Education Specialist Cluster Coordinator (NO-3), TA, 6 months

The Education Specialist Cluster Coordinator will contribute to the effective coordination of the Education Cluster in Haiti, ensuring a timely, strategic, and accountable education response during humanitarian emergencies. The role involves supporting coordination among government counterparts, UN agencies, NGOs, and other partners to strengthen collaboration, facilitate information sharing, and promote a coherent, evidence-based response aligned with humanitarian standards and the needs of crisis-affected children and communities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate humanitarian Education actors in Haiti.
• Develop sectoral plans and monitor performance of cluster.
• Build networks and partnerships.
• Promote innovation, knowledge management and capacity building.
• Support education programme delivery.

Requirements

• A completed advanced university degree (Master’s degree) in education, pedagogy, psychology, sociology, international development, management, social sciences or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in programme planning, coordination and management, and/or research in Education is required.
• Experience in humanitarian contexts is required.
• Fluency in French and intermediate level of English are required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Spanish or Russian) is an asset.
• Experience of working in a senior management role or in cluster coordination within a complex country programme in an emergency response or protracted crisis, including experience in first phase emergency response, is strongly desirable.
• Relevant experience in programme management in Education within a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience of Education Cluster/ Sector/ Working Group coordination is desirable.
• Experience in effective leadership and management of teams to deliver results in high stress/risk environments is desirable.
• Experience at international level is preferred.
• Experience in developing contexts an added advantage.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts is an asset.

Skills

• Programme Planning
• Programme Coordination
• Programme Management
• Education Research
• Humanitarian Contexts
• Cluster Coordination
• Emergency Response
• Education Cluster coordination
• Team Leadership
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Information Sharing
• Humanitarian Standards for Children
• Crisis Response
• Education Sector Management
• International Development
• Social Sciences
• Management
• French
• English

Languages

French, English