Education in Emergency Specialist-Cluster Coordinator
Goma
- Organization: UNV - United Nations Volunteers
- Location: Goma
- Grade: Volunteer - International Specialist - Internationally recruited Volunteer
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Occupational Groups:
- Development Cooperation and Sustainable Development Goals
- Medical Practitioners
- Humanitarian Aid and Coordination
- Education, Learning and Training
- Emergency Aid and Response
- Protection Officer (Refugee)
- Managerial positions
- Closing Date: Closed
Minimum age: 25 years old. Nationals of the country of assignment are not eligible, except the assignments in Headquarters duty stations.
Description of task- Humanitarian coordination for the Education Cluster in Northeast DRC
- Ensure daily coordination on education activities, address gaps, and avoid activity duplication
- Represent the Education Cluster in regional meetings (such as regional inter-cluster meetings)
- Regularly share information and data with the National Education Cluster
- Organize and lead the regional Education Cluster
- Ensure strategic and meaningful links with the Child Protection Working Group, Shelter, and WASH Clusters and other relevant coordination groups (eg; the Child Protection Area of Responsibility).
- Strategic orientation of the Regional Education Cluster in Northeast DRC
- Develop strategies and workplans in collaboration with the Cluster’s and Child Protection Working Group (CPWG) members
- Actively participate in Humanitarian Program Cycle (HPC) (such as Humanitarian Need Overview, Humanitarian Response Plan, updates on humanitarian needs, workplan, reporting)
- Participate in defining prioritization for humanitarian funds (Humanitarian funds, CERF, …)
- Capacity building for the Education Cluster members and strengthened partnerships with education stakeholders
- Reinforce Education Cluster Co-leads, members, and local authorities’ capacities to contribute to the International Network for Education in Emergency
- Strengthen /build capacity regarding Education in Emergency (EiE) concerns
- Ensure continuous capacity building for the Cluster’s members
- Fundraising
- Support the National Cluster and UNICEF to fundraise for the position after the initial period of 12 months if required
- Advocate for donors and representatives to support Education in Emergency interventions and capacity building
- Reporting et supervision:
The EiE Specialist - Cluster Coordinator is under the supervision of the UNICEF’s Goma Head of Field Office and will receive the technical support of the National Education Cluster Unit.
Qualifications/Requirements Required degree level: Master degree or equivalent Education - Additional Comments:Master’s in relevant background in Education or Social Science;
Required experience: 36 Months Experience remark:Experience
- minimum of 3 years experience in programs/projects related to education in emergencies or any other relevant backrgound connected to the description of assignement
- Experience in Education in Emergencies
- Experience in Coordination
- Training and coaching experience
- Experience in advocacy and capacity building
- Experience in programming
Personal Characteristics
- Able to work in a complex and challenging environment
- Proactive and capacity to federate actors around a common goal
- Strong analytical skills with an ability to evaluate and propose strategic options;
- Ability to think critically and strategically in difficult conditions to diplomatically challenge the status quo and encourage shared ownership of outcomes;
- Commitment to ensuring that knowledge transfer and capacity building is central in the work;
- Excellent interpersonal communication, relationship building and networking skills;
- Crises communications experience with the ability to understanding of complexities of political dynamics and to identify best strategy to reach a win-win situation;
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a conflict environment;
- Respect for gender equality and ability to integrate this in tasks carried out.
- French(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
- English(Mandatory), Level - Fluent
Experience
- Experience in Education in Emergencies
- Experience in Coordination
- Training and coaching experience
- Experience in advocacy and capacity building
- Experience in programming
Accountability, Adaptability and Flexibility, Client Orientation, Commitment and Motivation, Communication, Creativity, Ethics and Values, Integrity, Knowledge Sharing, Leadership, Planning and Organizing, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity, Self-Management, Technological Awareness, Vision, Working in Teams
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Application deadline: 29 November 2020
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