Out of school children programmes)
  • Undertake frequent field visits (as required) in the affected counties to assess the impact of the emergency in schools, join interagency assessment missions and provide technical support to the design and reporting of emergency related missions.
  • Collaborate with other sector coordination platforms/ working (sub) groups including child protection, WASH, Nutrition (among others) to ensure generated data on vulnerability and recommended interventions is relevant and targeting the most vulnerable children with the purpose of enhancing an impactful interventions for the wellbeing and education of children and the education sector as a whole.
  • Coordinate (to the extent possible) with other education development coordination groups to ensure education issues arising from the drought is also captured by the development partners and the national development and county plans as relevant.
  • Support field level coordination and reporting of UNICEF education activities in affected areas particularly through Government and NGO partners.
  • Work in close collaboration with the UNICEF Education Section and complete other tasks as assigned by the Chief of Education, and as necessitated by the emergency.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCIES

  • Masters or advanced degree in education, social sciences, international development, humanitarian response or any related field.
  • Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible relevant experience in the field of education.
  • Strong experience in Cluster or education working group coordination in developing countries is required.
  • Technical experience and knowledge in the area of education in emergency response specially in climate chock contexts is required, including monitoring and evaluation and partnership coordination.
  • Proven experience of high- quality report writing and documentation.
  • Resourcefulness, flexibility, and the ability to prioritize large amounts of work while under pressure.
  • Good analytical, facilitation, communication and presentation skills.
  • Politically and culturally sensitive, awareness of gender issues, with qualities of patience, tact and diplomacy
  • Experience with the UN is a plus.
  • Fluency in English (verbal and written). Good written and spoken skills in the language of the humanitarian operation and knowledge of another UN language is an asset.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should apply online using the button below. As part of their application, candidates should provide: 1. A cover letter that specifies how you meet the desired competencies, technical background and experience (no more than 2 pages) 2. A CV 3. 3 Referees.

Added 1 year ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: unicef.org