Education in Emergencies (EiE) Consultant, GPD, Education COE, 12 months, Amman, Jordan (Remote/home based) # 594142

Organizational Context

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of our work, promoting the rights of every child. UNICEF offers diverse opportunities for professional and personal development, fostering a sense of purpose while serving children and communities globally.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen UNICEF’s global Education in Emergencies (EiE) response capacity within the Centre of Excellence (CoE) / Global Education Practice (GEP) by enhancing programme management, knowledge generation and management, data collection, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, communication, humanitarian advocacy, and capacity-building. The assignment will support UNICEF Country Offices (COs) in strengthening evidence-based programming across Level 2 and Level 3 emergencies, as well as protracted and at-risk contexts, with a focus on improving the generation, harmonization, real-time availability, analysis, documentation, and strategic use of data and evidence. This includes strengthening systems to track access, participation, retention, and learning continuity, particularly for displaced, refugee, and migrant children, children on the move overall. A strong emphasis will be placed on translating programme results, needs, and gaps into clear, data-driven insights and compelling humanitarian advocacy messages, and on ensuring that country-level achievements and challenges are effectively documented and amplified at regional and global levels, including partners and donors.

Responsibilities

The assignment will support UNICEF Country Offices (COs) in strengthening evidence-based programming across Level 2 and Level 3 emergencies, as well as protracted and at-risk contexts, with a focus on improving the generation, harmonization, real-time availability, analysis, documentation, and strategic use of data and evidence. This includes strengthening systems to track access, participation, retention, and learning continuity, particularly for displaced, refugee, and migrant children, children on the move overall. A strong emphasis will be placed on translating programme results, needs, and gaps into clear, data-driven insights and compelling humanitarian advocacy messages, and on ensuring that country-level achievements and challenges are effectively documented and amplified at regional and global levels, including partners and donors. The assignment will also contribute to strengthening coordination, standardized reporting and monitoring approaches, knowledge-sharing, and technical capacity across UNICEF offices and partners, supporting preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience-building efforts, with particular attention to the MENA region. Through these efforts, the assignment will reinforce UNICEF’s leadership in advancing inclusive, resilient, and evidence-driven education systems for crisis-affected children and youth, including children on the move.

Work Experience

Minimum 5–8 years of progressively responsible professional experience in Education in Emergencies (EiE), humanitarian programming, M&E, data management, or education responses for children on the move. Demonstrated experience supporting humanitarian coordination, emergency reporting, information management, and evidence generation in Level 2/3 emergencies. Proven experience monitoring humanitarian indicators and supporting reporting processes. Strong experience in data collection, analysis, visualization, and developing analytical products. Proven experience producing high-quality technical and knowledge products. Experience facilitating knowledge-sharing initiatives and inter-agency collaboration. UNICEF or inter-agency humanitarian coordination experience is desirable.

Skills

Education in Emergencies (EiE), Humanitarian Programming, Programme Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E), Data Management, Humanitarian Coordination, Emergency Reporting, Information Management, Evidence Generation, Data Analysis & Visualization, Technical & Knowledge Product Development, Knowledge Sharing, Inter-agency Collaboration

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