UN Children's Fund Education Specialist Jobs in Kenya

UN Children's Fund Education Specialist Jobs in Kenya

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.

In order to support progress towards the achievement of this output, UNICEF designed the “Data Must Speak” (DMS) initiative and successfully submitted funding proposals to the Global Partnership for Education and to Hewlett Foundation for its implementation

Started in 2014, the initiative is, in 2018, jointly implemented by Headquarters’ (HQ) and Regional Offices’ education teams in eight countries (incl. Madagascar, Namibia and Zambia and soon to join Angola).

There is an increased demand from Country Offices (COs) of the Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) to be part of it.

While not all interested countries may join the initiative formally, reforms can be implemented to align the treatment they apply to data in alignment with DMS principles to ensure wider use and strengthened community participation.

To meet the increase in demand, the additional support of a data specialist is required.

How can you make a difference?

The Education Specialist will

  • Provide direct field support and capacity building for the design and use of monitoring tools enhancing social accountability/community empowerment and equitable education systems/management for the implementation of the DMS initiative in ESAR
  • Monitor the implementation of DMS activities in participating countries to facilitate cross-pollination, South-to-South cooperation and alignment with UNICEF’s global and regional strategic priorities;
  • Support analysis of data on the impact of community involvement on school resources and performance and its communication/dissemination in a user-friendly manner;
  • Serve as the technical regional focal point for the implementation of the recommendations of the formative evaluation of the DMS Initiative.

    Major duties and responsibilities

    Build capacity and provide support to CO education teams and Ministries of Education for the design and use of monitoring tools enhancing social accountability/community empowerment and equitable education systems/management for the implementation of the DMS initiative, focusing on the achievement of the following results:

  • Capacity building of CO staff and Ministries of education for designing monitoring tools, such as district/school profile cards and education equity indices.
  • Quality assurance of education indicators and data to be used in monitoring tools and related support to Education Management Information System (EMIS) strengthening
  • Technical support in collaboration with the C4D regional and HQ section for an effective plan for the dissemination and use of the monitoring tools

    Monitor the implementation of DMS activities, focusing on the achievement of the

    following results:
  • Effective and timely implementation of DMS in the participating countries
  • Cross-pollination and South-to-South cooperation
  • Support to alignment with UNICEF’s global and regional strategic priorities

    Support analysis of data on the impact of community involvement on school resources and performance and its communication/dissemination in a user-friendly manner:

  • Support country-level analyses of available evidence on the impact of community/parental participation on school resources and performance, using EMIS and MICS data
  • Technical assistance and capacity building of CO staff and Ministries of education in disseminating and applying the results in education and C4D programming and planning.

    Serve as the technical regional focal point for the formative evaluation of the DMS initiative, focusing on the achievement of the following result:

  • Lessons learned from the DMS activities in ESAR countries are reported and used for knowledge exchange within ESAR and more globally for informing the next implementation phases of the DMS initiative.

    To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
  • An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Social Science with a major focus on statistics or economics, or equivalent.
  • A minimum of fiveyears of relevant professional work experience at national or international levels in fields relevant to education economics and/or education Monitoring and Evaluation.
  • Experience working in the UN or other international development organization an asset.
  • Fluency in English is required. Working knowledge of French an asset.

    For every Child, you demonstrate…

    UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

    The functional competencies required for this post are:

  • Leading and Supervising
  • Formulating Strategies and Concepts
  • Analyzing
  • Relating and Networking
  • Deciding and Initiating Action
  • Applying Technical Expertise

    How to Apply
  • UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
  • Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 15th March 2019
  • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
  • For more information and job application details, see; UN Children's Fund Education Specialist Jobs in Kenya

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