Quality Learning Specialist

Contract

This is a UNV International Specialist contract. This kind of contract is known as International UN Volunteer. It is normally internationally recruited only. More about UNV International Specialist contracts.

Dominican students have obtained the lowest performance in international tests of language and mathematics, with equal results in national evaluations.

To achieve better learning results in the first grades of primary school, UNICEF supports the Ministry of Education in a national policy of continuous teacher training, with the implementation of a new model for teaching Spanish language and mathematics in first, second and third grades of primary. UNICEF has been supporting with national and international technical assistance to consolidate the national policy, collaborating with the theoretical and practical didactic guides of language and mathematics, the training of national trainers and the design of a monitoring and follow-up system for the application. Now UNICEF supports the Ministry of Education in the progressive expansion at the national level.

To reduce school violence, UNICEF supports the Ministry of Education with a National Strategy for a Culture of Peace, which promotes the development of capacities of teachers, administrators, parents and students, to resolve conflicts effectively and without violence, allowing the generation of school life suitable for learning. We have supported the validation of the Dominican Educational System Standards for School Coexistence and the application guides and protocols. We validated the strategy in 32 schools in the Boca Chica educational district. The Ministry of Education Expands at the National level.

Under the direct supervision of Education Officer, the UNV will be responsible for the quality education component as part of the UNICEF’s Education Programme in Dominican Republic, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: • Support coordination with high technical levels of government and civil society for the effective implementation of projects. • Support with the administrative processes in VISION (UNICEF system) • Contribute to the design of donor proposals and programmatic reports • Support the process of planning and monitoring program execution. • Being the backup of the supervisor in the event of vacations or situations that warrant it.

Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Building Trust, Commitment and Motivation, Commitment to Continuous Learning, Communication, Creativity, Empowering Others, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Judgement and Decision-making, Knowledge Sharing, Leadership, Managing Performance, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Vision, and Working in Teams

management of social programs and projects. • Experience in coordination with diverse sectors, government, and NGOs. • Ability to work in a team • Ability to communicate clear ideas orally and in writing.

The Dominican Republic is a democratic, upper-middle income country. Due to its insular condition and its geographical location, it is very vulnerable to natural disasters, hurricanes, droughts, earthquakes and shocks derived from climate change. It has 10 million inhabitants, 35% of them under 18 years of age. 79% live in urban areas and 21% in rural areas. The country has had a higher economic growth than the region in the last fifteen years (5-7% on average since 2001) but important inequality and exclusion gaps persist. The country has shown good management of the health crisis caused by COVID 19, achieving availability of vaccines for the population over 12 years of age and in recent days it has started vaccination for those over 5 years of age, this has reduced cases of hospitalization and deaths.