Education Specialist (Capacity Building), P-3, Temporary Appointment#112254, Yaounde – Cameroon 182 views0 applications


UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, [insert tagline]

The Safe School strategy for West and Central Africa was developed through consultative process by the UNICEF Regional Office in 2017: it promotes the establishing and endorsing local standards of safety for schools operating in conflict areas by governments including implementing those standards and ensure that the majority – if not all- schools are equipped with the minimum standards for protective learning environments. The legal obligation of governments for the protection of education is also outlined particularly those who endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration. Cameroon has endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration in 2018.

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF through the Education Specialist (Capacity Building), P-3, under the direct supervision of Chief Education will support the relevant stakeholders (i.e. Universities, teacher training colleges, Ministries of Education) to include the PSS and C/DRR training into pre- and in-service capacity building for teachers and education personnel.

Based on the WCA Safe School Strategy protective learning environment in the context of Cameroon will have:

  • Teachers trained in the provision of Psychosocial Support (PSS) in the classroom
  • Teachers trained in Conflict/Disaster Risk Reduction (C/DRR) and school-based risk mitigation
  • School vulnerability mapping
  • School evacuation and lock down plans; Rape prevention plans, and cholera plans
  • Links to child protection services
  • Community participation in school-based risk mitigation

By engaging in this capacity building UNICEF expects a change (an improvement) in the perception of schools as safe environments by children, parents, and teachers between. The Protective Learning Environment study will assess the perception of safety in schools.

The Cameroon partners have the capacity to provide training in PSS and CDRR, therefore the incumbent is expected to coordinate several capacity building initiatives, monitor their correct functioning, and ensure their visibility. Documentation each event needs to be collected, including number of people reached through the capacity building and through the development of school plans. As part of the monitoring, the incumbent will also follow up on the deliverables expected of various NGOs with whom UNICEF has a partnership in place, for the timely and effective delivery of results for children.

Additionally, the incumbent, assisted by Information Managers based in the various field offices (and country office), and under the strategic guidance of the Chief Education, will coordinate the creation of a risk database for crisis affected children, and track the solutions found at community level to address these risks. Through this action UNICEF intends ensuring an appropriate follow up and ownership of the actions in the plans, by school, education administrators and communities

The incumbent will also collaborate with the Partnership and Advocacy section of the UNICEF CO to enhance visibility UNICEF interventions in the areas of PSS and C/DRR. He/she will provide inputs in donor reporting updates for management.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

  • An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Social science, Education, Political Science.*A first University degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University degree.
  • A minimum of 5 of relevant professional experience in the area of humanitarian assistance, including in conflict zones
  • Experience interacting with government in humanitarian contexts (Education, child protection)
  • In depth knowledge on psychosocial support (PSS) principles and practices
  • Knowledge of the UNICEF WCARO PSS and C/DRR training package for protective learning environments would be an asset
  • Familiarity with the WCA Safe School strategy and principles for Education/Child Protection programmatic convergence
  • Knowledge and experience of the applications of INEE Minimum Standards and guidance
  • Fluent in French andEnglish.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The functional competency required for this post is Analyzing (level 2)

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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UNICEF was created by the United Nations General Assembly on 11 December 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II. The Polish physician Ludwik Rajchman is widely regarded as the founder of UNICEF and served as its first chairman from 1946. On Rajchman's suggestion, the American Maurice Pate was appointed its first executive director, serving from 1947 until his death in 1965. In 1953, UNICEF's mandate was extended to address the needs of children in the developing world and became a permanent part of the United Nations System. At that time, the words "international" and "emergency" were dropped from the organization's name, making it simply the United Nations Children's Fund, or popularly known as "UNICEF".

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0 USD Yaounde CF 3201 Abc road Fixed Term , 40 hours per week United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, [insert tagline]

The Safe School strategy for West and Central Africa was developed through consultative process by the UNICEF Regional Office in 2017: it promotes the establishing and endorsing local standards of safety for schools operating in conflict areas by governments including implementing those standards and ensure that the majority - if not all- schools are equipped with the minimum standards for protective learning environments. The legal obligation of governments for the protection of education is also outlined particularly those who endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration. Cameroon has endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration in 2018.

How can you make a difference?

UNICEF through the Education Specialist (Capacity Building), P-3, under the direct supervision of Chief Education will support the relevant stakeholders (i.e. Universities, teacher training colleges, Ministries of Education) to include the PSS and C/DRR training into pre- and in-service capacity building for teachers and education personnel.

Based on the WCA Safe School Strategy protective learning environment in the context of Cameroon will have:

  • Teachers trained in the provision of Psychosocial Support (PSS) in the classroom
  • Teachers trained in Conflict/Disaster Risk Reduction (C/DRR) and school-based risk mitigation
  • School vulnerability mapping
  • School evacuation and lock down plans; Rape prevention plans, and cholera plans
  • Links to child protection services
  • Community participation in school-based risk mitigation

By engaging in this capacity building UNICEF expects a change (an improvement) in the perception of schools as safe environments by children, parents, and teachers between. The Protective Learning Environment study will assess the perception of safety in schools.

The Cameroon partners have the capacity to provide training in PSS and CDRR, therefore the incumbent is expected to coordinate several capacity building initiatives, monitor their correct functioning, and ensure their visibility. Documentation each event needs to be collected, including number of people reached through the capacity building and through the development of school plans. As part of the monitoring, the incumbent will also follow up on the deliverables expected of various NGOs with whom UNICEF has a partnership in place, for the timely and effective delivery of results for children.

Additionally, the incumbent, assisted by Information Managers based in the various field offices (and country office), and under the strategic guidance of the Chief Education, will coordinate the creation of a risk database for crisis affected children, and track the solutions found at community level to address these risks. Through this action UNICEF intends ensuring an appropriate follow up and ownership of the actions in the plans, by school, education administrators and communities

The incumbent will also collaborate with the Partnership and Advocacy section of the UNICEF CO to enhance visibility UNICEF interventions in the areas of PSS and C/DRR. He/she will provide inputs in donor reporting updates for management.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

  • An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Social science, Education, Political Science.*A first University degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University degree.
  • A minimum of 5 of relevant professional experience in the area of humanitarian assistance, including in conflict zones
  • Experience interacting with government in humanitarian contexts (Education, child protection)
  • In depth knowledge on psychosocial support (PSS) principles and practices
  • Knowledge of the UNICEF WCARO PSS and C/DRR training package for protective learning environments would be an asset
  • Familiarity with the WCA Safe School strategy and principles for Education/Child Protection programmatic convergence
  • Knowledge and experience of the applications of INEE Minimum Standards and guidance
  • Fluent in French andEnglish.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The functional competency required for this post is Analyzing (level 2)

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

2019-12-10

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