Job Title: Education Specialist
Grade: NOC
Duty Station: Kampala
Type and Duration of Appointment: Fixed-Term Appointment (One year with possible extension)
Job Purpose:
· Under the supervision of the Education Specialist – ECD and Policy, responsible for the planning, implementation, monitoring and quality assurance of basic education policy and programme activities in the country programme by:
· Contributing towards the preparation of the Situation Analysis with particular emphasis on complementary basic education, gender, girls education and education in emergencies;
· Assisting in the development and/or introduction of new approaches, methods and practices in project management and evaluation, especially to address education of children in IDP camps;
· Preparing relevant programme documents and reports as required;
· Undertaking regular field visits to monitor relevance of existing and new education policies for programme development and recommend action for adjustment to and compliance with relevant policies and guidelines;
· Providing capacity building initiatives for partners in meeting programme objectives for child friendly basic education.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· Advanced University Degree in Education, Social Sciences, or a related technical field.
· Five years of responsible professional work experience at national and international levels in programme management, monitoring and evaluation in education or a related field.
· Knowledge of latest developments in the field of basic education with emphasis on primary education
· Fluency in English is required and strong written and verbal communications skill therein strongly desirable.
· Core Values (Required): Commitment; Diversity and Inclusion; Integrity
· Core Competencies (Required): Communication; Working with People; Drive for Results
· Functional Competencies (Required): Formulating Strategies and Concepts; Analyzing; Applying Technical Expertise; Learning and Researching; Planning and Organizing
- ONLY Ugandan Nationals will be considered
- UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff; qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Applications will be considered only if accompanied by an updated CV and P11 form, as well as the most recent performance evaluation report.
- If applications are sent by email, please clearly indicate the position applied for and use this order to name your file attachments: Firstname_Lastname followed by document e.g. Gold_MukasaP11 or Gold_MukasaCV or Gold_MukasaApplication.
- UNICEF is a smoke free environment.
- Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 29 January, 2013. Applicants interested in the above position should send their resume to:
Human Resource Specialist,
UNICEF Kampala, Uganda,
Plot 9, George Street,
P.O. Box 7047, Kampala-Uganda.
Via email to: [email protected]
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