UNICEF – If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you.
For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
Job Title: Education Specialist, NO-C,
Job Number: 495677
Location: Nigeria
Work Type : Fixed Term Staff
For 60 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
Purpose of the Position
- Support to programs/projects development and planning
- Program management, monitoring and delivery of results
- Technical and operational support to program implementation
- Networking and partnership building
- Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
- Advanced university degree in development studies, education, economics, or a relevant related field. Postgraduate degree in communication and/or public policy are desirable
- Five years of professional work experience in policy advocacy/communication, partnership building, working through networks and resource mobilization to achieve results
- Technical knowledge and experience in Education; Primary Education, and/or Educational Planning
- Experience working in the UN or other international development organization an asset. Experience in national level development assistance is an asset.
- Knowledge of the global commitment on aid effectiveness, including the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, the Accra Agenda for Action as well as knowledge of the Global Programme Partnerships (GPPs).
- Leadership in identifying, encouraging and mentoring capable women.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
- Commitment
- Diversity and inclusion
- Integrity
- Communication
- Working with people
- Drive for results
- Leading and supervising
- Formulating strategies and concepts
- Analyzing
- Relating and networking
- Deciding and Initiating action
- Applying technical expertise
Opening Date 20 Apr 2016 W. Central Africa Standard Time
Closing Date 5 May 2016 W. Central Africa Standard Time
How to Apply
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