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Recrutement de 01 Education Specialist, (P3), Bujumbura, Burundi, #123993, Temporary Appoint (364 days), opened only for non-burundians

Entreprise: UNICEF
Niveau d'etude: BAC
Localité: Burundi / Bujumbura
Date limite: 2023-03-29

Recrutement de 01 Education Specialist, (P3), Bujumbura, Burundi, #123993, Temporary Appoint (364 days), opened only for non-burundians
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Duty Station: Bujumbura
Level: P-3
Location: Burundi
Categories: Education
Download File TOR Education Specialist_march 2023 (TA_P3) (002).pdf

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, a champion

In Burundi, UNICEF has a very diverse portfolio of responsibilities but all with the same objective which is to assist the Government and other stakeholders to fulfill children’s economic, social, cultural, political, and civil rights. The UNICEF country program in Burundi aims to improve the lives of children and women in the following key areas: Child and maternal health, Nutrition, Education, Child Protection, Water, sanitation and hygiene, Social policy and advocacy, Adolescent empowerment and community resilience, and Humanitarian response.

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Chief Education, the incumbent will be Supporting the European Union Programme through planning, implementation and monitoring, and evaluation of activities with the following main responsibilities:

Support to Programme development and planning;
Program management, monitoring, and delivery of results;
Technical and operational support to Programme implementation;
Networking and partnership building;
Innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, economics, psychology, sociology, or another relevant technical field;
A minimum of five years of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education is required;
Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset;
Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset;
Fluency in French and English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russia,n or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate...

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.

During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed toincludinge everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding break,s and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
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, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF is committed topromotinge the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to delivering the best results for children. For this position, eligible and suitable female applicants and people living with disability are encouraged to apply.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which UNICEF will facilitate, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Advertised: 15 Mar 2023 South Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 29 Mar 2023 South Africa Standard Time