Senior Adviser Education (Education in Emergencies), New York

• Organization: UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund
• Country: United States
• City: New York
• Office: UNICEF New York
• Grade: P-5
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Closing date: Thursday, 26 January 2017

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Job no: 498555
Work type: Fixed Term Staff
Location: United States of America
Categories: Education, P-5
Pay Grade: L-5
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.
For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
Purpose of the Position
Under the supervision of the Associate Director, Education the Senior Adviser Education (Education in Emergencies) will support the education section as a whole and lead the Education in Emergencies (EiE) hub.
Key Expected Results
1.Provides leadership and technical guidance for programmes

• Contributes to the development, implementation and monitoring of UNICEF's Strategic Plan, Education Strategy and associated technical guidance, with a focus on education in emergencies.
• Stays up to date with emerging evidence, best practice and country office approaches and facilitates the sharing of lessons using existing knowledge management platforms.
• Provides leadership and operational technical guidance for programmes in collaboration with partners to national planning, strategy development, standard setting and advocacy in countries in emergency and post-crisis.
• Initiates new approaches and develops methodologies to best meet goals and objectives of education in emergencies/post crisis.
• Writes position papers, guidance and other products for use in the development of UNICEF global programme policy on education in emergencies/post-crisis within the context of UNICEF's overall equity focused education strategy.
• As needed undertakes missions (field visits) to provide technical support to COs in emergency and post-crisis situations, and manages HQ support to emergencies including mobilizing HQ advisers where necessary.
• Liaises with other development activities e.g. Global Partnership for Education and Education Cannot Wait where relevant.

2.Coordinates UNICEF engagement with education in emergencies programmes within and outside the organization

• Co-ordinates with UNICEF sections and divisions (EMOPS, SD, DH R,) Education Cluster, 15 UN sister agencies, lNEE, Save the Children and other NGOs, to contribute to the restoration of education in emergencies in disaster prone regions, conflict and post-conflict areas/countries, and countries in transition.
• Participates in various international/ regional/national meetings; and, in internal structures and meetings including PD, lnter-¬Divisional Emergency Task Force, Education Cluster, and ensure integration of education priorities in inter-sectoral work with CP, ECD, Nutrition, Heath, WASH. Strengthens partnerships and collaborates with key humanitarian assistance agencies and development partners such as OCHA, UNHCR, WFP, UNESCO, and others.
• Supports technical networks such as the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE). Includes support for inputs to UN resolutions.

3.Provides guidance in development and establishment of contingency plans, monitoring, tracking performance and reporting on results

• Provides overall guidance in development and establishment of contingency plans, monitoring, tracking performance and reporting on results.
• In coordination and collaboration with colleagues, establishes and develops effective information and reporting systems to monitor and evaluate the impact of education programmes and achievement of targeted goals in education in humanitarian crises.
• Ensures organizational targets are fully met in terms of the Core Commitments for Children (CCCs) in declared emergencies.
• As needed undertakes missions (field visits) to support evaluation of programme effectiveness, identify problems and assist in instituting remedial measures.

4.Supports efforts to mobilize resources for education in emergencies, and monitor results

• Supports efforts to mobilize resources for education, and monitor education results, including contributing to the development of the Annual Results Report, including data collection, assurance and analysis.
• Supports efforts to strengthen results based management. Supports engagement with key donors and partners, and leads or supports the development of new funding proposals, for the education section, and for UNICEF education's overall portfolio.

5.Supports human resource and capacity building needs for education in emergencies

• Identifies human resource requirements, training and performance planning and monitoring for emergency and post crisis interventions, including liaising with DHR to ensure that emergency surge needs can be met.

6.Provides operational and policy support for the Education Cluster

• Operational and policy support for the Education Cluster, including inputs to Cluster Workplans, participation in ECWG and other strategy meetings, interaction with SC (co-lead liaison between cluster and Section and PD management.

7.Operationalizes humanitarian response mechanisms for the education sector.

• Operationalizes humanitarian response mechanisms appropriate to the education sector to prevent and limit the exposure of children and women to abuse, violence, exploitation and HIV/AIDS, linking to education section and UNICEF priorities and strategies as whole.

8.Ensures the development of effective communication materials and strategies to support advocacy and social mobilization efforts for EiE.

