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The purpose of this assignment is to strengthen UNICEF’s global Education in Emergencies (EiE) response capacity within the Centre of Excellence (CoE) / Global Education Practice (GEP) by enhancing programme management, knowledge generation and management, data collection, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, communication, humanitarian advocacy, and capacity-building.
The assignment will support UNICEF Country Offices (COs) in strengthening evidence-based programming across Level 2 and Level 3 emergencies, as well as protracted and at-risk contexts, with a focus on improving the generation, harmonization, real-time availability, analysis, documentation, and strategic use of data and evidence. This includes strengthening systems to track access, participation, retention, and learning continuity, particularly for displaced, refugee, and migrant children, children on the move overall.
A strong emphasis will be placed on translating programme results, needs, and gaps into clear, data-driven insights and compelling humanitarian advocacy messages, and on ensuring that country-level achievements and challenges are effectively documented and amplified at regional and global levels, including partners and donors.
The assignment will also contribute to strengthening coordination, standardized reporting and monitoring approaches, knowledge-sharing, and technical capacity across UNICEF offices and partners, supporting preparedness, response, recovery, and resilience-building efforts, with particular attention to the MENA region.
Through these efforts, the assignment will reinforce UNICEF’s leadership in advancing inclusive, resilient, and evidence-driven education systems for crisis-affected children and youth, including children on the move. Through these efforts, the assignment will support UNICEF’s leadership in advancing inclusive, resilient, and evidence-driven education systems and services for crisis-affected children and youth, including children on the move.
Minimum requirements
- Demonstrated experience supporting humanitarian coordination, emergency reporting, information management, and evidence generation in Level 2 and/or Level 3 emergency contexts.
- Proven experience in monitoring humanitarian indicators and supporting reporting processes, including Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC), donor reporting, situation reports, dashboards, and other strategic reporting mechanisms.
- Strong experience in data collection, harmonization, analysis, visualization, and the development of analytical products to support evidence-based decision-making, programme adaptation, and learning continuity programming.
- Proven experience producing high-quality technical and knowledge products, including analytical reports, case studies, policy briefs, presentations, operational guidance, communication materials, and advocacy products.
- Experience facilitating knowledge-sharing initiatives, technical consultations, workshops, and inter-agency collaboration processes across global, regional, and country-level stakeholders.
- Previous experience working with UNICEF and/or within inter-agency humanitarian coordination mechanisms is strongly desirable.
- Excellent knowledge of programme monitoring and evaluation methodologies, humanitarian indicators, results-based management, and accountability frameworks.
- Strong expertise in data management, information management, data analysis, visualization, and evidence generation in humanitarian contexts.
- Sound understanding of humanitarian coordination mechanisms, emergency response architecture, and humanitarian-development nexus approaches.
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information and produce high-quality analytical, technical, and strategic written outputs for diverse audiences.
- Strong knowledge of UNICEF humanitarian frameworks and reporting processes, including Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC), situation reporting, and emergency monitoring systems.
- Excellent facilitation, coordination, stakeholder engagement, and partnership management skills.
- Ability to support harmonized reporting approaches, standardized indicators, and cross-country information-sharing processes.
- Excellent communication, drafting, interpersonal, and presentation skills.
For every Child, you demonstrate...
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.
- An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
- Cover letter
UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.
All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.