UNESCO Associate National Project Officer Jobs 2021 – Nigeria NGO Jobs

UNESCO Associate National Project Officer Jobs 2021 – Nigeria NGO Jobs. UNESCO Nigeria programme looking for “Associate National Project Officer”. Applicants with a University degree may apply on or before 14 January 2022.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialised agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, the sciences, and culture. It has 193 member states and 11 associate members, as well as partners in the nongovernmental, intergovernmental, and private sector. Headquartered at the World Heritage Centre in Paris, France, UNESCO has 53 regional field offices and 199 national commissions that facilitate its global mandate.

UNESCO Associate National Project Officer Jobs 2021

The UNESCO has published a job vacancy announcement on 22 December 2021 for qualified Nigeria’s to fill in the vacant post of Associate National Project Officer to be based in Abuja, Nigeria.

Recruiter	United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Position	Associate National Project Officer
Location	Abuja, Nigeria
Country	Nigeria
Total Vacant Post	N/A
Qualification	University degree
Experience Required	2 years
Application Deadline	14 January 2022

UNESCO Job Vacancy 2021

Overview of the Functions of the post:

The position falls under the overall authority of the Assistant Director General for Education, general supervision of the Regional Director of UNESCO Office in Abuja, direct supervision of the National Programme Officer, O3 or Abuja and the guidance of the Regional Health Education Adviser for West and Central Africa based in Dakar. S/he will contribute in providing technical expertise on key themes including prevention of school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV), early and unintended pregnancy (EUP) and HIV. S/he will be responsible for supporting the National Project Officer for Health and Wellbeing in Nigeria. More particularly, s/he will:

• Support the Ministry of Education, Health and other line ministries in the development and delivery of comprehensive sexuality education curricula to ensure that they are evidence based‐gender transformative, age appropriate and culturally sensitive;
• Support the implementation of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE), School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV), Early and Unintended Pregnancy (EUP), and HIV teaching and learning materials at the school-level through building the capacity of in-service teachers, mentorship and support supervision;
• Provide guidance to in-service teachers towards the formulation & implementation of school based guidelines (including codes of conduct) responding effectively & expeditiously to reports of gender based violence;
• Support the engagement of all partners both at the national, States and school based levels towards the development of a project results based monitoring and evaluation framework and practices for CSE implementation within the selected project schools;
• Support the coordination of the process of conducting midterm and terminal evaluations using both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection, and ensure timely submission of M&E reports to inform programming;
• Support the integration and utilization of HIV sensitive indicators within EMIS through development of research & evaluation around SRH for young people aged 10 – 24 years to enhance the evidence base for planning and implementation of HIV and CSE programmes;
• Support schools to strengthen linkages with SRH service providers, parents/guardians and other community leaders to ensure promotion and access of equitable and youth friendly and gender sensitive SRH services for young people;
• Coordinate the process of documenting best practices of promising CSE/SRH interventions and programs at the school level in Nigeria to inform key areas of CSE mainstreaming with the education sector and other countries in the WCA region;
• Support development of activities to improve community engagement in young people’s access to comprehensive sexuality education & services;
• Support the development of research, monitoring & evaluation around CSE/SRH for young people to enhance evidence-based planning and implementation of programmes; and
• Ensure the visibility of the Project within and outside UNESCO, donor organization through quality social and traditional media communication on the project and timely delivery of narrative quarterly and annual reports.

Qualification:

• An advanced university degree (Masters or equivalent) in the field of education, social sciences or public health.

Experience:

• Minimum two years of relevant work experience in fields related to sexual and reproductive health and education.
• Experience in working with Government ministries and Parastatals, international/national Non-Governmental Organizations and UN Agencies.

Other Details

• Contract Type: Full Time
• Grade: NO-B
• Selection Process: Interview
• Salary: negotiable
• Languages: Excellent English (written and oral)
• Application Process: Online

How to Apply UNESCO Associate National Project Officer Jobs 2021

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The Closing Date: 14 January 2022

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Particulars	Details Link
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Official Website	en.unesco.org
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