Education Officer (Skills)

Purpose of the Position

UNICEF Maldives is looking for a highly motivated and results-oriented professional who can contribute to strengthening skills development, digital learning, and education-to-work transitions for adolescents and young people. The

Education

• Officer (Skills) will play a key role in supporting the implementation of the

Education

• Programme, with a focus on strengthening learning and transition pathways, enhancing transferable skills and employability, and advancing an inclusive and responsive national skills ecosystem.

• The role requires strong programme management, coordination and analytical skills, together with a sound understanding of skills development, digital learning and youth transitions. The incumbent will support the design, implementation, monitoring and reporting of skills and transition initiatives, while contributing to programme development, partnership engagement, evidence generation and knowledge management. The

Education

• Officer will work closely with government counterparts, development partners, private sector stakeholders and youth-focused organizations to ensure interventions are inclusive, market-responsive and aligned with national education and workforce development priorities.

• In addition, the

Education

• Officer will support the implementation and expansion of UNICEF’s TRAIL (Technical, Resilient, Agency-Driven and Innovative Leaders) skills framework and related initiatives that equip adolescents and young people with the competencies needed for learning, employment and active participation in society. The position will contribute to effective planning, coordination, monitoring, resource management and reporting of programme activities to ensure quality implementation and sustainable results for adolescents and young people.

Key accountabilities

Under the supervision and guidance of the Education and

Skills

• Development Specialist, the

Education

Officer, Skills contributes to UNICEF's efforts to strengthen skills development, digital learning and school-to-work transitions for adolescents and young people. The role supports programme design and implementation, partnership development, monitoring and knowledge management to advance inclusive, youth-centred and market-relevant solutions through the following key areas:

• 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

• If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: MAL2703 Education Officer

Skills

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To qualify as a champion for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

• Education: A University Degree in Education, Psychology, Sociology, or any other related fields is required.
• Work

Experience

• A minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience in Programme planning, Implementation, Management, Monitoring and/or research in education is required.
• Skills: applying technical expertise, learning and researching, planning and organizing, working with people
• Language

Requirements

• Fluency in English and a local language -Dhivehi is required.

Desirables:

• Experience in skills development, technology integrated learning, adolescent and youth programming, school-to-work transition, workforce readiness or employability programming.
• Analyzing data.
• Relevant experience in a UN system or international organization is considered an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, 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

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

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UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

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