Education Officer (Adolescent Engagement and Youth Participation) – 2 Positions

Job Title: Education Officer (Adolescent Engagement and Youth Participation) – 2 Positions

Organization: United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

Assignment country: Ethiopia

Expected start date: 17/10/2023

Sustainable Development Goal: 4. Quality education

Volunteer category: National UN Youth Volunteer

Host entity: UNICEF

Type: Onsite

Duration: 11 months (with possibility of extension)

Number of assignments: 2

Duty stations: Semera (2)

Details

Mission and objectives

UNICEF Ethiopia is implementing a 5-year country programme 2020-2025 which is fully aligned with the UNSDCF. UNICEF will work collaboratively within the UNSDCF on a joint strategy to strengthen national systems for data collection, analysis, monitoring and applying adjustments to promote equity. Evidence will be used to monitor the situation of children, tracking progress towards equity and scale, and to inform advocacy to adjust policies, strategies and budgets. Monitoring and corrective actions will be undertaken through UNICEF staff, partners and third-party monitoring, and through mechanisms for community feedback and accountability to affected populations.

Context

This United Nations Youth Volunteer assignment is intended to contribute to results envisioned under the PROSPECTS Partnership Programme, particularly to help advance young people’s engagement and meaningful participation in the PROSPECTS programme by partnering with young leaders, putting young people at the front and center, and integrating their engagement in our interventions and outputs. The UNV will support the establishment and roll-out of projects to support adolescent and youth engagement, participation, and empowerment as well as the development of skills.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of Education Specialist (Semera Field office), the National UN Youth Volunteer will: • Support the initiation and maintenance of partnerships with youth-led organizations, and those targeting adolescents and young people in Afar with particular focus on organizations working on climate change, education, entrepreneurship, skills development, sport, and mental health. • Provide support to UNICEF in conducting consultations with adolescents and young people on different programmatic issues and in different areas related to their lives, through different instruments (face-to-face and online). • Contribute to the development of results-based work planning through data collection, analysis and reporting of education related information for humanitarian and development planning. • Follow-up programme implementation, fund utilization, regular and emergency data management, monitoring and supervision of education programme for effective delivery of results. • Work closely and collaboratively with internal colleagues and partners to collect, analyze, and share information on school status, inclusive education, non-formal education, ALPs, and life skills. • 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. • Contribute to monitoring and reporting on the use of sectoral programme resources (financial, supply, and other assets), verify compliance with approved allocation, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity. • Contribute on drafting regular/mandated education program/project reports for management, donors, and partners to keep them informed of program progress. • Undertake field visits, surveys, seasonal assessment 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. • Contribute to identifying, capturing, producing quarterly education newsletter, and sharing lessons learned for knowledge development and capacity development of stakeholders. • Participate on emergency and regular education coordination meetings with and/or in the absence of Education programme Specialist and takes minutes and share with field office Education Programme Specialist. • Any other related tasks as may be required or assigned by the Chief of Field Office, Education Specialist or supervisor.

Eligibility criteria

Age

18 - 26

Nationality

Candidate must be a national or legal resident of the country of assignment.

Requirements

Required experience

No experience required

Area(s) of expertise

Development programmes, Education

Driving license

-

Languages

English, Level: Working knowledge, Required

Required education level

Bachelor degree or equivalent in Education, Economics, Psychology, Environmental Science, Communications, Marketing, Journalism, International Relations, International Development

Competencies and values

- Commitment and Motivation - Commitment to Continuous Learning - Self-Management - Working in Teams - UNICEF’s core values are Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA)

Other information

Living conditions and remarks

As this is a national UN Volunteer assignment, the UN Volunteer will be responsible for arranging his/her own housing and other living essentials.

Inclusivity statement

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

Reasonable accommodation

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for UN Volunteers with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process and afterwards in your assignment.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

In addition to duty station-specific vaccine requirements, appointments are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the appointment. It does not apply to UN Volunteers who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their contracts.

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