Education Specialist (Access) at UNICEF Nigeria - Abuja

UNICEF’s mission in Nigeria is to help governments at all levels, organizations, communities and families provide every child with education, health, equality and protection.

UNICEF Nigeria seeks the services of suitable and qualified candidates to fill the above vacancy

Post Title: Education Specialist (Access)

Vacancy number: VN-NGR-21-2014
Level: National Professional (NOC)
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Duration: Two years
Location: Abuja

Job Description
UNICEF and UNESCO Global Study on Out of School Children undertaken in Nigeria in 2010 indicates a number of 10 million school aged children being out of school. The proportion is especially high in the northern part of Nigeria having more than 50% whereas as low as 10% are OOSC in the southern part of the country. Further, there are twice as many boys than girls in school. Working with the Federal Ministry of Education and its relevant parastatal.

UNICEF Nigeria seeks the services of an experienced Education Specialist who will focus on Access and Non Formal Education concept and policy development, provision of enlarged technical support; support to strategies development, generation and analysis of community level data to inform intervention and evidence-based policy to enrich advocacy for increased support to Non- formal Education, in collaboration with Field Office teams and other stakeholders that support the delivery of these programmes.

Qualifications and Competencies required:

• Advanced university degree in one or more of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Education; Primary Education, or a Social Sciences fields relevant to international development assistance.
• Five years of progressively professional work experience at national and international levels in field programmes relevant to Education programmes. Experience in national level development assistance is an asset. Experience with addressing gender disparities and asset. Background/familiarity with emergency.
• Fluency in English and local working language of the duty station.
• Advanced knowledge of one or more of the technical areas of UNICEF Education programmes.
• Advanced Technical Knowledge of the theories, principles and methods in one of the following areas: Education; Primary Education, Economics, Social Sciences, and/or related fields.
• Gender and diversity awareness.
• Leadership in identifying, encouraging and mentoring capable women.
• Knowledge of the global commitment on aid effectiveness, including the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, the Accra Agenda for Action as well as knowledge of the Global Programme Partnerships (GPPs).
• Knowledge of theories and practices in: Programme/project management in Education, Monitoring and Evaluation, Training and Capacity Development in Education, Alternative Basic Education, Curriculum Development and Knowledge Management.

Application Closing Date
Thursday, 19 June 2014

Method of Application
Candidates interested in the above position should submit his/her application, accompanied by updated CV in English and a completed United Nations Personal History Form, (Please Download Here or www.unicef.org/employ) to the email address [email protected] on or before Thursday, 19 June 2014.

Candidates must put the position title you are applying for on the subject line of your email to be shortlisted. Also include the specific location you are applying for in your cover letter.

UNICEF, a smoke-free environment, is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly women are strongly encouraged to apply.