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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.

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For every child, An Advocate

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Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

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

Under the guidance and supervision of the Chief, Education (Level 5), the education consultant supports is responsible for supporting field offices in implementing, monitoring and reporting the progress of education projects within the country. The education consultant provides technical guidance and operational support to the Education team at the national and provincial levels to improve access to quality education for vulnerable children and those especially affected by emergencies (conflict, natural disasters, epidemics) in DRC:

• Support to Programme development, implementation and planning at the field level

• Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results

• Technical and operational support to programme implementation

Scope of Work:

1. Support to education programme development, implementation and planning

▪ Support the preparation, design and updating of the situation analysis to ensure that evidence guides UNICEF DRC’s education in development and emergencies programmes/projects.

▪ Participate in strategic programme discussions on education program. Formulate, design and prepare programme proposals for education, including in emergencies preparedness and response ensuring alignment with the DRC country program document, Humanitarian Action for Children and Humanitarian Response Plan.

▪ Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes to education field colleagues to ensure integration, coherence and harmonization of programmes/projects with other sectors, such as Child Protection and WASH and achievement of results as planned and allocated.

▪ Work closely and collaboratively with internal colleagues and partners to discuss strategies and methodologies, and to determine national priorities to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results in an integrated and value for money approach.

2. Education Programme management support, monitoring and delivery of results with a strong focus on Education in Emergencies

▪ Support education program oversee and implementation in the DRC 10 field offices

▪ Plan and collaborate with internal colleagues and external partners to establish monitoring benchmarks and performance indicators to assess/strengthen performance accountability, coherence and delivery of concrete results for education programs/projects.

▪ Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual reviews to assess progress and to determine required action/interventions to achieve results.

▪ Prepare and assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths and weaknesses in programme management.

▪ Actively monitor education projects through field visits and discussions with education field staff to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems, and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.

▪ Monitor and verify the optimum and appropriate use of resources (financial, administrative and other assets) confirming compliance with organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity, ensuring timely reporting and liquidation of resources.

▪ Prepare regular and mandated programme reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of programme progress.

3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation

▪ Provide technical guidance and operational (including budget and supply) support to education staff in field offices to support Education programming.

▪ Participate in education programme meetings including programme development and contingency planning to provide technical and operational information, advice and support.

▪ Draft policy papers, briefs and other strategic programme materials for management use.

4. Work Assignment Overview

Tasks/Milestone:

Deliverables/Outputs:

Timeline

Support to Programme development, implementation and planning at the field level

Education program in field offices is supported through technical support to P.O especially for GPE and ECW funded programmes

6 months

Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results

Projects reports and monitoring system are set up and functional

6 months

Technical and operational support to programme implementation

Program and projects implemented in the field have timely and efficient budget expenditure, supply delivery to beneficiaries is optimal and results expected are achieved on time based on the projects proposals

6 months

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

A Master’s degree in one of the following fields is required: education, economics, or Social Sciences fields relevant to international development.

At least five years of professional work experience in education programme planning in development and emergency contexts.

Strong analytical, organizational and writing skills required.

Experience working in complex crises and fragile states desirable.

Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.

Language Requirements: 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.

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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:

Your application needs to include:

Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and provide Personal History Form (P11)/CV, Upload copy of academic credentials

Financial proposal that will include:

• your daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference
• Indicate your availability
• At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.

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