Full Time
Posted 4 years ago
Job Title: Education Manager, P-4
Job Number: 533430
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Work Type: Fixed Term Appointment
For every child, Education
- Under the overall Supervision of the Chief, Field Office and technical guidance of the Chief of Education in the Country Office, Education Manager supports in managing the section, contributing to knowledge development/innovation and developing and preparing education programs/projects. The Manager provides authoritative technical guidance/operational support throughout all stages of programming to facilitate the management and delivery of results on strengthening national education systems to improve learning outcomes and to promote universal access to and equitable and inclusive primary/early childhood education, especially for children who are marginalized, disadvantaged and excluded in society.
- Further, Manager contributes to achievement of concrete and sustainable programs/projects results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM) and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.
How can you make a difference?
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- The strategic and effective advocacy, planning and formulation of education programs/projects and the achievement of sustainable results, contribute to achievement of goals and objectives to improve learning in foundational and transferable skills and equitable, inclusive and universal access to education in the country.
- Achievements in education programs and projects in turn contribute to maintaining/enhancing the credibility and ability of UNICEF to provide program services for mothers and children that promotes greater social equality in the country.
Requirements
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:
- An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Education or Economics, Psychology, Sociology or other Social Science field required.
- A minimum of 8 years of relevant professional work experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in Education at the national and international level, some of which in a developing country and in an emergency context is required.
- Experience of working in the UN system is an asset.
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is 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.
The functional competencies required for this post are:
- Relating and networking
- Applying technical expertise
- Analyzing
- Formulating strategies and concepts
- Planning and organizing
- Leading and Supervising.
View our competency framework at http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
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Deadline: September 17, 2020
Job Features
Job Category | Manager |
Deadline | 17th September, 2020. |