Assistant Education Officer at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

Minimum Qualifications
Education & Professional Work Experience:

• Years of Experience / Degree Level
• For P1/NOA – 1 year relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or no experience with Graduate degree; or no experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education:

• Education; Social Sciences; or other relevant field. (Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Certificates and/or Licenses:

• Not specified (Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Relevant Job Experience:
Essential:

• Strong inter-personal skills in collaboration and coordination.
• Excellent analytical skills and drafting skills.
• Strong communications/presentations skills.
• Demonstrated capacity to work with minimum supervision.
• Experience with educational research, teaching or education administration.

Desirable:

• Field experience in education programme implementation and coordination in humanitarian and/or development contexts.
• Experience working with Governments, Ministry of Education and other line Ministries.
• Demonstrated work experience in refugee education programmes.
• Knowledge and experience of UNHCR policies and standards.
• Experience in the area of child protection.
• Demonstrated work experience in education programmes.

Functional Skills

• PR-Refugee Protection Principles and Framework
• PR-Community Services-Communication/Development/Organization
• PR-Community-based Protection – Planning, implementing and analysing surveys/assessments *PR-Education Administration/Programme/Coordination/Techniques
• PR-INEE (International Network for Education in Emergencies) standards and implementation
• PR-Refugee Education programmes
• TR-Training Design/Material Preparation
• EX-Experience with training/certifications
• PR-Child Protection/Convention on the Rights of the Child
• TR-Training/Coaching/Facilitation
• (Functional Skills marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Language Requirements:

• For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
• For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
• For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.
• This is a Standard Job Description for all UNHCR jobs with this job title and grade level. The Operational Context may contain additional essential and/or desirable qualifications relating to the specific operation and/or position. Any such requirements are incorporated by reference in this Job Description and will be considered for the screening, shortlisting and selection of candidates.

Position Competencies:

• Competencies as defined in Job Profile

Language Requirements:

• Please also note that English is essential for this Job Opening.

Additional  Information

• A written test will be conducted for this position which will be followed by a competency-based interview.

Eligible Applicants

• This Job Opening is available to eligible UNHCR staff members and external applicants.

Procedures and Eligibility:

• Interested applicants should consult the Administrative Instruction on Recruitment and Assignment of Locally Recruited Staff (RALS).
• Applicants must be nationals of, and be locally recruited within the country of their employment.

Remuneration

• A competitive compensation and benefits package is offered. For information on UN salaries, allowances and benefits, please visit the portal of the International Civil Service Commission at: http://icsc.un.org

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