• Ensures the development of effective communication materials and strategies to support advocacy and social mobilization efforts in education emergency response, especially in collaboration with Prepares and submits timely progress/status reports for management, Board, donors, budget reviews, programme monitoring and evaluation, annual reports, etc. Prepares relevant documentation to build evidence base for effective education interventions in emergencies and post-crisis situations.

9.Contributes to the management of the education section, and develops and manages Annual Work Plans for the EiE Hub.

• Contributes to the management of the Education Section, as a member of the management team.
• Leads the education and emergencies hub, ensuring work is prioritized, adequately resourced and key work plan milestones are achieved.
• Oversees the budget for the hub.
• Supervises staff and consultants within the hub in line with UNICEF guidelines.
• Contributes to the efficient coordination and support of work across Education Section to deliver results in the section's work plan, including seeking inputs from other hubs, and providing support to other hubs.
• Plans and coordinates periodic assessments and evaluations of progress of UNICEF's education work towards the education Sustainable Development Goal (SDG4) in collaboration with Evaluation Office and DRP.
• Contributes to Education Section products such as the Annual Work Plan, the Annual Results Report and the Executive Director's Annual Report.
• Contributes to preparation and submission of timely progress and status reports for management and Board meetings. Qualifications of Successful Candidate
  
• Advanced university degree in Education, Social/Behavioural Sciences or a related technical field.
• A minimum of ten years of progressively, responsible professional work experience at the national and international levels in developing, implementing and supporting education programme and policies, strategic planning with substantial experience in emergency and crisis situations.
• Experience in developing countries and crisis affected contexts is required.
• Relevant experience in education program development and management and humanitarian response in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
• Experience working with diverse stakeholder groups or multi-stakeholder partnerships is highly desirable.
• Experience working in the UN or other international organisation is an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Good working knowledge of another UN language (preferably French or Arabic) is an asset.

Competencies of Successful Candidate
Core Values

• Commitment
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Integrity

Core competencies

• Communication - Level III
• Working with People - Level III
• Drive for Results - Level III

Functional Competencies

• Deciding and initiating action - Level III
• Formulating Strategies and Concepts - Level III
• Planning and organizing - Level III
• Analyzing- Level III
• Applying Technical Expertise - Level III
• Coping with pressure and setbacks - Level III

Technical Knowledge

• In depth understanding of the overall global development context, including issues such as: poverty, conflict, and the impact of these factors on education and vice-versa; and inter-sectoral approaches to address such issues in collaboration with other sectors (including Social Policy, Child Protection, Nutrition, WASH, Health and Communications within UNICEF).
• Extensive knowledge of global developments in education and international engagement strategies, including the application of the equity lens and human rights perspectives to programming, and how to access, critically appraise and apply global research and evidence in education to policy, advocacy and programming .
• Strong ability to support policy dialogue: translation of analytical findings and evidence into development programmes and policy discussions around equity and learning with partners, including government, development partners, CSOs and academia in the following areas: child development, curriculum, assessment, pedagogy, supplies, quality assurance, etc.
• Strong education sector planning knowledge/ability, including the range of modalities for delivering education, linkages between different sub-sectors (e.g. ECD, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Inclusive Education), cost-effectiveness and efficiency issues, key institutional structures, components and processes, as well as governance issues.
• Strong education and policy sector analysis capacity, including understanding of the core education data sets, indicators, tools for analysis of equity, determinants of student access and learning, budget, cost and financing, education system management, political economy and application to education policy and strategic planning.
• Rigorous programme management in education, including programme design, costing, monitoring and evaluation (including areas like classroom assessment, standardized learning assessment, examinations, impact evaluation) and reporting.
• Strong ability to support engagement with partners (e.g. Sector Wide Approaches, Global Partnership for Education, Education in Emergency Clusters, Education Provider Forums, Delivering as One, Inter-sectoral partnerships such as in ECD), as well as networking with other key partners.
• Strong understanding of gender and inequity issues in relation to education and development and the application of gender / equity analysis to policy and planning in education.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel and of a statistical package software.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.
Remarks
This is an extension of the application deadline in order to expand the candidate pool. Previous applicants need not reapply as their original application will be duly considered.
Advertised: Jan 04 2017 Eastern Standard Time
Application close: Jan 25 2017 Eastern Standard Time