Education Manager, NO-D, Banjul, The Gambia #8737 (Open to Gambian Nationals)
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For every child, education
In The Gambia, UNICEF works with the Government to deliver services for children across the country. Guided by the principles of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF works to ensure every child survives and thrives, and is protected from violence, discrimination and all forms of harmful traditional practices.
Since 1965, we have partnered with the Government of The Gambia to strengthen national laws and policies and empower local communities to deliver better services for women and children. Our interventions are based on our Country Programme, signed with the Government of The Gambia. We implement our programmes in line with the country's National Development Plan, the United Nations Development Assistance Framework, and the Sustainable Development Goals.
How can you make a difference?
Under the guidance and direction of the Deputy Representative, the Education Manager manages the Education section, playing a key role in bringing innovation to the development and preparation of education programmes. S/He contributes to the achievement of concrete and sustainable results according to plans, allocation, results based-management approaches and methodology (RBM), as well as UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
- Management and advisory support to the Deputy Representative
- Programme development and planning
- Programme management, monitoring and quality control of results
- Advisory services and technical support
- Advocacy, networking and partnership building
- Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: JD_Education Manager NO4.doc.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
- Education: An advanced university degree in the field of education, economics, psychology, sociology or another relevant technical field is required.
- Work Experience: At least 8 years of relevant work experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education is required.
- Skills
- Good understanding of the overall global development context
- Good knowledge of global developments in education and international engagement strategies
- Ability to support policy dialogue
- Good education sector planning knowledge/ability
- Good education and policy sector analysis capacity
- Good ability to support engagement with partners
- Good understanding of gender and inequity issues
- Good understanding of policies and strategies
- Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.
Desirables:
- Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency.
- Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
- Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
- Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate...
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people
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