Applications are currently being accepted from people who are capable for the job at UNICEF that was advertised in the daily Classified Source newspaper on 23 April, 2024.
UNICEF
Date Posted:
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23 April, 2024
Department:
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UNICEF
Category | Sector
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UNICEF
Newspaper:
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Classified Source Newspaper
Education:
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Bachelor
Total Vacancies:
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Details in attached ads
Vacancy Location:
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Islamabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
Job Type:
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Full Time
Expected Last Date:
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07 May, 2024
Vacant Positions: Education Manager
EDUCATION MANAGER
Currently, the UNICEF Islamabad is seeking for Education Manager to fill their vacant position
JOB Description: Education Manager
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Management and advisory support to the Chief
Provide advice to the Chief in establishing the annual work plan and reviewing provincial workplans, including developing strategies, determining priorities, and performance measurements. Support Field Offices on annual planning for major donor-funded programmes (GPE, EU and others).
Coordinate work progress monitoring and ensure results are achieved according to schedule and performance standards, and report to Chief critical issues for timely action.
Provide technical assistance and advice to colleagues in the section and in the Field Offices on all aspects of programming and implementation to enable them to achieve performance objectives.
Perform the full duties of the Chief in his/her absence.
Programme development and planning
Advise the Chief on the preparation, design and updating of the situation analysis for the education programmes to ensure that current and comprehensive data on education issues is available to guide UNICEFs strategic policy, advocacy, intervention and development efforts on education programmes.
Advise the Chief in setting priorities, strategies, design and implementation plans, including a focus on ECE, out-of-school children, and adolescent education and skill development. Keep abreast of development trends to enhance programme management, efficiency and delivery.
Participate in strategic programme discussion on the planning of education programmes at federal and provincial levels, including a focus on adolescents to link education to skill development and employability Formulate, design and prepare programme proposals for the sector, ensuring alignment with UNICEFs Strategic Plans and Country Programme and coherence/integration with the UN Strategic Development Framework (UNSDF), regional strategies, national and provincial priorities, plans and competencies.
Establish specific goals, objectives, strategies and implementation plans for the sector using results-based planning terminology and methodology (RBM), including for the main donor-funded programmes (GPE, EU and others). Prepare required documentations for programme review and approval.
Work closely and collaboratively with internal colleagues and partners at national and provincial levels to discuss strategies and methodologies, and to determine national and provincial priorities to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results.
Provide technical and operational support throughout all stages of programming processes and to ensure integration, coherence and harmonization of programmes/projects with other UNICEF sectors and achievement of results as planned and allocated.
Programme management, monitoring and quality control of results
Plan and collaborate with internal colleagues and external partners to establish monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators and other UNICEF/UN system indicators to assess/strengthen performance accountability, coherence and delivery of concrete and sustainable results for the education sector on education programmes, including for ESPIGs and other large donor-funded education programmes.
Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual reviews with the government and other counterparts to assess progress and to determine required action/interventions to achieve results.
Prepare and assess monitoring and evaluation reports to identify gaps, strengths and weaknesses in programme management.
Identify lessons learned and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.
Actively monitor programmes/projects through field visits and surveys, and exchange information with stakeholders to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems, and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
Manage the optimum and appropriate use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative and other assets) confirming compliance with organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity, ensuring timely reporting and liquidation of resources, with specific responsibility to ensure donor requirements (GPE, EU and others) are met.
Prepare regular and mandated programme reports for management, donors and partners to keep them informed of programme progress. This includes reports for the main donor-funded programmes.
Advisory services and technical support
Provide technical advice to key government officials, NGOs, UN system and other country office partners, and UNICEF Field Office teams on policies, strategies, best practices and approaches on education and other related issues to support programme development planning, implementation and delivery of results.
Coordinate and ensure the availability of technical experts (with Regional Office/HQ) to ensure timely support throughout all stages of programming.
Coordinate technical and management support from the Country Office for the large provincial donor-funded programmes.
Provide coordination support for the ADAP Technical Working Group chaired by the office of the Deputy Representative, and for Generation Unlimited. Coordinate the Education Sections technical work on the ADAP workplan (including GenU).
Participate in strategic discussions to influence policy and agenda setting for combating poverty and all forms of discrimination against women/children by advising on and advocating strategies and approaches to promote universal access to quality, equitable and inclusive education for children in the country.
Prepare policy papers, briefs and other strategic programme materials for management use, information and consideration.
Participate in country discussions on education emergency preparedness, programming and contingency planning to ensure proactive and appropriate responses are in place to meet the onset of emergencies nationally or other designated locations.
Advocacy, networking and partnership building
Build and strengthen strategic partnerships through networking and advocacy with local/national governments, UN system agency partners, donors, internationally recognized institutions, NGOs, funding organizations, research institutes and private sector to reinforce cooperation and/or pursue opportunities to promote goals and achieve sustainable and broad results on education.
Prepare communication strategies and implementation plans and activities for maximum communication impact and outreach to promote awareness, establish partnership/alliances for sustainable results and support fund raising for UNICEF Country Office education programmes and emergency interventions.
Participate and/or represent UNICEF in inter-agency discussions and planning on education and related issues to ensure organizational position, interests and priorities are fully considered and integrated in the UNSDF process in development planning and agenda setting. Collaborate with inter-agency partners/colleagues on UNSDF planning and preparation of programmes/projects including emergency preparedness.
Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
Promote critical thinking, innovative approaches and good practices for sustainable education programme initiatives through advocacy and technical advisory services. This includes innovation related to adolescent programming, related to education, skills development and employability.
Keep abreast, research, benchmark, introduce and implement best and cutting-edge practices on education management and information systems, including to to address impacts of COVID-19 on learning. Institutionalize and disseminate best practices and knowledge learned.
Contribute to the development of policies and procedures and introduce innovation and best practices to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programmes and projects, including on continuity of learning and digital inclusion/learning.
Organize, plan and implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of stakeholders to promote sustainable results on education related programme s/projects.”
Interested applicants can send their CVs (compulsory documents as per attached in ads) before Closing date: 07 May, 2024. Candidate required to visibly mention the job title in the Subject applied for the situation. UNICEF offers the Equal Opportunity for all equally competent candidates.
