Education Officer, NO-1, Temporary Position, 364 days, Mount Hagen Field Office, Papua New Guinea #00138258

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 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

The Education Officer will support UNICEF's mission to ensure the right to education for every child. This role is crucial in developing, planning, and implementing education programs that address the needs of children, particularly those most disadvantaged. The officer will contribute to the realization of children's rights by providing technical and operational support, fostering partnerships, and driving innovation in education delivery. The position aims to enhance program management, monitoring, and delivery of results, ensuring that UNICEF's education initiatives are effective and impactful in achieving positive outcomes for children in Papua New Guinea.

Responsibilities

The Education Officer will be responsible for supporting programme development and planning, ensuring alignment with UNICEF's strategic goals and the specific needs of the country. This includes conducting research, needs assessments, and contributing to the formulation of education strategies. The role involves programme management, monitoring, and delivery of results, tracking progress, identifying challenges, and implementing corrective actions to ensure timely and effective program execution. Providing technical and operational support to programme implementation is key, offering guidance to partners and stakeholders. Networking and partnership building with government, NGOs, and other UN agencies will be essential to leverage resources and enhance program reach. Furthermore, the officer will drive innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building within the education sector, sharing best practices and promoting learning among stakeholders. This includes documenting program achievements and lessons learned to inform future programming and advocacy efforts.

Work Experience

At least 1 year of relevant work experience in Education, education program management, program planning, monitoring and evaluation, partnership management, stakeholder engagement, capacity building, knowledge management, resource mobilization, advocacy, or field operations.

Skills

Development, facilitation, monitoring and evaluation of education programming, Researching, collecting, analyzing and presenting technical programme information, 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, Stakeholder engagement, Resource mobilization, Advocacy, Field operations, Strategic thinking

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