Yemen: Education Officer, Child Friendly Schools ( NOB - Sana'a) - Announcement # 43/2013
Country: Yemen
Closing date: 08 Oct 2013
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT # 43/2013
If you are a committed, creative Yemeni and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading child rights organization. UNICEF would like to hear from you.
Post Title : Education Officer, Child Friendly Schools
Contract type : Temporary Appointment
Level of Post : NOB
Duration : 364 days
Duty Station : Sana’a
PURPOSE:
The challenge in education is not simply to get children into school, but also to improve the overall quality and ethos of schooling and address threats to participation. If both quality and access are tackled, children who are enrolled in primary school are likely to continue, complete the full cycle and achieve expected learning outcomes and successfully transition to secondary school. In Yemen, UNICEF is using the child friendly schools approach to improve quality and access.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Coordination with national/local authorities, state institutions, local civil society and other relevant actors to ensure that the targeted schools meet minimum standards for Child Friendly Schools.
• Coordination of different sectors at field level to promote multisectoral collaboration.
• Facilitating and provide technical support in the development of training and resource materials for the training of teachers, school principals and supervisors on CFS;
• Ensuring regular inspection of schools by MoE and Education offices in targeted governorates and districts.
• Through appropriate participatory and community-based approaches ensure that each school has carried out a school self-assessment and a school development plan.
• Through field visits, ensure appropriate attention to priority cross-cutting issues such as water and sanitation, protection, nutrition, social mobilisation and communication in the targeted Child Friendly Schools;
• Ensuring the application of appropriate standards for CFS are met in the targeted Child Friendly schools;
• Ensuring support to the Early Childhood Education Activities in targeted schools for ages 3-6 by training teachers/ caregivers.
• Conduct field visits, guide field teams in applying the child friendly school standards, collect relevant data and information and contribute to section and office reports.
• Providing detailed reports at the end of Mission trips
• Any other duty assigned by supervisor or Head of section.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• University degree in one of the disciplines relevant to the following areas: Education; Primary Education, Economics, Social Sciences, or a field(s) relevant to international development assistance.
• Two years of professional work experience at national & international levels relevant Education programmes. Experience working in the UN or other international development organization is an asset.
• Fluency in English and Arabic (both written and verbal) is required.
COMPETENCIES:
i) Core Values (Required)
• Commitment • Diversity and Inclusion • Integrity
ii) Core Competencies (Required)
• Communication [II] • Working with People [II] • Drive for Results[II]
(iii) Functional Competencies (Required)
• Formulating Strategies and Concepts [II] • Planning and Organizing [II]
• Analyzing [II] • Applying Technical Expertise [II]
• Learning & Researching [II]
How to apply:
If you meet the requirements stated above, please send your application, enclosing comprehensive curriculum vitae, duly completed United Nations Personal History form (which can be downloaded from www.unicef.org/employ) stating telephone number, email address and detailed contact address quoting the vacancy number to: yemenhr@unicef.org not later than 8 October, 2013. For additional information on UNICEF, please visit our website: www.unicef.org
UNICEF, is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation. UNICEF is a smoke-free environment.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
