Education Specialist, Cotonou, Benin
Education Specialist, P4, Temporary – Appointment, Cotonou/Benin
Job no: 577822
Position sort: Temporary Appointment
Location: Benin
Division/Equivalent: Dakar (WCAR), Senegal
School/Unit: Benin
Department/Office: Cotonou, Benin
Categories: Education
UNICEF works in over 190 nations and territories to save lots of youngsters’s lives, defend their rights, and assist them fulfill their potential, from early childhood by adolescence.
At UNICEF, we’re dedicated, passionate, and happy with what we do. Promoting the rights of each baby isn’t just a job – it’s a calling.
UNICEF is a spot the place careers are constructed: we provide our workers numerous alternatives for private {and professional} growth that may assist them develop a satisfying profession whereas delivering on a rewarding mission. We pleasure ourselves on a tradition that helps workers thrive, coupled with a horny compensation and advantages package deal.
Visit our web site to study extra about what we do at UNICEF.
For each baby,
The elementary mission of UNICEF is to advertise the rights of each baby, in every single place, in every little thing the group does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The fairness technique, emphasizing essentially the most deprived and excluded youngsters and households, interprets this dedication to youngsters’s rights into motion. For UNICEF, fairness signifies that all youngsters have a chance to outlive, develop and attain their full potential, with out discrimination, bias or favoritism. To the diploma that any baby has an unequal probability in life — in its social, political, financial, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is rising proof that investing within the well being, training and safety of a society’s most deprived residents — addressing inequity — not solely will give all youngsters the chance to satisfy their potential but additionally will result in sustained development and stability of nations. This is why the give attention to fairness is so important. It accelerates progress in the direction of realizing the human rights of all youngsters, which is the common mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, whereas additionally supporting the equitable growth of countries.
How are you able to make a distinction ?
Under the general steerage and path of the Chief, Education, the Education Specialist helps the Chief in managing the part, enjoying a key function in bringing innovation to the event and preparation of training programmes. The Education Manager gives authoritative technical steerage and operational help all through all phases of programming to facilitate the administration and supply of outcomes on strengthening nationwide training methods to enhance studying outcomes and to advertise common entry to high quality, equitable and inclusive main/early childhood training, particularly for youngsters who’re marginalized, deprived and excluded in society.
If you wish to know extra about this place, please assessment the whole Job Description right here: Education Specialist Level 4_CAD.doc
To qualify as an advocate for each baby you should have…
Minimum necessities:
-
Education: An superior college diploma in one of many following fields is required: training, economics, psychology, sociology or one other related technical subject.
-
Work Experience: A minimal of eight years {of professional} expertise in programme planning, administration, and/or analysis in training is required.
egp0i2b BIpnb
Experience working in a growing nation is taken into account as an asset.
Proven expertise in managing GPE, ECW or related funds’ is an asset
Relevant expertise in a UN system company or group is taken into account as an asset.
Familiarity/ background with emergency is taken into account as an asset.
Language Requirements: Fluency in French and English is required. Knowledge of one other official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) or a neighborhood language is an asset.
Desirables:
- Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency.
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin every little thing we do and the way we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this put up are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and moral consciousness
(3) Drive to realize outcomes for affect
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
Familiarize your self with our competency framework and its completely different ranges.
UNICEF is dedicated to range and inclusion inside its workforce, and encourages all candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, non secular or ethnic background, and individuals with disabilities, to apply to turn into part of the group. To create a extra inclusive office, UNICEF provides paid parental go away, breastfeeding breaks, and cheap lodging for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the usage of versatile working preparations. Click right here to study extra about versatile work preparations, well-being, and advantages.
According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), individuals with disabilities embrace those that have long-term bodily, psychological, mental, or sensory impairments which, in interplay with numerous obstacles, could hinder their full and efficient participation in society on an equal foundation with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has dedicated to extend the variety of workers with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we offer cheap lodging for work-related help necessities of candidates and workers with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen bodily and digital accessibility. If you might be an applicant with a incapacity who wants digital accessibility help in finishing the web software, please submit your request by the accessibility e-mail button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.
UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to youngsters (individuals beneath 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination primarily based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, non secular or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is dedicated to advertise the safety and safeguarding of all youngsters. All chosen candidates will, subsequently, bear rigorous reference and background checks, and might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embrace the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to supply further info to conduct a background examine, and chosen candidates with disabilities could also be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their incapacity confidentially.
UNICEF appointments are topic to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host nation of the responsibility station is required for IP positions and might be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments might also be topic to inoculation (vaccination) necessities, together with towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be chosen for a place with UNICEF, you both should be inoculated as required or obtain a medical exemption from the related division of the UN. Otherwise, the choice might be canceled.
Remarks
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the workers is the need of securing the very best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF’s lively dedication to range and inclusion is essential to ship one of the best outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate feminine candidates are inspired to apply.
Government workers who’re thought-about for employment with UNICEF are usually required to resign from their authorities positions earlier than taking on an project with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the best to withdraw a suggestion of appointment, with out compensation, if a visa or medical clearance just isn’t obtained, or crucial inoculation necessities will not be met, inside an affordable interval for any cause.
UNICEF doesn’t cost a processing charge at any stage of its recruitment, choice, and hiring processes (i.e., software stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and coaching). UNICEF won’t ask for candidates’ checking account info.
All UNICEF positions are marketed, and solely shortlisted candidates might be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. An inside candidate performing on the degree of the put up within the related purposeful space, or an inside/exterior candidate within the corresponding Talent Group, could also be chosen, if appropriate for the put up, with out evaluation of different candidates.
Additional details about working for UNICEF might be discovered right here.
Advertised: Dec 11 2024 W. Central Africa Standard Time
Application shut: Dec 20 2024 W. Central Africa Standard Time
Education Specialist, Cotonou, Benin – YOA JOB LISTS
UN JOBS | UN CAREERS | UN VACANCIES