Education Officer (NO-1) FT, National Team

## Education Officer, Sudan - Organization:UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund - Office:UNICEF Khartoum Education Officer (NO-1) FT, #00136844, Sudan - East & South Africa, ESAR Position type:Fixed Term Appointment Division/Equivalent:Nairobi Regn'l(ESARO) Department/Office:National Team, Sudan UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children's lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job - it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF. For every child, the right to a Future How can you make a difference? As the conflict in Sudan continues, children are bearing the biggest brunt. Millions have fled their homes and are displaced in the country and across the borders. Currently, 50 per cent of the total population - more than 24.7 million people, almost 14 million of whom are children, are in need of humanitarian assistance. The learning situation in Sudan is deeply concerning, with 8 million school-aged-children not in school and in danger of not being able to return to learning - Sudan is on the brink to become the worst and largest education crisis in the world. Children have endured months of uncertainty, trauma and violence. The current situation in Sudan is a deepening children's crisis, severely putting at risk the future of the country and heavily affecting the wider region. 1. Support to programme development and planning - Research and analyze regional and national political, health, social and economic development trends. Collect, analyze, verify, and synthesize information to facilitate programme development, design and preparation. - Support preparation of technical reports and provide inputs for programme preparation and documentation ensuring accuracy, timeliness and relevancy of information. - Contribute to the development/establishment of sectoral programme goals, objectives, strategies, and results-based planning through research, collection, analysis and reporting of education and other related information for development planning and priority and goal setting. - Provide technical and administrative support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing and administering a variety of technical programme transactions, preparing materials and documentations, and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support programme planning, results based planning (RBM) and monitoring and evaluation of results. - Prepare required documentations and materials to facilitate the programme review and approval process. 2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results. - Work closely and collaboratively with internal colleagues and partners to collect, analyze and share information on implementation issues. - Suggest solutions on routine programme implementation and submit reports to alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level intervention and/or decisions. Keep record of reports and assessments for easy reference and/or to capture and institutionalize lessons learned. - Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other counterparts and prepare minutes/reports on results for follow up action by higher management and other stakeholders. - Monitor and report on the use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verify compliance with approved allocation, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity. Report on issues identified to ensure timely resolution by management/stakeholders. Follow up on unresolved issues to ensure resolution. - Prepare draft inputs for programme/donor reporting. 3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation - Undertake field visits and surveys and share information with stakeholders to assess progress and refer to relevant officials for resolution. Report on critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems for timely action to achieve results. - Provide technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors on the application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices on water, sanitation, hygiene and related issues to support programme implementation, operations and delivery of results. 4. Networking and partnership building - Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with government counterparts and national stakeholders through active sharing of information and knowledge to facilitate programme implementation and build capacity of stakeholders to achieve and sustain results on education programmes. - Draft communication and information materials for CO programme advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnerships and alliances, and support fund raising for education programmes. - Participate in appropriate inter-agency (UNCT) meetings and events on programming to collaborate with inter-agency partners on UNDAF operational planning and preparation of education programmes/projects and to integrate and harmonize UNICEF's position and strategies with the UNDAF development and planning process. - Research information on potential donors and prepare resource mobilization materials and briefs for fund raising and partnership development purposes. 5. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building - Provide support in identifying, capturing, synthesizing, and sharing lessons learned for knowledge development and capacity development of stakeholders. - Apply innovative approaches and promote good practices to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable programme results. - Research, benchmark and report on best and cutting edge practices for development planning of knowledge products and systems. - Participate as a resource person in capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients and stakeholders. If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: GJD Education Officer Level 1.pdf To qualify as a champion for every child you will have... - Education: Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in Education, Psychology, Sociology or any other related fields.Work Experience: At least 1 years of relevant work experience in Programme Management, Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Education or any other related fields.Skills: Digital Learning, Education Management, Partnership Building, Programme Planning.Language Requirements: English - Proficient/Fluent, Arabic - Proficient/Fluent - Education: Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in Education, Psychology, Sociology or any other related fields. - Work Experience: At least 1 years of relevant work experience in Programme Management, Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Education or any other related fields. - Skills: Digital Learning, Education Management, Partnership Building, Programme Planning. - Language Requirements: English - Proficient/Fluent, Arabic - Proficient/Fluent - Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language - Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. 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