The Chief is responsible for establishing the plans of action and overseeing work progress to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable programme/project results, according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework. 

Moreover, the role provides extensive coordination and collaboration with key stakeholders in Government, civil society, academia, UN agencies and development partners, to leverage partnerships and resources to deliver results for children.

By excelling in this role, you will contribute to the overall achievement of transformative results for children by delivering on the following key responsibility areas, but not limited to:

1. Managerial leadership
2. Programme development and planning
3. Programme management, monitoring and quality control of results
4. Advisory services and technical support
5. Advocacy, networking and partnership building
6. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

Education:

• A completed advanced university degree in education, economics, psychology, sociology, development studies or other social science field is required.

Work Experience:

• A minimum of eight years of professional experience in education programme planning and management at the international level is required.
• Relevant experience in leading education coordination platforms with participation
• Government, civil society, academia, UN agencies and/or development partners is required.
• Proven experience in effectively leading and managing a technically professional team to deliver results is required.
• Experience in strategic planning, risk management, and policy development is also required.

Skills:

• Technical experience in pre-primary education, foundational literacy and alternative learning pathways for adolescents is required.
• Technical experience in education system strengthening, including advocacy for improved effectiveness and efficiency of domestic education financing, is essential.
• Knowledge of global developments in education and adolescent development, including the application of the equity lens and human rights perspectives to programming, is required.
• Ability to support Government in leading policy dialogue: translation of analytical findings and evidence into development programmes and policy discussions around equity and learning with partners, is required.
• Proven skills in management and leadership, motivating and developing people under your supervision to perform at their best and live the core values (care, respect, integrity, trust and accountability) is required.
• Ability to manage multi-sectoral programming, including design, costing, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, is required.
• Ability to actively engage with partners (Government, Development Partners, NGOs, CSO, academia, other UN agencies) is required.
• Strong track record of mobilizing resources, including experience with the Global Partnership for Education is required.
• Knowledge of  education sector planning is required.

Language Requirements: 

• Fluency in English, both strong verbal and written skills, is essential.

Desirables:

• Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Experience working in a low-income country is preferred.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is highly desirable.
• Experience with emergency programming is an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts is considered 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: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
(8) Nurtures, leads and manages people

• Managing and supervising all stages of education programming including but not school readiness, foundational literacy and alternative learning pathways for adolescents as well as in education system strengthening across the humanitarian-development nexus.
• Strategic planning and formulation, as well as delivery of results on strengthening national education systems to improve learning outcomes, universal access to quality, equitable and inclusive primary/early childhood education, and renewed involvement in secondary education, especially for children who are marginalized, disadvantaged and excluded in society.
• Leading a group of professional and support staff to develop and manage the education programme in the country.
• Establishing the plans of action and overseeing work progress to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable programme/project results, according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.
• Providing extensive coordination and collaboration with key stakeholders in Government, civil society, academia, UN agencies and development partners, to leverage partnerships and resources to deliver results for children.
• Managerial leadership
• Programme development and planning
• Programme management, monitoring and quality control of results
• Advisory services and technical support
• Advocacy, networking and partnership building
• Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

• Technical experience in pre-primary education, foundational literacy and alternative learning pathways for adolescents
• Technical experience in education system strengthening, including advocacy for improved effectiveness and efficiency of domestic education financing
• Knowledge of global developments in education and adolescent development, including the application of the equity lens and human rights perspectives to programming
• Ability to support Government in leading policy dialogue: translation of analytical findings and evidence into development programmes and policy discussions around equity and learning with partners
• Proven skills in management and leadership, motivating and developing people under your supervision to perform at their best and live the core values (care, respect, integrity, trust and accountability)
• Ability to manage multi-sectoral programming, including design, costing, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting
• Ability to actively engage with partners (Government, Development Partners, NGOs, CSO, academia, other UN agencies)
• Strong track record of mobilizing resources, including experience with the Global Partnership for Education
• Knowledge of education sector planning

• A completed advanced university degree in education, economics, psychology, sociology, development studies or other social science field is required.
• A minimum of eight years of professional experience in education programme planning and management at the international level is required.
• Relevant experience in leading education coordination platforms with participation Government, civil society, academia, UN agencies and/or development partners is required.
• Proven experience in effectively leading and managing a technically professional team to deliver results is required.
• Experience in strategic planning, risk management, and policy development is also required.
• Fluency in English, both strong verbal and written skills, is essential.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Experience working in a low-income country is preferred.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is highly desirable.
• Experience with emergency programming is an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level