Duration: 2 years renewables, Fixed Term Appointment
Closing Date: 9 June 2015
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the world’s leading organization working for the rights of children, is seeking a dynamic, committed and creative individual to be responsible for the development, design, planning, implementation and management of the Education programme in Niger, based in Niamey.
Major duties:
- As chief of section, responsible for the development, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Education programme within the country programme.
- Ensures the preparation of the Situation Analysis and its periodic update. Prepares sectoral input to the Country Programme Recommendation (CPR) and all related documents, (e.g. Plan of Operations, Projects Plans of Action, Country Programme Summary Sheet (CPSS), Programme Summary Sheet (PSS)), for assigned programmes/projects.
- Participates in the formulation and development of programme goals, strategies and approaches for the UNICEF plan of cooperation. Plans, implements and monitors assigned activities.
- Provides technical support to government and non-government organizations at the national, regional and provincial levels in the planning, development and implementation stages of the programmes/projects.
Qualifications:
- Advanced university degree in education, social sciences or a other relevant field*. *A first level university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree
- Eight years progressively responsible relevant work experience at the national and international levels in programme planning, management, monitoring, and evaluation, in a related field.
- Fluency in French and English is required.
To Apply: Visit us at www.unicef.org/about/employ to register in our e-Recruitment system and search for the detailed Vacancy Announcement using key words “Niamey”, “Education” and “IMIS”