Contribute to Child Well-being 1: Education Officer Position Open at UNICEF: Apply Now

Contribute to Child Well-being: Education Officer Position Open at UNICEF

Job Number: 571679

Contract Type: Fixed-Term Appointment

Duty Station: Gaziantep Grade: NO-2

Location: Türkiye

Category: Education

UNICEF operates in more than 190 countries and territories, dedicated to safeguarding children’s lives, ensuring their rights, and nurturing their potential from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are not merely employees; we are devoted and enthusiastic advocates for children’s rights. Our work is more than just a job; it’s a vocation.

UNICEF offers a platform for building careers, providing diverse opportunities for personal and professional growth, all while contributing to a fulfilling mission. Our organizational culture fosters staff well-being, complemented by an appealing compensation and benefits package.

Explore our website to gain deeper insight into UNICEF’s mission and activities.

For every child, there’s hope.

UNICEF’s core mission is to champion the rights of every child worldwide, evident in all our programs, advocacy efforts, and operational initiatives. Our equity strategy prioritizes the most marginalized and excluded children and families, translating our commitment to children’s rights into tangible action. Equity, to UNICEF, means ensuring every child has an equal opportunity to survive, thrive, and realize their full potential, free from discrimination or bias.

Addressing inequity by investing in the health, education, and protection of the most vulnerable members of society not only empowers children but also fosters sustained growth and stability within nations. This focus on equity is crucial in accelerating progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, in alignment with the principles outlined in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while fostering equitable development globally.

Job Purpose:

Under the guidance of the Education Specialist, the Education Officer offers professional technical, operational, and administrative support throughout the programming lifecycle for education programs/projects within the Country Programme. This support spans from development planning to result delivery, encompassing a range of technical and administrative tasks to facilitate program development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.

How can you make a difference?

Summary of Key Functions/Accountabilities:

1. Support Program Development and Planning:

• Contribute to the preparation and updating of situation analyses for the development, design, and management of education-related programs/projects.
• Conduct research and report on development trends and data pertinent to program planning, management, monitoring, evaluation, and result delivery.
• Assist in establishing sectoral program goals, objectives, and strategies through research, analysis, and reporting, ensuring alignment with results-based planning principles.

2. Program Management, Monitoring, and Result Delivery:

• Collaborate with internal colleagues and partners to gather, analyze, and disseminate information on implementation issues.
• Propose solutions for routine program implementation challenges and escalate issues to higher-level officials and stakeholders as necessary.
• Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, program reviews, and sectoral reviews, preparing reports for follow-up action by management and stakeholders.
• Monitor and report on the utilization of program resources, ensuring compliance with organizational standards, rules, and donor commitments.

3. Technical and Operational Support to Program Implementation:

• Conduct field visits and surveys, sharing information with stakeholders to assess progress and address critical issues promptly.
• Provide technical and operational assistance to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners, and other country office stakeholders, ensuring alignment with UNICEF policies, strategies, and best practices.

4. Networking and Partnership Building:

• Foster effective partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders through information sharing and knowledge exchange to facilitate program implementation.
• Draft communication materials for program advocacy, partnership establishment, and fundraising purposes.
• Engage in inter-agency meetings and events to collaborate on programming initiatives and align UNICEF’s strategies with broader development frameworks.

5. Innovation, Knowledge Management, and Capacity Building:

• Identify, synthesize, and share lessons learned to enhance stakeholder capacity and knowledge development.
• Apply innovative approaches to support program implementation and achieve sustainable results.
• Research and report on best practices for knowledge product development and systems planning.
• Participate in capacity-building initiatives to enhance stakeholder competencies.

Impact of Results:

The efficient and effective support provided by the Education Officer in program preparation, planning, and implementation contributes to achieving sustainable results in improving learning outcomes and promoting universal access to quality, equitable, and inclusive education. Success in education programs and projects enhances UNICEF’s credibility and ability to provide essential services for mothers and children, promoting greater social equality.

To qualify as an advocate for every child, you will have:

• Education: A university degree in education, psychology, sociology, or a related technical field.
• Work Experience: Minimum two years of professional experience in program planning, management, and/or research in education, preferably including work in developing countries or with UN agencies.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English required. Proficiency in another official UN language or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate:

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability underpin everything we do and how we do it.

The UNICEF Competencies required for this post are:

• Self-awareness and ethical awareness
• Collaboration
• Partnership building
• Innovation and change management
• Strategic thinking
• Drive for results
• Managing ambiguity and complexity

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion, aiming to reflect the diversity of the children we serve in our global workforce.

We offer a wide range of benefits, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. Flexible working arrangements are strongly encouraged.

UNICEF does not hire candidates married to children (persons under 18) and maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards conduct incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further assessment.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

Advertised: 02 May 2024 GTB Daylight Time Deadline: 16 May 2024 GTB Daylight Time

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