UNICEF Job Openings: Education Manager, P4, Social Policy Specialist and Individual Consultant: Rapid Assessment of the Playful Parental Engagement at the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (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.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Education Manager, P4.
Location: Maiduguri, Borno
Job no: 575691
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Level: P-4
Categories: Education
Responsibilities
Management and advisory support
Program development and planning
Program management, monitoring and quality control of results
Advisory services and technical support
Advocacy, networking and partnership building
Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
Promote critical thinking and innovative approaches, and good practices for sustainable education programs/projects initiatives through advocacy and technical advisory services.
Keep abreast, research, benchmark, introduce and implement best and cutting-edge practices on education management and information systems. Institutionalize and disseminate best practices and knowledge learned.
Contribute to the development of policies and procedures and introduce innovation and best practices to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programs and projects.
Organize/plan/implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders to promote sustainable results on education and related programs/projects.
Requirements
Minimum requirements:
Education: An Advanced University Degree in education or any of the following: economics, psychology, sociology or other social science fields is required.
Work Experience: At least 8 years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education at the international level, some of which preferably in a developing country is required. Experience working in the UN system agency or UN organization is an asset. Familiarity with emergency response is a strong asset.
Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.
Desirables:
Good understanding of the overall global development context, including issues such as: poverty, conflict, and the impact of these factors on education and vice-versa; and inter-sectoral approaches to address such issues in collaboration with other sectors (including Social Policy, Child Protection, Nutrition, WASH, Health and Communications within UNICEF).
Good knowledge of global developments in education and international engagement strategies, including the application of the equity lens and human rights perspectives to programming.
Good ability to support policy dialogue: translation of analytical findings and evidence into development programmes and policy discussions around equity and learning with partners, including government, development partners, CSOs and academia in relevant areas.
Good education and policy sector analysis capacity, including understanding of the core education data sets, indicators, tools for analysis of equity, determinants of student access and learning, budget, cost and financing, education system management, political economy and application to education policy and strategic planning.
Good education sector planning knowledge/ability, including the range of modalities for delivering education, linkages between different sub-sectors (e.g. ECD, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Inclusive Education), cost-effectiveness and efficiency issues, key institutional structures, components and processes, as well as governance issues.
Good ability to support engagement with partners (e.g. Sector Wide Approaches, Global Partnership for Education, Education in Emergency Clusters, Education Provider Forums, Delivering as One, Inter-sectoral partnerships such as in ECD), as well as networking with other key partners.
Good understanding of gender and inequity issues in relation to education and development and the application of gender / equity analysis to policy and planning in education.
Good understanding of policies and strategies to address issues related to resilience: risk analysis and risk management, education in conflict situations, natural disasters, and recovery for CO and RO based post and where relevant.
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Job Title: Social Policy Specialist
Job no: 575580
Location: Abuja
Contract type: Fixed Term Appointment
Level: NO-3
Location: Nigeria
Categories: Social Policy
For Every Child, a Chance
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programs, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias or favoritism.
Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF and to learn more about the work we do in Nigeria click here.
How can you Make a Difference?
Under the general guidance of the Chief Social Policy, the incumbent is responsible for providing technical support to the implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all stages of social protection programming and related advocacy from strategic planning and formulation to delivery of concrete and sustainable results. This includes programs aimed at improving public policies to reduce child poverty and vulnerability using social protection. This includes supporting reforms at federal and state levels strengthening social with focus on (a) social protection coverage and impact on children; (b) the transparency, adequacy, equity and efficiency of social protection child-focused public investments; (c) governance, and accountability measures to increase public participation and the quality, equity and coverage of social protection.
Summary of Key Functions /
Accountabilities
Improving data on Child poverty & vulnerability for increased use for policy and program action
Strengthening Social Protection Coverage and Impact for Children
Improving use of public financial resources for children
Strengthening the capacity of local governments to plan, budget, consult on, and monitor child-focused social services.
Strengthened advocacy and partnerships for child-sensitive social policy
UNICEF Programme Management
Requirements
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:
Minimum requirements:
Education: An Advanced University Degree in one of the following fields: Economics, Public Policy, Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Science, or another relevant technical field.
Work Experience: A minimum of five years of relevant professional work experience is required. Experience working in a developing country is considered as a strong asset. Background and/or familiarity with emergency is considered as a strong asset.
Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate...
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter:
The UNICEF competencies required for this post are:
Builds and maintains partnerships (1)
Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (1)
Drive to achieve results for impact (1)
Innovates and embraces change (1)
Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)
Thinks and acts strategically (1)
Works collaboratively with others (1)
Nurtures, Leads and Manages People (1)
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Job Title: Individual Consultant: Rapid Assessment of the Playful Parental Engagement
Job no: 575686
Location: Adamawa, Jigawa, Kano & Sokoto
Contract type: Consultant (2 Months)
Categories: Education
Purpose of Activity/Assignment
The first five years of a child’s life is a critical period for their cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. The experiences during this period have a major impact on their future.
Research has shown that a child’s newly developing brain is highly plastic and responsive to change as billions of integrated neural circuits are established through the interaction of genetics, environment, and experience.
Optimal brain development requires a stimulating environment, adequate nutrients, and social interaction with attentive caregivers.
Unsafe conditions, negative interactions, and lack of educational opportunities during these early years can lead to irreversible negative outcomes, which can affect a child’s potential for the remainder of his or her life.
Early Childhood Care Development and Education (ECCDE) is one of the best investment options to build human capital and the national economy and promote sustainable growth.
Quality ECCDE yields a significant return on investment as the child transits to primary, secondary and tertiary levels of education.
These returns impact not only the child’s individual development but also that of their families and communities.
To support ECCD in Nigeria, UNICEF Nigeria partnered with Universal Basic Education Commission to implement a playful parental engagement programme in eight states, which aims at enhancing parent-child interaction and promoting child development through play.
The programme is focused on equipping parents with playful learning strategies and fostering a supportive environment for their children's cognitive, emotional, and social development. Particularly, UNICEF extends its support to parents of the most marginalized children, including children with disabilities, to raise awareness of and demand for quality ECCDE and skills for playful parenting by working with parent and community groups, which include Mothers Associations, Fathers Groups, school-based management committees.
Responsibilities
Increasing parents/caregivers’ knowledge of the importance of children’s early years, including both formal early childhood education and engagement with responsive caregivers.
Effecting tangible behavioral change in their parenting practices, play-based engagement with their children, and demand for early learning services
Enabling parents to develop new knowledge, attitudes, positive social norms, and recommendations for practices that can contribute to the quality development of early children aged 3-5 years.
Scope of Work:
This consultancy is for conducting a rapid assessment of the playful parental engagement programme in four states with the following assignments:
Examine and document the programme’s immediate effect on parents and community members by collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data related to improvement of parental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding playful engagement with their children.
Assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the programme. This includes the assessment of 1) the quality and accessibility of programme resources and training materials and 2) the effectiveness of programme delivery and parent engagement methods.
Identify the strengths and areas for improvement in the current programme design and implementation against other similar programmes in similar contexts.
Provide actionable recommendations to enhance the effectiveness and scalability of the programme.
Requirements
Advanced University degree is required in designing and implementing education research and evaluation.
A minimum of 6 years of experiences in supporting the implementation of ECCDE, early childhood, and parenting programmes and policy.
Technical knowledge about ECCDE and parental engagement.
Good understanding of ECCDE context and culture in sub-Saharan Africa.
Strong qualitative and quantitative research skills and good understanding of qualitative and quantitative design and methods.
Good report writing skills.
Familiarity with the global landscape of playful learning and parental engagement programs is an asset.
Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
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