Job Location: | Kabul |
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Nationality: | National |
Category: | Education |
Employment Type: | Full Time |
Salary: | As per UNICEF salary scale |
Vacancy Number: | 570979 |
No. Of Jobs: | 1 |
City: | Kabul |
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Organization: | UNICEF |
Years of Experience: | A minimum of five years of professional experience in program planning, coordination or management in the education sector |
Contract Duration: | 1 Year |
Gender: | Male/Female |
Education: | An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Education, International Relations, Information Technology, public administration, financial management or any other relevant studies. |
Close date: | 2024-04-21 |
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, Education!
How can you make a difference?
Under the supervision of the Education Manager, as part of the Systems and Support Unit (SSU) within the Education Section in Kabul, the Education Specialist supports programme planning, coordination, monitoring and reporting between the UNICEF Kabul-based team both from education and supplies sections, and the counterpart teams at UNICEF Zonal Offices (ZOs) and Implementing Partners (IPs), roping in the education specialist (roving) or various Engineers who are being onboarded in various zonal offices of UNICEF, as necessary.
In the Education Section, school construction and rehabilitation are funded under different grants (including those from the Government of Japan, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the European Union, and JICA), and managed by the Education manager and Head of the Unit. Implementation of activities, monitoring of interventions and the bulk of expenditures for those programmes are decentralized to the UNICEF Zonal Offices.
The Education Specialist will ensure more efficient communication and coordination horizontally across the different units of the Kabul office to support programme planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting, but also vertically between the Kabul office and the Zonal Offices. This role includes, pro-actively working with construction unit (within Supplies section) and SSU unit (within Education section) and implementing partners both NGOs and firms to coordinate project initiation, implementation, and closure in accordance with UNICEF and donors’ requirements. The incumbent also provides coordination support for site inspection, quality assurance, and other technical activities led by the engineering firms and/or construction unit. It also requires coordination across different specialized units within UNICEF such as the gender unit as well as environmental and social safeguards specialists for example. Finally, it requires competences in grant financial management, to support Zonal Office colleagues and implementing partners.
Key functions, accountabilities and related duties/tasks
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
1. Programme planning, engagement and coordination with authorities
2. Programme Management, Budgeting and Reporting
3. Operational support for programme implementation, including humanitarian preparedness, and communications with ZOs and IPs for internal and external reporting
4. Networking and partnership building especially with IPs
5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
*A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree
Remarks:
UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply.
All selected candidates will undergo rigorous reference and background checks and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Applicants are requested to apply through the provided link; https://jobs.unicef.org/en-us/job/570979/readvertisment-education-specialist-noc-temporary-appointment-364-days-kabul-afghanistan-127795-req570979-afghan-nationals-only
Applications received via ACBAR jobs online portal will not be given consideration.