Education Specialist

The Education Specialist will coordinate and implement UNICEF's EU Funded “Last Mile Connectivity of Schools” and Dutch Funded “PROSPECTS” Integrated Projects, providing technical assistance on climate-resilient education systems. The role involves project management, donor coordination, monitoring, reporting, and partnership building to support education and climate resilience initiatives in Kenya.

Responsibilities

• Represent UNICEF in donor/partnership negotiations, meetings, briefings, field missions and visibility efforts related to EU and PROSPECTS projects.
• Engage in programme planning, coordinating priorities, targeting criteria and implementation plans for EU and PROSPECTS projects and climate change education work.
• Establish and strengthen coordination structures within UNICEF and partners for smooth project implementation and communication.
• Support overall project management, including joint field visits, monitoring progress, identifying bottlenecks, and advising on corrective actions.
• Participate in project monitoring, evaluation, reviews and coordinate communication of lessons learnt.
• Coordinate quality and timely reporting of technical and financial project results in line with donor requirements.
• Monitor and verify appropriate use of financial resources ensuring compliance with rules and donor commitments.
• Support preparation of financial reports by coordinating inputs and analysis of utilized funds.
• Provide technical guidance on climate change and education to government, NGO, UN and country office partners.
• Organize regular coordination meetings for programme/project updates and decision-making.
• Coordinate work progress monitoring to ensure results are achieved on schedule and shared for timely actions.
• Build and sustain partnerships with government, UN agencies, consortia, organizations, global partners and donors for capacity building and cooperation.
• Represent UNICEF in education, PROSPECTS, EU projects and climate coordination forums to advocate for children’s rights and organizational priorities.
• Prepare briefings on project implementation status as needed.
• Organize and implement capacity building initiatives to enhance competencies of stakeholders for sustainable education results.

Requirements

• Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in Business Administration, Social Science, Education, International Development, Environment or any other related field.
• At least 5 years of relevant work experience in Integrated/multisectoral programming, Coordination/Management, Partnership Development, UNICEF Experience or any other related field.
• Knowledge in Multisectoral Programming, Project Coordination, Donor/Partner Relations is required.
• Proficiency in English is required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.
• Experience in Refugee Education, Education Program-Management, Skills Building, ECHO-PROSPECTS Experience, Humanitarian Experience is an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts is an asset.

Skills

• Integrated Programming
• Multi-Sectoral Programming
• Project Coordination
• Partnership Development
• Donor Relations
• Partner Relations
• Education Program Management
• Refugee education programmes
• Skills Building
• Humanitarian Experience
• Climate-Resilient Education Programming
• Technical Assistance
• Monitoring and Reporting
• Project Management
• UNICEF Experience

Languages

English