Project management support specialist (Education Consultant)

Support to programme development and planning

• Support preparation of technical reports and provide inputs for programme preparation and documentation ensuring accuracy, timeliness and relevance of information.

• Contribute to the development/establishment of sectoral programme goals, objectives, strategies, and results-based planning.

• Provide technical and administrative support throughout all stages of programming processes by preparing materials and documentations, including Terms of References, and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support programme planning and monitoring and evaluation of results.

Contribute to programme management, monitoring and delivery of results

• Provide specialized support to the UNOPS Project Team, international consultants and the MoESCS with the enrolment scheme for students, implementing the educational approach in the European School and ensuring relevance for students from the Eastern Partnership region, and curriculum development, teacher training and recruitment for the European School.  

• Work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and partners to collect, analyze and share information on implementation issues, suggest solutions and submit reports to alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level intervention and/or decisions. 

• Review and provide subject matter expertise opinion on education related reports, surveys, assessments and other related documents. 

• Maintain diaries and progress reports as required by the organization’s standard procedures. 

Technical and operational support to programme implementation

• Participate in strategic discussions to influence policy and agenda setting on teaching and learning engaging government and donor partners. 

• Undertake field visits, as necessary, and share information with stakeholders to assess progress. Report on critical issues for timely action to achieve results. 

• Provide technical and operation support to UNOPS Project team, international consultants and the MoESCS on secondary education. 

Networking and partnership building

• Build and maintain strategic partnerships through networking and advocacy with the Government counterparts, Project partners and consultants, donors, CSOs and other institutions to reinforce cooperation and/or pursue opportunities to promote goals and achieve sustainable and broad results on education. 

a. Education

• An advanced university degree (Master´s Equivalent) in Education or relevant field is required. 

• A first university degree (Bachelor's equivalent) will be accepted in lieu of the Master´s degree with an additional 2 years of experience.

b. Work Experience

• A minimum of five years of professional experience (or more depending on academic credentials) in education programme or project development, secondary education, curriculum development, accreditation, teachers training and other related fields is required.

• Familiarity with Georgian local and international education policies and regulations is required.

• Previous experience with International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma programme and/or experience of working with education projects in international organizations or donor funded projects  will be considered as an asset.

• Relevant experience in UN system will be considered as an asset 

• Fluency in Georgian and English is required.

• Good writing and editing skills, both in Georgian and English is highly desirable.

Contract type: Retainer, Local Individual Contract Agreement Contract level: ICS 10 / LICA-10
Contract duration: up to 200 days in a year – Annual renewal of contract, subject to organizational requirements, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.
Duty station: Home-based in Georgia

• Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS seeks to reasonably accommodate candidates with special needs, upon request.
• Work life harmonization - UNOPS values its people and recognizes the importance of balancing professional and personal demands. We have a progressive policy on work-life harmonization and offer several flexible working options. This policy applies to UNOPS personnel on all contract types
• For staff positions only, UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level than the advertised level of the post
• For retainer contracts, you must complete a few Mandatory Courses (around 4 hours) in your own time, before providing services to UNOPS.
• The incumbent is responsible to abide by security policies, administrative instructions, plans and procedures of the UN Security Management System and that of UNOPS.  

It is the policy of UNOPS to conduct background checks on all potential recruits/interns. Recruitment/internship in UNOPS is contingent on the results of such checks.