UNICEF Education Officer Jobs in Rwanda

UNICEF Education Officer Jobs in Rwanda



  • 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, Education

  • UNICEF Rwanda Education Programme focuses on strengthening the effectiveness and equity of the education system and improving the quality of education in Rwanda, while ensuring that the most vulnerable children in Rwanda are reached by the education system.

  • UNICEF Education programme has been designed in consultation with MINEDUC and its agencies and development partners.

  • The programme aligns with and contributes to the Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) 2018/2019–2024/2025. Moreover, the programme design will include and consider collaboration with other United Nations partners, under the umbrella of One UN.

  • Specific cross-cutting areas and priority programme areas include gender equity, early learning and school readiness, disability, adolescents and humanitarian response.

    How can you make a difference?

  • Under the supervision of the Chief, Education, the Education Officer will be responsible for the technical and financial oversight to the Gender and Education output.

  • This work aims to address bottlenecks and barriers for girls and boys, to ensure gender equity in education from pre-primary to secondary levels of education.

  • The Education Officer will work alongside Government, development partners, and civil society to ensure updated information on gender in education; design and model programmes that aim to reduce gender inequities; provide technical support to policy design; engage in advocacy to advance gender rights.

  • The efficiency and efficacy of support provided by the Education Officer to program preparation and planning and implementation of programs/projects, will contribute to achievement of sustainable results to improve learning outcomes and equitable, inclusive and universal access to education.

  • This work will involve support
    to the programming process for education programs/projects within the Country Program from development planning to delivery of results and overseeing the programme progress, including monitoring, evaluating and reporting.


  • In addition, the Education Officer will ensure accountability of results and support the overall Education Sector to ensure gender mainstreaming.

  • And, the Education Officer will contribute to the overall gender mainstreaming across the country programme, aligning with the UNICEF Gender Action Plan.

    The Education Officer will support the key functions/accountabilities:

  • Support to program development and planning;

  • Program management, monitoring and delivery of results;

  • Technical and operational support to program implementation;

  • Networking and partnership building;

  • Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

    To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have

    • A university degree in one of the following fields is required: Education, Gender Studies, Psychology, Sociology or another relevant social science field.

    • A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in social development planning and management in education and related areas at the international and/or in a developing country is required.

    • Relevant experience in education and related areas, program/project development and management in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.

    • Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language or a local language is an asset.

    For every Child, you demonstrate

  • UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

    The functional competencies required for this post are

    • Builds and maintains partnerships (Level 1)

    • Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (Level 1)

    • Drive to achieve results for impact (Level 1)

    • Innovates and embraces change (Level 1)

    • Manages ambiguity and complexity (Level 1)

    • Thinks and acts strategically (Level 1)

    • Works collaboratively with others (Level 1)

    How to Apply

    For more information and job application details, see; UNICEF Education Officer Jobs in Rwanda

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