Senior Adviser Education (Education in Emergencies), Global Programme Division, Amman

## Senior Adviser Education (Education in Emergencies), Global Programme Division, Amman - Organization:UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund - Office:UNICEF MENA RO Amman Senior Adviser Education (Education in Emergencies) (P-5), Fixed-Term, #00133273, Global Programme Division, COE - Amman, Jordan. Position type:Fixed Term Appointment Division/Equivalent:Programme School/Unit:Global Programme Division Department/Office:Education Section, UNICEF NYHQ 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 learn Join UNICEF's Global Programme Division (GPD) and play a leading role in advancing education outcomes for children affected by emergencies, conflict, displacement, and climate-related crises. GPD provides strategic leadership, policy direction, technical expertise, and programme excellence across UNICEF, ensuring that global standards and evidence-based solutions translate into meaningful results for children worldwide. As part of UNICEF's Centres of Excellence structure, this position is based in Amman and supports Country and Regional Offices across multiple regions by delivering high-quality, demand-driven technical assistance and strategic guidance. Through collaboration with governments, partners, and global stakeholders, UNICEF helps strengthen resilient and inclusive education systems so that children and adolescents can continue learning during crises and recovery. How can you make a difference? As Senior Adviser, Education (Education in Emergencies), you will provide strategic direction, technical leadership, and high-level advocacy to strengthen UNICEF's global capacity to support children and adolescents affected by conflict, displacement, climate-related shocks, and other emergencies. Working across headquarters, regional and country offices, you will lead the development of global policies, strategies, standards, and guidance for education in humanitarian settings. You will foster strategic partnerships, influence global policy agendas, support resource mobilization efforts, and promote innovation, knowledge management, and evidence generation to improve education outcomes in crisis-affected contexts. Through leadership in programme excellence, emergency preparedness and response, and inter-agency coordination, you will help ensure that children everywhere have access to safe, inclusive, and quality learning opportunities, even in the most challenging circumstances. If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Classified Job Descriptions - Senior Adviser Education (P5).pdf To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have... - Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in the area of Education Policy and Planning, Education in Emergencies, Humanitarian Assistance / Humanitarian Affairs, Public Policy, Conflict or Peace Studies / Crisis Response Education' Educational Planning is required. - Work Experience:At least 10 years progressively, responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in developing, implementing and supporting education programme and policies, strategic planning with substantial experience in emergency and crisis situations is required. - Skills: Demonstrated strategic leadership and technical stewardship in Education in Emergencies (EiE), with strong skills in policy advisory, humanitarian coordination, partnership management, and resource mobilization - Language Requirements:Fluency in English is required. - Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language - Experience working within the United Nations system or other international organizations is an asset. - Demonstrated leadership in programme management, including programme design, costing, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting - Engagement with partnerships (e.g., Local Education Groups, Global Partnership for Education,Education in Emergency Clusters, Education Provider Forums, Delivering as One, Inter-sectoralpartnerships such as in ECD), as well as networking with other key partners. - Demonstrated ability to translate research, evidence, and analysis into policy dialogue, advocacy, and strategic decision-making - Knowledge of education systems strengthening, sector planning, governance, financing, and inclusive approaches to education. - In-depth understanding of global development challenges (poverty, conflict, climate change,urbanization) and their impact on education, with experience promoting inter-sectoral approaches in collaboration with health, child protection, nutrition, WASH, and social policy sectors. - Familiarity with education systems, sector planning, governance, financing, and institutional structures, including linkages across sub-sectors (early childhood, primary, secondary, tertiary, inclusive education). - Commitment to gender equality, disability inclusion, and equitable education. - Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts. UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values 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 (8) Nurtures, leads and manages people Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels. UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status. UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance. UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse,