UNICEF Education Specialist Jobs 2024 – Kenya NGO Jobs.
UNICEF Kenya looking for “Education Specialist”.
Applicants with a Masters or advanced degree in education may apply on or before March 31, 2024.
UNICEF, also the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. The agency is among the most widespread and recognizable social welfare organizations in the world, with a presence in 192 countries and territories.
UNICEF Education Specialist Jobs 2024
The UNICEF has published a job vacancy announcement on March 20, 2024 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Education Specialist to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) |
| Position | Education Specialist |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Masters or advanced degree in education |
| Experience Required | Minimum 5 years |
| Application Deadline | March 31, 2024 |
UNICEF Job Vacancy 2024
Key Functions and Accountabilities
Support to “access to education and inclusion” programme development and planning
- Support the preparation, design, and updating of the situation analysis for the education programmes to ensure that current and comprehensive data on education issues is available to guide UNICEF’s strategic policy, advocacy, intervention, and development efforts on education programmes.
- Help the supervisor set priorities, strategies, design, and implementation plans. Keep abreast of development trends to enhance programme management, efficiency, and delivery.
- Participate in strategic programme discussions on the planning of education programmes. Formulate, design and prepare programme proposals for the sector, ensuring alignment with UNICEF’s Strategic Plans and Country Programme and coherence/integration with the UN Support to Development and Cooperation
- Framework (UNSDCF), regional strategies and national priorities, plans, and competencies.
- Establish specific goals, objectives, strategies, and implementation plans for the sector using results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM).
- Prepare required documentation for programme review and approval.
- Work closely and collaboratively with internal colleagues and partners to discuss strategies and methodologies, and to determine national priorities to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results.
- Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes and ensure integration, coherence, and harmonization of programmes/projects with other UNICEF sectors and achievement of results as planned and allocated.
Qualification & Experience:
- Advanced University Degree (Master’s required) degree in Business Administration, Social Science, Public Administration/Policy, International Development, or other related or relevant field. Additional 2 years of relevant experience and an undergraduate degree can be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
- A minimum of five years of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or education research is required.
- Experience working in a developing country is considered an asset.
- Experience working in education programme particularly focusing on access to education and inclusion portfolio is a must.
- Experience working in UNICEF is a must.
- Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
Other Details
- Job no: 570477
- Position type: Fixed Term Appointment
- Location: Kenya
- Division/Equivalent: Nairobi Regn’l(ESARO)
- School/Unit: Kenya
- Department/Office: Nairobi, Kenya
- Categories: Education
How to Apply UNICEF Education Specialist Jobs 2024
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to this link Click Here
The Closing Date: March 31, 2024.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.unicef.org |
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