Education Specialist
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19-03-2024
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Job Description
Req ID : 2641174
- Programme development and planning
- Provide technical assistance and advice to colleagues in the education section on all aspects of programming and implementation to enable them to achieve performance objectives, in the field of digital and distance learning.
- Work closely and collaboratively with internal and external colleagues and partners to discuss strategies and methodologies and to determine national priorities/competencies to ensure the achievement of concrete and sustainable results.
- Aid in the development of country-level program implementation plans and activities, leveraging best practices and leading technical approaches, in coordination with Country Office teams, partners, and governments.
- Participate in strategic program discussions on the planning of inclusive education programs. Formulate, design, and prepare program proposals on digital learning, ensuring alignment with UNICEF’s Strategic Plans and Country Program and coherence/integration with the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF), regional strategies and national priorities, plans and competencies.
- Program management, monitoring and quality control of results
- Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, program reviews and annual reviews with government and other counterparts to assess progress on digital learning and to determine required action/interventions to achieve results. Provide guidance on programmatic and technical data.
- Identify lessons learned on digital learning and use knowledge gained for development planning and timely intervention to achieve goals.
- Actively monitor digital learning programs/projects through field visits and surveys, and exchange information with stakeholders to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems, and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.
- Advisory services and technical support
- Provide technical guidance and operational support to country office partners/donors on interpretation, application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices and approaches on digital learning and related issues to support program management, implementation, and delivery of results.
- Arrange/coordinate availability of technical experts on digital learning with Regional Office/HQ to ensure timely/appropriate support throughout the programming/projects process.
- Participate in education program meetings including program development and contingency planning to provide technical and operational information, advice, and support.
- Draft policy papers, briefs, and other strategic program materials on digital learning for management use, information and/or consideration.
- Support ongoing roll out of Learning Passport platforms in MENA within the contexts of Education, ADAP and Generation Unlimited (GenU) and participate in regular calls with the global Learning Passport team.
- Troubleshoot technical, platform-level hardware and software issues with country teams and in coordination with the global Learning Passport team and engineering resources.
- Provide technical advice to key government officials, NGOs, UN system and other country office partners on policies, strategies, best practices, and approaches on digital learning to support program development planning, implementation and delivery of results.
- Advocacy, networking, and partnership building
- Build and sustain effective close working partnerships with relevant counterparts and global partners/allies/donors/academia through active networking, advocacy, and effective communication to build capacity, exchange knowledge/expertise and to reinforce cooperation to achieve sustainable and broad results on digital learning.
- Prepare communication and information materials for CO program advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnership/alliances and support fund raising for digital learning programs.
- Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
- Apply/introduce innovative approaches and good practices to build the capacity of partners and stakeholders and to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable digital learning program results.
- Keep abreast, research, benchmark and implement best practices in digital learning. Assess, institutionalize, and share best practices and knowledge learned.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of policies and procedures to ensure optimum efficiency and efficacy of sustainable programs and projects.
- Organize and implement capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients/stakeholders to promote sustainable results on digital learning and related programs/projects.
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