Job Title:Â Â Education Officer (Fresher UN Jobs)
Organisation: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Duty Station:Â Â Arua, Uganda
About the Company:
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is mandated by the UN general assembly to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded
Job Summary:   The Education Officer Generic Job Profile (GJP) is to be used in a Uganda Country Office in the Basic Education and Adolescents’ Development Programme. The Education Officer reports to the Adolescent Development Specialist (NoC) in Arua Zonal Office as his/her direct supervisor while the Adolescent Development Specialist (P3) based in Kampala will provide technical guidance and oversight.
Under the supervision of the Adolescent Development Specialist (NoC) in Arua Zonal Office and to the Adolescent Development Specialist (P3) based in Kampala, as his/her second supervisor, the Education Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting.
This position is based in the Arua Zonal Office, where one of the responsibilities is to support field-level management and coordination of the European Union-funded Gender for Development Uganda (G4DU programme), implemented in 7 target districts: Adjumani, Kitgum, Lamwo, Madi-Okollo, Nebbi, Oyam and Yumbe.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Support to programme development and planning
- Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
- 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:
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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  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, economics, sociology or another relevant technical field.
- Work Experience: A minimum of two years of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or monitoring in education and/or adolescent-focused programmes is required.
- Experience in leading programmes on girls’ education, including school support programmes with performance-based interventions is an asset.
- 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.
- Experience working with different local government and school-level stakeholders in education is considered as an asset.
- Experience coordinating with different education partners at field-level is considered as an asset.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or local language of the duty station is considered as 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
- The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
- Builds and maintains partnerships
- Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
- Drive to achieve results for impact
- Innovates and embraces change
- Manages ambiguity and complexity
- Thinks and acts strategically
- Works collaboratively with others
- Nurtures, leads and manages people.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested applicants who wish to join United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) should apply online at the link below
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Deadline: 12th March 2025
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