International Consultancy - Education Cluster Coordinator, Kinshasa, office based, 3 months

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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.

How can you make a difference?

Scope of work

1. Coordination of humanitarian education actors in DRC through establishment/maintenance of appropriate coordination mechanisms at the national and local level.

2. Needs analysis, planning and strategy development that directly support realization of the HC/HCT strategic priorities, strategic guidance in the planning and implementation of the education cluster response and its technical components in line with the DRC humanitarian response plan, common standards, and guidelines.

3. Application of standards, monitoring and reporting by ensuring that Education responses are in line with existing policy guidance, technical standards, and relevant Government policies and that education cluster partners are aware of relevant policy guidelines, technical standards and relevant commitments including those that the Government concerned authorities have undertaken;

4. Advocacy and resource mobilization to fund priority Education activities (including Education cluster coordination) while at the same time encouraging Education actors to mobilize resources for their activities through their usual channels.

5. Networking and partnership building notably through active participation in inter-agency discussions on education, representing the interest of the Education Cluster in discussions with the Humanitarian Coordinator as well as donors on prioritization, resource mobilization and advocacy.

6. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building through capacity building initiatives for partners at national and sub-national level to enhance the competencies of partners to deliver education in emergencies response as well as mentoring and reinforcing capacities of Education cluster coordinators in the hubs to enhance quality of Education cluster coordination at sub-country level

7. Technical and operational support to programme implementation

Work Assignment Overview

Please see attached ToR for more information Terms of Reference_Education Cluster Coordinator_AP.docx

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

A Master’s in education programme planning and/or education coordination emergency contexts.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

• A minimum of five years of professional experience in education programme planning and/or education coordination emergency contexts.
• Strong analytical, organizational and writing skills required. Experience in cluster coordination required
• Experience working in complex crises and fragile states desirable.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Fluency in French and English is required. Knowledge of local language of the duty station is considered as an asset.

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.

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.

Remarks:

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

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY