Education Officer, P-2, TA (6 months), #137915, Dakar, Senegal- WCAR

Organizational Context

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

Job Purpose

UNICEF Senegal is supporting interventions aimed at improving girls’ education, vocational training, inclusive education and empowerment, while promoting gender-transformative and disability-inclusive approaches enabling children and adolescents to develop their full potential. UNICEF Senegal is also engaged in initiatives related to inclusive education, assistive technology and disability inclusion in partnership with government counterparts, WHO, ATscale and other stakeholders, as well as regional and global initiatives related to girls’ education and gender equality in education, including the Gender at the Centre Initiative (GCI) and collaboration with the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI). UNICEF Senegal is therefore recruiting an Education Officer to support the interventions of the Education Section related to girls’ education, inclusive education, assistive technology and empowerment of vulnerable children and adolescents.

Responsibilities

- Support to programme development and planning - Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results - Technical and operational support to programme implementation - Networking and partnership building - Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

Work Experience

Minimum of two years of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education is required.

Skills

gender equality, adolescent empowerment, Programme Management, Results-Based Management, evidence use, coordination

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