Vacancy Notice No.: ETH/AA/VN/67/18
Grade: NOB
Position Number: 10018896
Date of Issue: 12/06/2018
Closing Date: 26/06/2018
Organizational Context:
The incumbent will act as a national focal point for refugee education in Ethiopia and, under the leadership of the supervising officer(s), support UNHCR’s work regarding education and advocacy on all issues related to UNHCR education programmes and strategic directions. He/she normally works under the direct supervision of the UNHCR Protection Officer and overall supervision of the Assistant Representative (Protection). Under the general direction of supervising Officers, the incumbent will support the implementation of global level policies, including the UNHCR Global and Contextualized Refugee Education Strategy. The incumbent may liaise with the Ministry of Education and with Education Coordination networks at national, provincial and district levels to improve access to inclusive quality education. He/she will liaise with partners to assess the education context, to develop an implementation plan and to monitor the programme and assess impact. He/she will work in collaboration with in-country education partners to improve access to, and quality of, refugee education at all levels, both formal and non-formal and may liaise with partners for joint support for education access for refugee and host community children. He/she will develop innovative education approaches for emerging needs in refugee education, including attention to special needs, minorities, girls, pre-school education and non-formal activities. He/she will facilitate inter-sectoral linkages with programmatic areas including child protection, SGBV, gender, community services, livelihoods and health, among others. The incumbent may supervise lower grade education staff.
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Responsibility:
Strategic Direction and Coordination
Response and Advice
Advocacy, Information Management and Research
Promotion and Capacity Building
External Relations
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