Education Officer, NO-2, Temporary Position, 6 months, Tirana, Albania, #00137272
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For every child, the right to a Champion
UNICEF Albania Country office (ACO) is hiring an Education Officer, NOB level to provide support to the UNICEF Country office team and especially to the Education sector, outcome 2, School aged children (CPD 2022-2026). (Eduten, Akelius). The incumbent in the post will be working closely with the Education Specialist, NOC level and the whole education team to deliver results as part of the Eduten and Akelius project interventions.
If you are ready to support the UNICEF programming and contribute to the work of UNICEF Albania office in the education area, we encourage you to apply for this position and join UNICEF Albania Country office team!
How can you make a difference?
Under the supervision of the Education Specialist, NOC level, the Education Officer NOB will provide professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the education programmes/projects within the current Country Programme (CPD 2022-2026) from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
A summary of key functions and accountabilities as included in the Job description are below:
- 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
If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: JD - Education Officer NO2 - sample of GJD.doc
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements
- Education: A bachelor's degree in one of the following fields is required: education, psychology, sociology or another relevant technical field.
- Work Experience: A minimum of two years of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education is required.
- Skills: Programme management, data analysis, partnership building, operational support, monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.
Desirables
- Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish)
- Experience working in a developing country and relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization are considered as assets.
- Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.
For every Child, you demonstrate...
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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
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