UNV Education Cluster Coordinator

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.

The UNICEF Goma office is in the North Kivu Province in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The office is composed of about 40 people (permanent staff, fixed terms staff, temporary staff, consultants, and volunteers). The province is classified by UNICEF in "D" hardship classification, because of the emergency situation and the overall level of insecurity (existence of active armed groups, Cholera, Ebola, COVID-19 outbreak, natural disaster (Niyragongo volcano, earthquake, flood ...). The UNICEF Goma Office is a non-family duty station.

Regarding the organization of work in the office, the Education Section is part of the four existing programmatic sections [Child Survival and Development (CSD) (Health, Nutrition and WASH), Communication for development (C4D), Child Protection] in addition to the technical support sections (Communication Advocacy Partnership (CAP) and Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Knowledge Management), Operations (Human Resources (HR), Administration and Finance, ICT) and Office Coordination. The Education Section works with the Provincial Directorate of EPSP in North Kivu which has three (3) educational entities within which there are 31 sub-divisions including 11 for North Kivu-1, 12 for North Kivu-2 and 10 for North Kivu-3. In the DRC, the education sector is a pillar that contributes to the instruction and education of children and youth so that they become useful to themselves and to the community. In this perspective, UNICEF Goma Education Section supports the Ministry of Primary, Secondary and Technical Education (MEPST) through its North Kivu Provincial Education Directorate to ensure that by the end of 2024, all children, especially children and adolescents (aged 5 to 17 years) outside of school, acquire skills through access to quality and inclusive learning. To implement its program of support to children's education in the government, UNICEF collaborates with civil society (NGOs).

In addition, for the Educat

Under the direct supervision of the Education Specialist (P3) based in the UNICEF Goma Office, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

Supporting service delivery 





Provide a platform to ensure that service delivery is driven by the agreed strategic priorities.
Develop mechanisms to eliminate duplication of service delivery.





Informing strategic decision-making of the HC/HCT for the humanitarian response 





Conduct needs assessment and gap analysis (across other sectors and within the education sector).
Carry out analysis to identify and address (emerging) gaps, obstacles, duplication, and cross-cutting issues.
Ensure prioritization, grounded in response analysis.





Planning and strategy development





Contribute to the design of education action plan where applicable, monitor the implementation objectives and indicators directly support realization of the HC/HCT strategic priorities.
Strongly ensure application and adherence to existing standards and guidelines.
Clarify funding requirements, prioritization, and Cluster contributions to HC’s overall humanitarian funding considerations.





Advocacy 





Identify advocacy concerns to contribute to HC and HCT messaging and action.
Undertake advocacy activities on behalf of Cluster participants and the affected population.
Coordinate advocacy for resource mobilization to support the implementation of Cluster’s Education in Emergency (EiE) strategy and the operationalization of the action plans.





Monitoring and reporting

Conduct monitoring and reporting the implementation of the Cluster strategy and results as well as recommending corrective action where necessary.

Preparedness and response

Support contingency planning/preparedness for recurrent disasters whenever feasible and relevant.

Accountability

Ensure accountability to affected education population.

At least 2 years progressively responsible humanitarian work experience with UN and/or NGO, including programme management and/or coordination in the first phase of a major emergency response relevant to the Cluster.

Extensive work experience outside the humanitarian sector which is relevant to this post may be considered as a replacement for humanitarian experience

The UNICEF office in Goma has a staff of about 40 people, including permanent, fixed terms, temporary staff, consultants and volunteers. The office is in the province of North Kivu and ensures the programmatic coordination of the Eastern zone of the country with the two field offices in Bunia and Bukavu. The office environment is friendly and promotes multicultural integration and learning.The UNICEF office in Goma has a staff of about 40 people, including permanent, fixed terms, temporary staff, consultants and volunteers. The office is in the province of North Kivu and ensures the programmatic coordination of the Eastern zone of the country with the two field offices in Bunia and Bukavu. The office environment is friendly and promotes multicultural integration and learning.