فرص عمل لدى منظمة اليونيسف (UNICEF): مطلوب مسؤول تعليم (Education Officer)
مسؤول تعليم (Education Officer)
Contract type: Temporary Appointment
Duty Station: Beirut
Location: Lebanon
Categories: Education
Deadline: Middle East Standard Time
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.
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For every child, support
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias, or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic, and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education, and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. Therefore, the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of nations.
UNICEF started to work in Lebanon in 1948 and established its office in 1950. For more than 70 years we’ve been working closely with the Government of Lebanon, other UN agencies, international and local NGOs, universities, and more than 100 partners to meet the needs of disadvantaged children in Lebanon. Responding to lifesaving needs and ensuring equal access to quality public services, the impact of our work is felt in every aspect and every sphere of society. To learn more about our work, please refer to: https://www.unicef.org/lebanon/what‐we‐do
How can you make a difference?
The Education Officer reports to the Education Manager, who heads the Multiple Flexible Pathways (MFP) team and plays a crucial role in supporting the implementation of the Makani program. Lebanon faces a significant education crisis with approximately 700,000 school-aged children, accounting for 37% of the total school-aged population, currently out of school. Among them, 257,000 are Lebanese children, representing 22% of the Lebanese school-aged population. The economic situation in Lebanon has deteriorated over the past two years, pushing many households below the poverty line. To address the pressing needs of children and youth in Lebanon, UNICEF has launched the Multi-Service Centre Community (MAKANI) program. MAKANI operates through community centers, offering a comprehensive range of integrated services to marginalized and vulnerable children and youth aged 0-18 years, as well as their caregivers. These Multi-Service Community Centers (MAKANI) serve as safe spaces and provide a wide array of programs, including education, child protection, early childhood development (ECD), life skills, and youth engagement support. This community-based approach aims to reach both Syrian and Lebanese vulnerable children in host communities, collective settings, and informal settlements.
Summary of key functions/accountabilities:
- Support to programme development and planning
- Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
- Technical and operational support to programme implementation
- Networking and partnership building
- Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
For more details on the tasks and responsibilities, please access the attached 
NOA, Education Officer (MFP), TA, PN#125922_TOR.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
- A university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, psychology, sociology, or another relevant technical field.
- A minimum of one year of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education is required.
- Prior experience working in non-formal educational settings.
- Experience in project planning, execution, and evaluation.
- Experience working with vulnerable or marginalized groups, especially out-of-school children.
- Strong understanding of educational challenges in crisis or conflict settings.
- Ability to design, implement, and evaluate community-based education programs.
- Strong interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with teams and stakeholders.
- Experience in project management, including budgeting, monitoring, and reporting.
- Proficiency in data collection, analysis, and reporting for educational interventions.
- A high level of organizational skills.
- Fluency in English and Arabic is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships (2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (3) Drive to achieve results for impact (4) Innovates and embraces change (5) Manages ambiguity and complexity (6) Thinks and acts strategically (7) Works collaboratively with others.
During the recruitment process, we test candidates following the competency framework. Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels: competency framework here.
UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.
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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Remarks:
UNICEF’s active commitment towards diversity and inclusion is critical to deliver the best results for children.
UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance. Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station, which will be facilitated by UNICEF, is required for IP positions. Appointments are also subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Government employees that are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
UNICEF does not charge any fee during any stage of the recruitment process.
