Education Officer (Learning for the 21st Century)

UNICEF Jakarta

Education

• Officer (Learning for 21st Century)

• UNICEF Jakarta is looking for an

Education

• Officer (Learning for 21st Century) who will provide professional, technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for the education programme through the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing and presenting technical programme information, while learning organizational rules, regulations and procedures to support the development and formulation of the

Education

• Programme within the Country Programme.

• The

Education

• Officer will work as part of a small team to design, plan and implement UNICEF Indonesia’s gender responsive Adolescent

Skills

• Development programme, and on programme activities relating to out of school children. This portfolio will cover content relating to the development of 21st century, digital, entrepreneurial and green skills, including digital and non-digital innovations linked to the promotion of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in secondary education, as well as development of regional action plan on out of school children and its operationalization both at provincial and district level. The

Education

• Officer will work closely with other team members to support programme management, monitoring and delivery of results, including the monitoring and use of funds. The position provides technical and operational support to programme implementation, undertaking field visits to assess progress, and to capture and report on key results. This is a Temporary Appointment contract for 364 days based in Jakarta.

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the

Education

• Specialist, the

Education

Officer will perform the following tasks and responsibilities:

• 1. Support to programme development and planning

• Research and analyze regional and national political, health, social and economic development trends. Collect, analyze, verify, and synthesize information to facilitate programme development, design and preparation.

• Support preparation of technical reports and provide inputs for programme preparation and documentation ensuring accuracy, timeliness and relevancy of information.

• Contribute to the development/establishment of sectoral programme goals, objectives, strategies, and results-based planning through research, collection, analysis and reporting of education and other related information for development planning and priority and goal setting.

• Provide technical and administrative support throughout all stages of programming processes by executing and administering a variety of technical programme transactions, preparing materials and documentations, and complying with organizational processes and management systems, to support programme planning, results based planning (RBM) and monitoring and evaluation of results.

• Prepare required documentations and materials to facilitate the programme review and approval process.

• 2. Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results.

• Work closely and collaboratively with internal colleagues and partners to collect, analyze and share information on implementation issues.

• Suggest solutions on routine programme implementation and submit reports to alert appropriate officials and stakeholders for higher-level intervention and/or decisions. Keep record of reports and assessments for easy reference and/or to capture and institutionalize lessons learned.

• Participate in monitoring and evaluation exercises, programme reviews and annual sectoral reviews with government and other counterparts and prepare minutes/reports on results for follow up action by higher management and other stakeholders.

• Monitor and report on the use of sectoral programme resources (financial, administrative and other assets), verify compliance with approved allocation, organizational rules, regulations/procedures and donor commitments, standards of accountability and integrity. Report on issues identified to ensure timely resolution by management/stakeholders. Follow up on unresolved issues to ensure resolution.

• Prepare draft inputs for programme/donor reporting

• 3. Technical and operational support to programme implementation

• Undertake field visits and surveys and share information with stakeholders to assess progress and refer to relevant officials for resolution. Report on critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems for timely action to achieve results

• Provide technical and operational support to government counterparts, NGO partners, UN system partners and other country office partners/donors on the application and understanding of UNICEF policies, strategies, processes and best practices on water, sanitation, hygiene and related issues to support programme implementation, operations and delivery of results.

• 4. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

• Provide support in identifying, capturing, synthesizing, and sharing lessons learned for knowledge development and capacity development of stakeholders.

• Apply innovative approaches and promote good practices to support the implementation and delivery of concrete and sustainable programme results.

• Research, benchmark and report on best and cutting edge practices for development planning of knowledge products and systems.

• Participate as a resource person in capacity building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients and stakeholders

• If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: TOR TA NOA Education Officer [Learning for 21st Century] TMS.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: a university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, psychology, sociology, international development or another relevant technical field.
• Experience: a minimum of one year of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education.
• Language

Requirements

• Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and English.

Desirables:

• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts

• Relevant experience in gender-responsive adolescent skills development and empowerment programme development and implementation.

• Experience working with government partners, academic institutions and/or civil society organisations in delivering quality adolescent skills development technical assistance.

• Demonstrated knowledge of key 21st century skills development conceptual frameworks, and digital/innovation approaches and programmes.

• Relevant experience in out of school children programme and policy advocacy.

• Experience working with government partners both at national and sub-national levels in out of school children action plan development.

• 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

• The 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 collabor