Education Specialist
United Nations Children's Fund
Closing date: 10 Sep 2010
Location: Cambodia - Phnom Penh
Purpose of the Position
Under the guidance of the Chief of Section, you will be responsible for coordinating and facilitating the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation Basic Education programme component results, with particular focus on strengthening capacities at national and sub national levels to deliver basic education services in the context of ongoing decentralization reforms and a sector wide approach in the education sector.
Key Expected Results
1. You will provide technical advice and assistance to government and NGO partners in planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluating activities aimed at capacity building for SWAp (sector-wide approach) in education reform. Monitor capacity building activities and results and conducts periodic programme reviews with government counterparts and other partners. Propose recommendations to partners and takes corrective actions to improve implementation to meet objectives. Contribute to the development and introduction of new approaches, methods and practices in education planning, management and evaluation relevant to SWAp. Play a leading role in the Education Sector Working Group, Joint Technical Working Group, and other relevant development cooperation processes.
2. You will undertake follow-up action on programme implementation activities, contribute to cross-sectoral teamwork building and maintain close work relations with the zonal offices. Draft changes in programme work plans as required. Review requests for cash and supply assistance from partners and ensure that requested assistance is provided in a timely manner to meet objectives. Analyze and evaluate financial implementation data and takes corrective action when necessary to meet objectives. Coordinate with the Operations/Supply staff on supply and non-supply assistance activities ensuring proper and timely UNICEF and government accountability. Certify disbursements of funds, monitors and submits financial status reports to the Head of Section.
3. You will assist partners to identify capacity gaps and training needs and objectives for the purpose of capacity building, programme sustainability, as well as SWAp promotion and advocacy. Assist government partners to plan and organize training programmes.
4. You will contribute towards the preparation of programme documents by compiling data, analyzing and evaluating information, and writing documents. Draft inputs into Strategy Papers, Country Programme Documents (CPD), Country Programme Action Plans (CPAP), Situation Analyses, and other programme documents, as required. Draft inputs to reports for management, donors, budget review, programme analysis, and country office annual reports.
5. You will assist partners in identifying strategic activities and developing the annual work plans to achieve capacity building and implementation objectives to enable sector-wide education reform. Ensure that UNICEF activities support sector-wide priorities and harmonise with support provided by other development partners.
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
Advanced university degree in Social Sciences, or related technical field.
Five years of progressively responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in programme management, monitoring and evaluation, in a related field.
Fluency in English and another UN language. Knowledge of the local language of the duty station is an asset.
Competencies of Successful Candidate
Communicates effectively to varied audiences, including during formal public speaking.
Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.
Sets high standards for quality of work and consistently achieves project goals.
Has good leadership and supervisory skills; co-ordinates group activities, ensuring that roles within the team are clear.
Translates strategic direction into plans and objectives.
Analyzes and integrates diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources.
Quickly builds rapport with individuals and groups; maintains an effective network of individuals across organizational departments.
Identifies urgent and potentially difficult decisions and acts on them promptly; initiates and generates team- and department-wide activities.
Demonstrates, applies and shares expert technical knowledge across the organization.
UNICEF is committed to diversity and gender equality in its workplace. Women and nationals of developing countries are strongly encouraged to apply.
How to apply
If you want a challenging career while improving the lives of children around the world UNICEF, the leading children's rights organization, would like to hear from you.
Visit us at www.unicef.org/about/employ to register in our new e-Recruitment system and apply to this and other vacancies, quoting E-VN-2010-001906. Applications must be received by 10 September 2010.
Please note that only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.
In the selection of its staff, UNICEF is committed to gender balance and diversity without distinction as to race, sex or religion, and without discrimination of persons with disabilities: well qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Reference Code: RW_88LKPX-71
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