National Consultants on Education (for refugee children) - six positions, part-time, multiple locations in Romania (Suceava & Botosani, Iasi, Constanta & Tulcea, Maramures & Satu Mare, Bucharest, Brasov)

The Consultants are expected to provide technical and administrative support at county level to the partners involved in the refugee response and to ensure the development at local levels of a procedure for enrolling into formal education the refugee children and to monitor their educational journey.

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, education.

How can you make a difference? 

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

• University degree, preferably in educational sciences At least 5 years of experience working in field of education with a plus if experience was acquired in a county or national level education institution Ability to make timely and quality judgments and decisions. Planning and monitoring skills; ability to organize work. Computer skills, including internet navigation and various office applications Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment Fair knowledge of English; fluent Romanian Availability for at least 12 consultancy days per month

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

To view our competency framework, please visit here. 

Application procedure:

The application will be made in the dedicated UNICEF platform and it must include:

1. an updated CV (in Romanian) focused on the skills and experience requested by the current consultancy;
2. a cover letter (in Romanian) underlining the motivation for applying for the position and how the candidate’s experience, skills and experience match the requirements of the position;
3. a financial offer  Financial bid_Education Consultant_template.docx, specifying the requested GROSS fee PER DAY in RON.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. 

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.