Education Specialist, P-3, TA, Nouakchott

TERMS OF REFERENCE

RECRUITMENT OF AN EDUCATION SPECIALIST, L3

TEMPORARY APPOINTMENT

Education Specialist, L3, Nouakchott, Mauritania

Vacancy No:

Duty Station:Nouakchott

Country:Mauritania

Region:WCARO

Job Level:L3

Position#:

Application Close:15 Decembre 2016

Contract Type:TA (Temporary Appointment) 6 months renewable

Background and justification

The education section had to set up and implement a response to both crises occurring in Mauritania (refugees from Mali and nutrition crisis). This response integrated to education development interventions of the Mauritania-Unicef cooperation plan needed a support in staffing to coordinate the integrated response. At the same time, the basic education component needs an additional support to reach the expected results especially on girls' education and out-of-school children issues, including in terms of knowledge management.

An additional education specialist in the section will help the section to reach the expected results especially for the preparation of the next CPD.

Purpose of the Position

Under the supervision of the Chief education, the education specialist will be accountable for formulation, design, planning, implementing, monitoring and evaluation of Education programme(s) to ensure overall efficiency and effectiveness of the programme management, delivery and accomplishment of programme goals and objectives. Across the Education programme(s), he/she will be accountable for identifying gender inequalities in education, developing innovative approaches and programmes to eliminating these disparities. He /she will collaborates across the programme(s) to ensure gender mainstreaming. He/She will ensures that monitoring mechanism are in place to track progress towards disparities reduction goals and targets in Education.

He /she promotes intersectoral partnerships in order to ensure that progress benefits mutually education and other programmes, in particular Health, Nutrition, Water and Environmental Sanitation.

He /she contributes to synergize the work of United Nations agencies in Education for all Goals including in humanitarian actions, working closely with the Education cluster within the inter-agency standing committee (IASC).

Key Expected Results

Within the delegated authority and under the given organizational set-up, the incumbent may be assigned the primarily, shared, or contributory accountabilities for all or part of the following areas of major duties and key end-results.

Timely sectoral analysis, input, support and collaboration to the Situation Analysis and its periodic update made for effective programme planning, development and management, in a gender-specific framework. Partnership with the stakeholders, including knowledge institutions strengthened to further understanding of barriers to and opportunities for advancing the 3 priorities themes (the "3Es") – Equal access and universal primary completion, Empowerment through girls' education and gender mainstreaming, Emergencies and post-crisis education cluster interventions.

Knowledge management effectively promoted through drafting/finalizing key Education sectoral programme documents and reports, sharing good practice, lessons learned, and knowledge/information exchange, with partnerships and collaborative relationships with all stakeholders, capitalizing on the know-how and network of knowledge institutions.

Rights-based Education programming effectively promoted, and coherence, synergy and value added to programme management process through results-based management. The four core partnerships as well as selective partnerships on specific issues and themes or regional concern, such as education and HIV, abolition of school fees… exploited efficiently in order to formulate common advocacy position, develop policy guidance and influence allocation of resources on behalf of education.

Sectoral work plan and activities formulated, implemented and monitored, ensuring alignment with the defined programme strategies and approaches and gender mainstreaming across programmes. UNICEF contribution reflected as part of the coordinated support of external partners to national efforts to achieve the MDGs 2 and 3.

Programme delivery, evaluation and reporting carried out efficiently, rigorously and transparently in compliance with the established guidelines and procedures.

UNICEF's global goals effectively promoted through advocacy and policy dialogue in the Education sector. The four core partnerships in education – Education for All Global Action Plan (EFA – GAP), Global partnership for education, The United Nations Girls Education Initiative (UNGEI ) and Inter Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Education Cluster for Education in Emergencies – catalyzed to accelerate progress in achieving the sustainable development goals 4.

Proper and timely UNICEF and Government and all implementing partners accountability ensured regarding supply and non-supply assistance as well as disbursement of programme funds for the Education sector.

Effective communication and networking achieved through partnership and collaboration, focusing on the 3 priorities themes (the "3Es") and the 2 cross-cutting areas – Early child development and school readiness and Enhancing quality in primary and secondary education –which reflect UNICEF comparative advantage and expectation that donors and partners have on UNICEF ability to help country to achieve the MDGs.

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

Education

Advanced university degree in one or more of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Education; Primary Education, or Social Sciences fields relevant to international development assistance.

Work experience

5 years of progressively professional work experience at national and international levels in fields relevant to Education programmes. Experience working in the UN or other international development organization an asset.

Experience with addressing gender disparities an asset

Experience with Emergency and crisis responses.

Language proficiency

Fluency in English and a second UN language

Competencies of Successful Candidate

Core Competencies (Required)

Communication [ II ]

Working with People [ II ]

Drive for Results [ II ]

Functional Competencies (Required)

Leading and Supervising [ I ]

Formulating Strategies and Concepts [ II ]

Analyzing [ III]

Relating and Networking [ II ]

Deciding and Initiating Action [ II ]

Applying Technical Expertise [ III ]

Conditions of application

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications by E-mail to :

MTArecruitment@unicef.org

The applications should contain an updated UN Personal History Form (P.11), CV, copies of academic certificates, diplomas, degrees etc.

The UN P11 form could be downloaded from: http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_apply.html ;

UN staff members are requested to provide at least two Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs).

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization.

HOW TO APPLY:

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=501696