Education Officer NO-2 Temporary Position 364 days, Honiara, Solomon Islands

## Education Officer NO-2 Temporary Position 364 days, Honiara, Solomon Islands - Organization:UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund - Country:Solomon Islands - Office:United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Education Officer, NO-2, Temporary Position, 364 days, Honiara, Solomon Islands, #00138309 Position type:Temporary Appointment Location:Solomon Islands Division/Equivalent:Bangkok (EAPRO), Thailand School/Unit:Fiji (Pacific Islands) - MCP Department/Office:Honiara, Solomon Islands UNICEFworks 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 Education In the Pacific we work in Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu: These 14 Pacific island countries are home to 2.3 million people, including 1.2 million children and youth, living on more than 660 islands and atolls stretching across 17.2 million square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean, an area comparable to the combined size of the United States of America and Canada. Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu are classified as Fragile States according to World Bank/OECD criteria. The Pacific Multi-Country Office is the oldest and largest MCO in UNICEF. As such it is a model for the new MCOs being established. All 14 Pacific Island countries and territories have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, but only a third are on track with reporting obligations. UNICEF's programme focuses on advancing children's rights and wellbeing through integrated efforts in health, nutrition, education, child protection, climate resilience, and social policy—addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing small island developing states, including vulnerability to climate change, geographic isolation, and service delivery constraints. Explore the different areas of our work here: UNICEF Pacific Islands and in the short video: Work for UNICEF in the Pacific How can you make a difference? Under the supervision of the Education Specialist, the Education Officer will provide professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education and ECD programmes in the Solomon Islands within the Multi-Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, reporting, managing and implementing a variety of technical and operational e programme tasks to facilitate programme development, partnerships, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting results. The efficiency and efficacy of support provided by the Education Officer to programme preparation, planning and implementation, and monitoring contributes to the achievement of sustainable results to improve learning outcomes and universal access to relevant, quality, equitable and inclusive education in the Pacific. Summary of key functions/accountabilities: - Support to programme development and planning. - Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results. - Education data, research and evidence generation. - 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: Education Officer NO-2 To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have... Minimum requirements: : - Education:A university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, social sciences, public policy, international development, statistics/data management, psychology, sociology or other relevant area. - Work Experience:A minimum of two years of professional work experience at the national and/or international levels, in programme planning, implementation, community engagement and mobilization, management, monitoring and/or research in education and/or other directly related field is required. - Skills:Programme planning and development- ability to support education programme design, situation analysis, goal setting and results-based planning including support ability to lead national Education Sector planning process.Programme management and monitoring- ability to track implementation, identify issues, prepare reports and support delivery of results.Research, data analysis and reporting- ability to collect, analyze and present education-related information for decision-making and ability to undertake quality programmatic visits as part of program assurance activitiesCurriculum and Teacher Professional Development- ability to work with technical teams on developing curriculum and teacher professional development materials for engaging education providers, teachers, and different ministry teams at national and provincial levels. .Partnership building and Coordination- ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders including Local Education Groups to share key program progress and ensure coordination with relevant partners .Willingness to travel to provinces and remote location within Solomon Islands. - Programme planning and development- ability to support education programme design, situation analysis, goal setting and results-based planning including support ability to lead national Education Sector planning process. - Programme management and monitoring- ability to track implementation, identify issues, prepare reports and support delivery of results. - Research, data analysis and reporting- ability to collect, analyze and present education-related information for decision-making and ability to undertake quality programmatic visits as part of program assurance activities - Curriculum and Teacher Professional Development- ability to work with technical teams on developing curriculum and teacher professional development materials for engaging education providers, teachers, and different ministry teams at national and provincial levels. . - Partnership building and Coordination- ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders including Local Education Groups to share key program progress and ensure coordination with relevant partners . - Willingness to travel to provinces and remote location within Solomon Islands. - Language Requirements:Proficiency in English is required. - Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset. - Experience in early childhood education, multi-sectoral early childhood development, digital learning, education in emergencies and climate resilience in education - Experience with education data and research, including education management information systems, education statistics, learning assessments, research studies or data use for decision-making. - Experience working with government counterparts, including ministries of education, senior officials, schools and/or national education coordination mechanisms. - Relevant experience in a UN system agency or Pacific regional organization/CROP. - Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. 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