Assistant Education Officer is needed at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
JOB TITLE: Assistant Education Officer
Job ID: 20634
LOCATION: Ogoja, Cross River
Salary Grade: NA
Hardship Level: D
Family Location Type: Family
Organizational Setting and Work Relationships
- The Assistant Education Officer will support the roll-out of Refugee Education 2030, the UNHCR 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,
Minimum Qualifications
Education & Professional Work Experience:
- Years of Experience / Degree Level
- For P1/NOA – 1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree
Field(s) of Education:
- Education; Social Sciences; or other relevant field. (Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Certificates and/or Licenses:
- Not specified (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Relevant Job Experience:
Essential:
- Strong inter-personal skills in collaboration and coordination.
- Excellent analytical skills and drafting skills.
- Strong communications/presentations skills.
- Demonstrated capacity to work with minimum supervision.
- Experience with educational research, teaching or education administration.
Desirable:
- 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.
- Demonstrated work experience in refugee education programmes.
- Knowledge and experience of UNHCR policies and standards.
- Experience in the area of child protection.
- Demonstrated work experience in education programmes.
Functional Skills
- PR-Refugee Protection Principles and Framework
- PR-Community Services-Communication/Development/Organization
- PR-Community-based Protection – Planning, implementing and analysing surveys/assessments *PR-Education Administration/Programme/Coordination/Techniques
- PR-INEE (International Network for Education in Emergencies) standards and implementation
- PR-Refugee Education programmes
- TR-Training Design/Material Preparation
- EX-Experience with training/certifications
- PR-Child Protection/Convention on the Rights of the Child
- TR-Training/Coaching/Facilitation
- (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.
- 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.
Position Competencies:
- Competencies as defined in Job Profile
Language Requirements:
- Please also note that English is essential for this Job Opening.
Additional Information
- A written test will be conducted for this position which will be followed by a competency-based interview.
Eligible Applicants
- This Job Opening is available to eligible UNHCR staff members and external applicants.
Procedures and Eligibility:
- Interested applicants should consult the Administrative Instruction on Recruitment and Assignment of Locally Recruited Staff (RALS).
- Applicants must be nationals of, and be locally recruited within the country of their employment.
Remuneration
- A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, please visit the portal of the International Civil Service Commission at: http://icsc.un.org
- 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 Assistant Education Officer will ensure UNHCRs programming is in line with the SDGs, in particular SDG 4.
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Job Features
Deadline | 2nd July, 2020. |