Senior Education Associate

Hardship Level (not applicable for home-based)

A (least hardship)

FamilyUNOPS LICA7

2022-11-28-08:00December 9, 2022The incumbent will be managing a community-based education innovative program in UNHCR’s connected learning hubs country wide. Under this component, the incumbent will be responsible for planning countrywide programs, expanding educational learning support platforms, coordinating with government and civil society stakeholders as well as education service providers to identify opportunities for enriching this learning support/recovery community-based space. The incumbent is expected to engage with the UN Task Force and ensure refugee inclusion in programming and planning.

 

Standard Job Description

Senior Education Associate Organizational Setting and Work Relationships The Senior Education Associate will support the roll-out of Refugee Education 2030, the Refugee Education Strategy, in line with the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR), which calls on States and relevant Stakeholders to contribute resources and expertise to expand and enhance the quality and inclusiveness of national education systems to facilitate access by refugee and host community children and youth to primary, secondary and tertiary education. Providing inclusive and equitable quality education is central to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the incumbent will assist the supervisor in ensuring UNHCR's programming is in line with the SDGs. Leveraging the growing global momentum, UNHCR is working to translate the objectives of the GCR into impactful results, including through follow-up on pledges made through the 2019 Global Refugee Forum. Contributing to this global roll-out of the GCR, the Senior Education Associate, in collaboration with the Education Section in the Division of Resilience and Solutions (DRS), will assist the supervisor in providing technical support to UNHCR countries and partners to advocate for and implement the objectives of Refugee Education 2030: 1. Promote equitable and sustainable inclusion in national education systems for refugees, asylum seekers, returnees, stateless and internally displaced persons 2. Foster safe enabling environments that support learning 3. Enable learners to use their education toward sustainable futures The incumbent supports UNHCR's work regarding education and advocacy on all issues related to UNHCR education programmes and strategic directions. S/he normally works under the direct supervision of the Education, Protection Officer, Senior Programme staff or the Head of Office. The Senior Education Associate participates in liaising with partners to assess the education context, to develop an implementation plan and to monitor the programme and assess impact. S/he also works in collaboration with in-country education partners to improve access to, and quality of, refugee education at all levels, both formal and non-formal, and may liaise with partners for joint support for education access for refugee and host community children. The Senior Education Associate supports the implementation of education approaches for emerging needs in refugee education, including attention to special needs, minorities, girls, pre-school education, and non-formal activities. The incumbent supports inter-sectoral linkages with child protection, GBV, gender, community services, livelihoods and health, among others. S/he prepares relevant documentation and follows-up on administrative requirements of education projects. Some support staff may report to the Senior Education Associate, indirect guidance from other sections and units relevant to the country programme(s) will also be provided. Contact with other units within in the Organization and outside the duty station can be expected; in addition, contact with external partners and other stakeholders to collect information, monitor programme activities and implement administrative requirements will be required. All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR's core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity. Duties - Monitor and support all existing formal and informal education programs, including implementing partner and community-based schools, and informal classes. - Regularly update and share information related to education, utilizing data collection to identify gaps, assess trends, and design interventions. Monitor and suggest necessary adjustments to the annual Education Workplan and budget. - Review education proposals and monitor existing agreements with partners; in addition, work closely with the community to enhance quality and ownership across community-run education programs. - Liaise and support partners in organizing teacher training. - Perform specific administrative operational/control tasks for project/programme activities. - Provide inputs for funding submissions, appeals and reports. - Represent UNHCR in monitoring of education projects. - Issue documents and reports for clearance by the supervisor. - Provide inputs for developing country operations plan for overall compliance with global strategic and regional priorities as well as with annual programming/planning instructions. - Ensure a consistent application of the Organization's criteria and policies for the selection of implementing and operational partners. - Participate in humanitarian and development sector working groups within the Area of Responsibility (AoR) to support and ensure all refugee education support programming at country level is extended, amplified and reported against sector development goals and humanitarian partners and funding serve system strengthening. - Foster inter-sectoral linkages and coordination with child protection, GBV, gender, community services, livelihoods/economic inclusion and health, among others, and provide specialist advice for other sectors, to ensure that they fully integrate education related concerns in their planning. - Monitor implementation of education programmes and provide guidance on orientation. - Assist in the planning and coordination of UNHCR's role concerning education, representation of UNHCR at national consultations, representation of UNHCR's education strategy and policy to other UN bodies, NGOs, interlocutors, institutions and organisations within the AoR. - Identify training needs and train UNHCR staff, sister UN agency staff, NGOs, and Ministry of Education officials on refugee education priorities and identified topics. - Develop and disseminate relevant tools to support UNHCR staff and partners in Country Office(s). - Join joint assessment missions in emergencies to minimise the time refugee children and youth spend out of education (ideally a maximum of three months after arrival). - Assist in preparing and drafting of education input in key internal and external documents and reports. - Assist in negotiating agreements with the Ministry of Education and related implementing partners and assist the supervisor in ensuring that IP agreements are established in conformity with UNHCR's financial rules and the latest Headquarters' instructions. - Engage in good coordination practices and the development of partner capacities. - Assist in the design and preparation of detailed operations plan according to UNHCR standards and draft relevant agreements to be concluded with IPs. - Undertake proper collection, monitoring and use of baselines, standards and indicators needed to monitor and analyse programme performance in the field of education. - Ensure that UNHCR education strategy is integrated as much as possible into IP's proposals. - Assist in keeping donor representatives briefed on developments in the education sector and assist in the development of funding submissions, appeals and reports. - Assist in ensuring compliance in issuance of audit certificates for Implementing Partners. - Provide inputs for the country operations plan (including budgets, IP's staffing and structures) as well as prepare inputs for funding submissions, appeals and reports. - Represent UNHCR in physical monitoring of projects. - Perform other related duties as required. Minimum Qualifications Years of Experience / Degree Level For G7 - 4 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 2 years relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher Field(s) of Education Not applicable. (Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential) Certificates and/or Licenses Education; Social Sciences; Business Administration; (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential) Relevant Job Experience Essential Demonstrated work experience in education programmes. Field experience in education programme implementation and coordination in humanitarian and/or development contexts. Experience working with Governments, Ministry of Education and other line Ministries. Strong inter-personal skills in collaboration and coordination. Demonstrated capacity to work with minimum supervision. Desirable Demonstrated work experience in refugee education programmes. Knowledge and experience of UNHCR policies and standards. Experience in the area of child protection. Experience with educational research, teaching or education administration. Functional Skills *IT-Computer Literacy CO-Cross-cultural communication CO-Drafting and Documentation ED-Global EiE standards and implementation ED-Technical support to education programmes and proposals PR-Refugee Protection Principles and Framework TR-Training - Virtual and face to face (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential) Language Requirements For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English. For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language. For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English. All UNHCR workforce members must individually and collectively, contribute towards a working environment where each person feels safe, and empowered to perform their duties. This includes by demonstrating no tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment including sexual harassment, sexism, gender inequality, discrimination and abuse of power. As individuals and as managers, all must be proactive in preventing and responding to inappropriate conduct, support ongoing dialogue on these matters and speaking up and seeking guidance and support from relevant UNHCR resources when these issues arise. This is a Standard Job Description for all UNHCR jobs with this job title and grade level. The Operational Context may contain additional essential and/or desirable qualifications relating to the specific operation and/or position. Any such requirements are incorporated by reference in this Job Description and will be considered for the screening, shortlisting and selection of candidates.

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Business Administration - Other, Education - Other, Social Sciences - Other

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This position doesn't require a functional clearance