UNICEF Jobs in Uganda - Education Specialist Vacancies in Kampala - Uganda

UNICEF Jobs in Uganda - Education Specialist Vacancies in Kampala - Uganda

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.

For every child, a fair chance…

Uganda is one of the over 190 countries and territories around the world where we work to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease, and discrimination place in a child’s path.

Together with the Government of Uganda and partners we work towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, the objectives of the Uganda National Development Plan, and the planned outcomes of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework.

How can you make a difference?

The TA Education Specialist (ADAP/secondary age education) reports to the Education Specialist/ADAP manager for general guidance and direction.

The specialist supports the ADAP manager in education programming for the second decade, contributing to knowledge development/innovation and developing and preparing education programmes/projects.

The Specialist provides authoritative technical guidance/operational support throughout all stages of programming to facilitate the management and delivery of results on strengthening national systems to improve education outcomes for adolescents through formal and non-formal pathways, especially for adolescents who are marginalized, disadvantaged and excluded in society.

The Specialist contributes to achievement of sustainable and scalable results on adolescent education related programmes/projects according to plans, allocations, results-based management approaches and methodology (RBM) and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.

More specifically, the incumbent will be accountable for ensuring high quality planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting for UNICEF’s education interventions under a joint programming initiative with UNHCR, ILO, IFC and the World Bank in refugee hosting districts in Uganda and, following successful fundraising, similar programmes in other districts of Uganda.

In the execution of this role, support to colleagues (including through capacity building) is a key component.

The incumbent will provide technical assistance/advice to colleagues on all aspects of programming and implementation to enable colleagues to achieve program/performance objectives.

He/she will provide advice to the ADAP manager in establishing the annual work plans including developing strategies and determining priorities/targets and performance measurements.

He/she will coordinate work progress monitoring and ensure results are achieved according to schedule and performance standards and report critical issues for timely action. He/she will perform the full duties of the ADAP manager in his/her absence.

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