Education Officer (NO-2), TA (364 days), #139023, Baghdad - Iraq, MENA (Open to Iraqi national Only)
Organizational Context
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. The organization is committed to promoting the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does, with a focus on equity for the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families.
Job Purpose
Under the supervision of the Chief of Education, the Education Officer provides professional technical, operational, and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education programmes/projects within the Country Programme. This includes development planning, delivery of results, and managing various technical and administrative tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting. The role focuses on three key components: strengthening education system governance, expanding equitable access to quality learning opportunities (formal, non-formal, and early childhood education), and improving learning outcomes and skills development, particularly under the EU-ITALEEM project.
Responsibilities
The Education Officer supports programme development and planning, and is responsible for the management, monitoring, and delivery of results for the EU-ITALEEM project. This includes providing technical and operational support for the project's implementation, fostering networking and partnership building with relevant stakeholders, and contributing to innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building initiatives under the EU-ITALEEM project. The role requires strong skills in programme management, education programme implementation, monitoring and evaluation, education systems strengthening, partnership building, and data analysis and reporting to ensure the successful delivery of education programmes.
Work Experience
A minimum of two years of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education is required. Experience working in a developing country, in a UN system agency, or in fragile/humanitarian contexts is considered an asset.
Skills
Programme management, Education programme implementation, Monitoring and evaluation, Education systems strengthening, Partnership building, Data analysis and reporting, Technical assistance, Operational support, Programme planning, Knowledge management, Capacity building