CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: UN Children's Fund
Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 06 Jan 2015

Purpose of the Position

UNICEF has been endorsed as the Managing Entity (ME) for South Sudan’s Global Partnership for Education Programme (GPEP) which is jointly funded by the GPE and USAID. The responsibility of the ME is demanding both in terms of technical assistance and procedural managerial support to the Ministry of Education Science and Technology.

Under the guidance and supervision of the GPE Manager, provide technical support towards the implementation of GPEP activities in compliance with UNICEF rules, regulations and policies whilst ensuring adherence to donor, i.e., USAID, guidelines and procedures. The Education Specialist will be accountable for planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of specific components of the programme and ensure efficiency and effectiveness of programme management towards the delivery and accomplishment of programme goals and objectives and in compliance with both established UNICEF and USAID guidelines and procedures.

The Education Specialist will be accountable for identifying inequalities including gender inequality and ensure the GPEP contribute to their reduction. S/He ensures that monitoring mechanisms are in place to track progress towards disparity reduction goals and targets in Education. S/he will prepare relevant documentation and technical reports for donors and periodic program updates. The Education Specialist will support GPEP implementation collaborating across the Education and Adolescent Development programme as well other sectors to promote inter-sectoral synergy and efficiency in order to ensure that progress benefits mutually Education and Adolescent Development and other programmes, in particular Water and Environmental Sanitation, Child Protection and Nutrition.
Contributes to synergize the work of United Nations agencies in Education for All goals including in humanitarian actions, working with the Education in Emergencies Unit and Education Cluster within the inter-agency standing committee (IASC), as may be required.

Key Expected Results

1. Timely input, support and collaboration to Education Sector Situation Analysis and its periodic update made for effective programme planning, development and management, in a gender-specific framework. Partnership with stakeholders, including knowledge institutions strengthened to further understanding of barriers to and opportunities for advancing the 3 priorities themes (the "3Es") - Equal access and universal primary completion, Empowerment through girls' education and gender mainstreaming, Emergencies and post-crisis education cluster interventions.
2. Knowledge management effectively promoted through drafting/finalizing key GPE programme documents and reports, sharing good practice, lessons learned, and knowledge/information exchange, with partnerships and collaborative relationships with all stakeholders, capitalizing on the know-how and network of knowledge institutions.
3. Rights-based Education programming effectively promoted, and coherence, synergy and value added to programme management process through results-based management. The four core partnerships as well as selective partnerships on specific issues and themes of concern, such as conflict sensitivity in education, inclusive education, Girls' Education, Alternative Education, i.e., for Out-of-School Youth, exploited efficiently in order to formulate common advocacy position, develop policy guidance and influence allocation of resources on behalf of education.
4. Work plan and activities formulated, implemented and monitored, ensuring alignment with the defined programme strategies and approaches, and gender mainstreaming across programmes and partnerships promoted for coordinated support of national efforts to achieve the MDGs 2 and 3.
5. Programme delivery, evaluation and reporting carried out efficiently and transparently in compliance with the established UNICEF and USAID guidelines and procedures.
6. UNICEF's global goals effectively promoted through advocacy and policy dialogue in the Education sector.
7. Proper and timely UNICEF and Government accountability ensured regarding supply and non-supply assistance as well as disbursement of programme funds for the Education sector. The four core partnerships in education - Education for All Global Action Plan (EFA - GAP), Education for All Fast Track Initiative (EFA - FTI), The United Nations Girls Education Initiative (UNGEI ) and Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Education Cluster for Education in Emergencies - catalyzed to accelerate progress in achieving the Millennium Development Goals 2 and 3.
8. Effective communication and networking achieved through partnership and collaboration, focussing on the 3 priorities themes (the "3Es") and the 2 cross-cutting areas - Early Child Development and school readiness and Enhancing quality in primary and secondary education - which reflect UNICEF comparative advantage and expectation that donors and partners have on UNICEF ability to help the country to achieve the MDGs.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

Education Background:
Advanced university degree in one or more of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Education; Primary Education, or a Social Sciences field relevant to international development assistance.
*A first University Degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of Advanced University Degree.

Work Experience:

• At least five years of progressively professional work experience at national and international levels in field programmes relevant to Education.
• Experience working with the UN, USAID or other major international development organization is required. Global Partnership for Education (GPE) programme experience in a fragile environment would be an asset
• Experience in national level development assistance is an asset
• Experience with addressing gender disparities desirable
• Background/familiarity with Emergency and Conflict

Language Proficiency:

Fluency in English and a second UN language (Arabic is an asset)

Competencies of Successful Candidate

i) Core Values:

• Commitment
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Integrity

ii) Core Competencies:

• Communication
• Working with People
• Drive for Results

iii) Functional Competencies:

• Leading and Supervising
• Formulating Strategies and Concepts
• Analyzing
• Relating and Networking
• Persuading and Influencing
• Creating and Innovating

Remarks

* The successful candidate for this emergency recruitment MUST be available to commence work within 31 days of receiving an offer.

Please note that Juba, South Sudan is a non-family duty station.

How to apply:

If you would like to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, please apply to the link below no later than 06 January, 2015.
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