Consultancy: Coordinator for Education Sector Working Group and Global Partnership for Education 2018, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

UNICEF Cambodia Country Office is looking to hire a consultant as Coordinator for Education Sector Working Group and Global Partnership for Education 2018. If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 years working to improve the lives of children and their families. Defending children's rights throughout their lives requires a global presence, aiming to produce results and understand their effects. UNICEF believes all children have a right to survive, thrive and fulfill their potential – to the benefit of a better world.

Purpose of the Assignment:

The purpose of the consultancy is to ensure strong knowledge management and coordination systems are developed and maintained within the ESWG, with the JTWG Secretariat as well as within the UN network. This is essential work to ensure timely information and high-quality support is provided to the ESWG Chair (UNICEF’s Representative), thereby strengthening harmonisation of development partners in the education sector and their alignment with MoEYS policies and systems.

Assignment Tasks:

Under the supervision of UNICEF’s Chief of Education, the ESWG Coordinator will be responsible for the preparation and delivery of:

• user-friendly and efficient knowledge management and information sharing systems for ESWG and in collaboration with the JTWG Secretariat/MoEYS;
• relevant documents for monthly ESWG meetings – agenda, talking points and action points – including holding prior meetings with MoEYS and development partners to confirm document content;
• relevant documents for JTWG quarterly meetings, JTWG retreats, sub-technical working groups, education congress and joint sector reviews, including follow-up in between meetings;
• relevant documents for improved inter-UN coordination within the education sector and on cross-cutting issues;
• relevant documents in relation to UNICEF’s role as the Coordinating Agency for the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), working closely with the GPE Secretariat, Grant Agents, ESWG and MoEYS on current and future GPE grants and related reporting and monitoring processes;
• effective and collaborative partnerships with development partners, NGOs and MoEYS counterparts;
• logistics for the smooth delivery of:
  • the JTWG retreat in collaboration with the JTWG Secretariat; and
  • the GPE Secretariat Missions in collaboration with the Grant Agent/s.

Deliverable and Reporting Requirements:

The ESWG Coordinator will be expected to prepare the following deliverables:

1. Full utilisation of knowledge management and information sharing systems;
2. ESWG agendas, minutes, actions points and other policy-related document with appropriate follow-up with ESWG members and MoEYS counterparts;
3. briefings of bilateral meetings with development partners, UN partners and MoEYS counterparts for ESWG meetings;
4. documents related to JTWG meetings, JTWG retreat, sub-technical working groups, inter-UN-agency coordination, education congress and joint reviews;
5. documents in relation to the preparation and implementation of the GPEIII programme;
6. organisation of the JTWG retreat in collaboration with the JTWG secretariat
7. GPE secretariat missions in collaboration with Grant Agent/s.

 Qualifications or Specialized Knowledge/Experience Required

• Advanced university degree in education, social sciences, international development or related technical field;
• At least five years of professional work experience at national or sub-national level on education programming, coordination or policy support;
• Experience of working with Cambodian Government counterparts providing technical support or implementing programmes in relation to the national Education Strategic Plan/education planning and management;
• Experience in organising multi-stakeholder meetings, developing minutes and following up on actions; and
• Experience working with UN or other international or national development organizations, an advantage.
• Sound knowledge of the education sector in Cambodia and MoEYS policies and processes.
• Strong interpersonal skills are desired.
• Excellent project management, planning and coordination skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Khmer.

To view detail Terms of Reference for this assignment, please click here Terms of Reference.pdf

Please indicate your ability, availability and daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference above (including travel and daily subsistence allowance, if applicable).  Applications submitted without a daily/monthly rate will not be considered.

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This position is classified as “rotational” which means the incumbent is expected to rotate to another duty station upon completion of their tour of duty,

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