United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Kenya
Country Office
Education Specialist (Early Childhood Development & Education) - NOC
Education Specialist (Early Childhood Development & Education) - NOC
Date of Issue: 20 May 2013
Closing Date: 02 June 2013
Applications are hereby invited from suitably-qualified candidates who are Kenyan Nationals to fill the above position on Temporary Appointment in the Education Section of UNICEF Kenya Country Office.
Purpose of Post:
Under
the overall guidance of the Chief of Education and Young People (EYP) Section,
and working with the Education Specialists, the incumbent will be particularly
responsible for:
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
- Technically
facilitate the Ministry of Education (MOE) to develop and implement an
Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) strategy to guide the
national and county level ECDE policy framework and implementation in
Kenya, including a review of national and cross-sectoral policies related
to ECDE, the County EDCE guidelines, and international interventions and
policy frameworks on ECDE.
- Develop an ECDE
knowledge base and a study on public finance related to ECDE at county
level.
- Undertake
national-level advocacy and engagement with policy makers for ECDE teacher
recruitment, in line with the new constitution as well as the MOE
prioritization and implementation of ECDE activities.
- Support the
national Technical Working Groups for implementation of the ECDE policy
and action plan including ECDE expenditure tracking and budget monitoring
at MoE.
- Provide
technical and coordination support to the Ministry counterparts and
partners in mainstreaming the Kenya School Readiness Assessment Tool
(KSRAT) and the ECD guidelines for County Governments.
- Coordinate with
KCO Field Offices (Kisumu, Turkana) and provide technical and budget
management support to the ECDE programmes funded by the Conrad Hilton
Foundation and the UN Human Security Trust Fund.
- Support the
Kenya Institute of Education (KIE) to finalize and launch the ECDE
transition manual to be used by tutors in primary teacher training
college.
- Undertake
results monitoring of ECDE activities and hold responsible for proposal
development and reporting for ECDE (i.e. donor reports, section updates,
briefing note, concept notes, proposals etc) in line with ECDE-related
PCR/IR of the EYP Section.
Required
Qualifications:
Advanced
university degree in one or more of the disciplines relevant to the following
areas: Education; Primary Education, or a Social Sciences fields relevant to
international development assistance.*
*A first level university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Competencies:
*A first level university degree with a relevant combination of academic qualifications and experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Competencies:
- Communication
- Drive for
Results
- Formulating
Strategies and Concepts
- Relating and
Networking
- Applying
Technical Expertise
- Working with
People
- Leading and
Supervising
Experience: Five (5) years of
relevant work experience at national and international levels in field
programmes relevant to Education programmes. Experience working in the UN or
other international development organization an asset. Experience in national
level development assistance is an asset.
Language(s): Fluency in English and another UN working language required. Knowledge of Kiswahili would be an asset.
Interested and suitable candidates should ensure that they forward their applications along with their curricula vitae and UN Personal History Form (P-11). (Internal candidates should attach copies of their last two Performance Evaluation Reports), to:
The Human Resources Manager
UNICEF Kenya Country Office
Email address: kenyahrvacancies@unicef.org
Please indicate Reference No. “KCO/EDU/2013-010”in the email subject.
“Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply”
Language(s): Fluency in English and another UN working language required. Knowledge of Kiswahili would be an asset.
Interested and suitable candidates should ensure that they forward their applications along with their curricula vitae and UN Personal History Form (P-11). (Internal candidates should attach copies of their last two Performance Evaluation Reports), to:
The Human Resources Manager
UNICEF Kenya Country Office
Email address: kenyahrvacancies@unicef.org
Please indicate Reference No. “KCO/EDU/2013-010”in the email subject.
“Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply”
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