Apply for Education Officer (Successful School Pathways), NO-A, FT, Brasilia, Brazil #129144 Unicef Job Vacancy | Unicef Careers

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For each child, Education

Since 1950, UNICEF has supported a very powerful transformation for youngsters and adolescents in Brazil. UNICEF Brazil with its major workplace in Brasília and 9 area workplaces UNICEF works in shut partnership with nationwide and sub-national governments, company companions, youth, and civil society organizations.

For data on the work of our group in Brazil, please go to our web site: UNICEF Brazil.

How are you able to make a difference? 

The Education Officer – Successful School Pathways stories to the Education Specialist for shut steering and supervision.  This place seeks to handle our present wants to assist the event and implementation of academic insurance policies for youngsters and adolescents in susceptible state of affairs, aiming the advance of studying outcomes and common entry to high quality, equitable and inclusive schooling. This will likely be achieved by means of the next outcomes:

1. Development and coordination  of polices and programmes implementation associated to the abilities improvement programme actions, enchancment of studying outcomes and common entry to high quality, equitable and inclusive schooling.

• Provide technical and operational help to authorities counterparts, NGO companions, UN system companions and different nation workplace companions/donors on the understanding and application of insurance policies, methods and finest practices on studying (foundational, transferable, digital and inexperienced expertise);
• Undertake area visits, surveys, research and share information with stakeholders to evaluate progress and report back to resolution makers for decision.
• Monitor and report on important points, bottlenecks and potential issues for well timed motion to realize outcomes.

2. Programme administration, monitoring and supply of outcomes

• Conduct states and municipalities of the Semiarid and Amazon territories’ state of affairs evaluation concerning age-grade distortion in faculties in addition to expertise improvement programmes aligned to Brazilian National Curriculum (BNCC) and different nationwide insurance policies/rules;
• Conduct city facilities’ state of affairs evaluation concerning age-grade distortion in faculties and expertise improvement programmes;
• Plan, coordinate and report on native coaching and/or advocacy conferences with public brokers at state and municipal ranges;
• Monitor actions at UNICEF territorial methods (Seal and Agenda Cidade UNICEF)concerning age-grade distortion in faculties and expertise improvement programmes .

3. Support to program improvement and planning.

• Support the event of results-based planning, based mostly on the gathering and evaluation of information from schooling and different associated areas, and the institution of objectives, goals and methods.
• Preparing stories based mostly on official knowledge from schooling and different associated areas to help common replanning, precedence setting and goal setting;
• Prepare supplies/documentation – consistent with organizational processes and administration programs – for results-based planning (RBM), monitoring and analysis of outcomes, together with inputs for annual and donor stories, making certain accuracy, timeliness and relevance of knowledge;
• Work carefully and collaboratively with inner colleagues and companions to gather, analyze and share data on implementation points, with the aim to beat challenges and assure outcomes.

4. Networking and partnership constructing to face faculty failure

• Build and preserve partnerships with authorities companions and nationwide stakeholders for the implementation of efficient education schemes and insurance policies.
• Support native governments within the implementation of applications by means of advocacy, energetic data sharing and group’s technical capability constructing, with a view to reaching and sustaining ends in academic applications, particularly in relation to highschool failure.
• Prepare communication and data supplies for advocacy, to advertise consciousness and to determine strategic partnerships and alliances.
• Prepare proposals and briefs for fundraising and partnership improvement.

To qualify as an advocate for each child you should have…

Minimum necessities:

Education: A college diploma in one of many following fields is required: schooling, psychology, sociology, public administration or one other related technical area.

Work Experience: 

• A minimal of 1 yr {of professional} expertise in programme planning, administration, and/or analysis in schooling is required.;
• Relevant expertise in connecting, articulating, and organizing initiatives with varied stakeholders from private and non-private sector, civil society and UN system;
• Professional expertise at nationwide stage in related Education programmes, in particular those associated to the advance of studying outcomes and common entry to high quality, equitable and inclusive schooling to youngsters and adolescents in susceptible state of affairs;
• Experience working with Government departments and understanding of presidency programs will likely be an asset.  
• Experience within the UN system company or group can be an asset.

Skills:

• Advocacy for human rights and public insurance policies improvement; Knowledge on youngsters’s rights points, together with the Convention of Rights of the Child and the Statute of the Child and the Adolescent.
• Reporting and documentation.
• Strong communication and collaboration expertise with expertise in consensus constructing and in motivating cross-functional groups to fulfill formidable challenge objectives and timelines.
• Knowledge in facilitation and coaching.
• Experience in content material manufacturing and administration.
• Knowledge and experiences on pedagogical planning, curriculum adaptation aiming to handle studying in difficult contexts, faculty failure and different associated public insurance policies;  
• Experience within the manufacturing of supplies for studying applications, content material for social mobilization initiatives and coaching lecturers.
• Excellent writing expertise in Portuguese.

Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Portuguese is required.

Desirables:

• Five years {of professional} expertise in programme planning, administration, and/or analysis in schooling.
• Knowledge of Spanish is an asset.
• Developing nation work expertise and/or familiarity with emergency as an asset. 
• Experience working with advocacy and public coverage in unequal academic contexts at a nationwide, state and municipality stage.

For each Child, you reveal…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin all the things 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 totally different ranges.

UNICEF is dedicated to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, non secular or ethnic background, and individuals with disabilities, to apply to turn into a part of the group. To create a extra inclusive office, UNICEF presents paid parental go away, breastfeeding breaks, and cheap lodging for individuals with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages using versatile working preparations. Click 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 embody those that have long-term bodily, psychological, mental, or sensory impairments which, in interplay with varied boundaries, might 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 reasonable accommodation 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 net application, please submit your request by means of the accessibility e mail button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.

UNICEF doesn’t rent candidates who’re married to youngsters (individuals below 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and goals of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based mostly 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 will likely be anticipated to stick to those requirements and ideas. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Selected candidates could also be required to supply extra data to conduct a background check, and chosen candidates with disabilities could also be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their incapacity confidentially.

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Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration within the employment of the employees is the need of securing the very best requirements of effectivity, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF’s energetic dedication to range and inclusion is important to ship the very best outcomes for youngsters. For this place, eligible and appropriate afro-descendants, indigenous, and different minorities are inspired to apply.

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