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• Significantly contribute to the
  development/establishment of sectoral program goals, objectives and
  strategies and results-based planning through research, collection,
  analysis and reporting of education and other related information for
  development planning and priority and goal setting.
• Provide support to the Quality Education
  enhancement programmes in Karamoja, through supporting interventions that
  will ensure improved enrolment, completion, transition and learning outcomes
  for primary and secondary school children.
• Participate in the design, preparation,
  implementation, monitoring, evaluation and documentation of gender
  sensitive child-friendly education plans and interventions to address gaps
  in education service delivery in the Karamoja region within the context of
  UNICEF’s priorities.
• Contribute to the development and or
  introduction of new approaches, methods and practices in education service
  delivery.

• Periodically collect, compile and analyze
  data and information on the situation of children especially as it relates
  to their access to education services in the district.
• Actively participate in monitoring and
  evaluation exercises, program reviews and annual reviews with government
  and other counterparts to assess programs/projects and to report on
  required action/interventions at the higher level of program management.
• Assist in monitoring funds utilization and
  accountability at district and community level for program consolidation
  in Karamoja.
• Draft regular/mandated sectoral
  program/project reports for management, donors and partners to keep them
  informed of program progress.

• Carry out regular program field visits and
  surveys and/or exchange information with partners/stakeholders to assess
  progress and provide technical support, take appropriate action to resolve
  issues and/or refer to relevant officials for resolution. Report on
  critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems for timely action to
  achieve results.
• Collaborate with and provide technical
  support to the district education office to build district capacity as
  well as to leverage political and financial commitment to UNICEF’s priorities
  for children with a particular focus on leveraging education investments
  to re-establish access to education in areas of return.
• Offer technical and operational support to
  government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other
  country office partners/donors on the application and understanding of
  UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices on education and
  related issues to support program implementation, operations and delivery
  of results.
• Identify training needs, plans and organize
  training workshops with the purpose of capacity building, program
  sustainability, promotion and advocacy.
• Support management of program supplies at
  district, schools and community level and be able to identify bottlenecks
  and solutions that will ensure proper supply management of inputs provided
  through UNICEF.

• Build and sustain effective close working
  partnerships with government counterparts and district stakeholders
  through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate program
  implementation and build capacity of stakeholders to achieve and sustain
  results on education programs.
• Actively participate in the design and
  implement community mobilization initiatives to ensure high level
  community commitment to children’s education resulting in increased
  enrolment and retention of children at all levels of primary &
  secondary education.

• Significantly contribute to identifying,
  capturing, synthesizing and sharing lessons learned for knowledge
  development and capacity development of stakeholders.
• Apply innovative approaches and promote
  good practice to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and
  sustainable program results.
• Participate as resource person in capacity
  building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders. 

• The applicant for the United Nations
  UNICEF Education Officer job placement should a University Degree in
  education, or related field is required.
• A minimum of two years of professional
  work experience at national level in regular or emergency education
  programme management, reviews, monitoring and evaluation.
• Broad knowledge of latest developments in
  education and gender responsive analysis and/or programming.
• Capacity to make a comprehensive
  assessment of the design, quality, impact, sustainability and follow up
  implications of education policies and interventions.
• Fluency in English is required.

• Core Values: Commitment,
  Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity
• Core Competencies:
  Communication, Drive for Results, Working with People
• Functional Competencies:
  Formulating Strategies and Concepts (I), Analyzing  (II), Applying Technical Expertise (II),
  Planning and Organizing  (II)

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