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Mission and objectives
UNRWA is a United Nations agency established by the General Assembly in 1949 and is mandated to help and protection to a population of 5.7 million registered Palestine refugees. Its mission is to help Palestine refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, and the Gaza Strip to achieve their full potential in human development, pending a just solution to their plight. UNRWA’s services encompass education, health care, relief and social services, camp infrastructure and improvement, microfinance, and emergency assistance. UNRWA is funded almost entirely by voluntary contributions.
Context
UNRWA provides free basic education to over 500,000 Palestine refugee students across Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, the West Bank, and Gaza. The Education Department at HQ Amman leads strategic education planning, policy development, and technical support to field offices. In line with UNRWA's education strategy and modernization agenda, the agency is prioritizing data-driven decision-making, digital transformation, and efficient resource allocation to improve access, quality, and equity in its education services.
The Expert Educational Planner will contribute to this agenda by supporting the planning and management of education services, including school mapping (class formation), financial simulations, digital EMIS development, and policy evaluation. The assignment supports both emergency and development needs in a conflict-affected, resource-constrained context.
The Expert Educational Planner will contribute to this agenda by supporting the planning and management of education services, including school mapping (class formation), financial simulations, digital EMIS development, and policy evaluation. The assignment supports both emergency and development needs in a conflict-affected, resource-constrained context.
Task description
Under the direct supervision of the Education Director, the UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:
1. Strategic Education Planning & Policy Development
• Support the development, revision, and implementation of UNRWA's multi-year education strategy and operational workplans.
• Ensure alignment of education planning with SDG 4, UNESCO/IIEP guidelines, and UNRWA’s education vision.
• Prepare financial simulations on staffing needs, cost-saving scenarios, and quality-enhancement investments (e.g. reduced class size in critical grades).
• Develop and implement cost-effective financial strategies for education, ensuring optimal use of available resources.
• Provide inputs into cross-cutting agency strategies and donor submissions from an education planning perspective.
2. Data Analysis, School Mapping (Class Formation)
• Lead or support the annual class formation/school mapping processes across five fields.
• Coordinate with field offices to ensure correct application of norms and standards for class size, space utilization, and staff allocation.
• Support the development and use of algorithms and digital tools to automate projections and optimize resource use.
• Support the modernization of the Education Management Information System (EMIS), including planning dashboards and school-level monitoring tools.
3. Monitoring, Evaluation & Policy Impact Assessment
• Oversee the development of monitoring and evaluation frameworks to track progress to-ward education goals and policy implementation.
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation of education indicators, including data validation, trend analysis, and reporting.
• Support the assessment of policy impacts and feasibility studies, such as automatic promotion policies and learning recovery strategies.
• Guide the preparation of annual education sector performance reports, policy briefs, and recommendations for UNRWA leadership and external partners.
• Ensure the integration of equity, gender sensitivity, and inclusion considerations in education policies and programs.
4. Capacity Development & Technical Assistance
• Provide technical assistance and capacity building to HQ and field-based education and planning staff.
• Develop planning templates, SOPs, guidelines, and training materials as needed.
• Support workshops, webinars, and cross-field learning exchanges.
• Establish partnerships with universities, research institutions, and international organizations to enhance national education planning capacities.
• Promote the adoption of new technologies and data-driven decision-making tools to enhance education policy formulation.
1. Strategic Education Planning & Policy Development
• Support the development, revision, and implementation of UNRWA's multi-year education strategy and operational workplans.
• Ensure alignment of education planning with SDG 4, UNESCO/IIEP guidelines, and UNRWA’s education vision.
• Prepare financial simulations on staffing needs, cost-saving scenarios, and quality-enhancement investments (e.g. reduced class size in critical grades).
• Develop and implement cost-effective financial strategies for education, ensuring optimal use of available resources.
• Provide inputs into cross-cutting agency strategies and donor submissions from an education planning perspective.
2. Data Analysis, School Mapping (Class Formation)
• Lead or support the annual class formation/school mapping processes across five fields.
• Coordinate with field offices to ensure correct application of norms and standards for class size, space utilization, and staff allocation.
• Support the development and use of algorithms and digital tools to automate projections and optimize resource use.
• Support the modernization of the Education Management Information System (EMIS), including planning dashboards and school-level monitoring tools.
3. Monitoring, Evaluation & Policy Impact Assessment
• Oversee the development of monitoring and evaluation frameworks to track progress to-ward education goals and policy implementation.
• Contribute to monitoring and evaluation of education indicators, including data validation, trend analysis, and reporting.
• Support the assessment of policy impacts and feasibility studies, such as automatic promotion policies and learning recovery strategies.
• Guide the preparation of annual education sector performance reports, policy briefs, and recommendations for UNRWA leadership and external partners.
• Ensure the integration of equity, gender sensitivity, and inclusion considerations in education policies and programs.
4. Capacity Development & Technical Assistance
• Provide technical assistance and capacity building to HQ and field-based education and planning staff.
• Develop planning templates, SOPs, guidelines, and training materials as needed.
• Support workshops, webinars, and cross-field learning exchanges.
• Establish partnerships with universities, research institutions, and international organizations to enhance national education planning capacities.
• Promote the adoption of new technologies and data-driven decision-making tools to enhance education policy formulation.
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