Education Specialist, NO-C,

Job Number: 495677 Work Type: Fixed Term Staff Purpose of the Position The incumbent is accountable for fundraising and building education partnerships (public and private), working through networks (public and private), ensuring leveraging of funds to achieve results, identifying inequities and ensuring budgeted equity-based State level Education Sector Plans in focus states, accomplishment of programme outputs, develop quarterly budgets and reports, planning, monitoring and reporting as required of progress. Key Expected Results
Support to programs/projects development and planning
Program management, monitoring and delivery of results
Technical and operational support to program implementation
Networking and partnership building
Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building
Qualifications of Successful Candidate
Advanced university degree in development studies, education, economics, or a relevant related field. Postgraduate degree in communication and/or public policy are desirable
Five years of professional work experience in policy advocacy/communication, partnership building, working through networks and resource mobilization to achieve results
Technical knowledge and experience in Education; Primary Education, and/or Educational Planning
Experience working in the UN or other international development organization an asset. Experience in national level development assistance is an asset.
Knowledge of the global commitment on aid effectiveness, including the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, the Accra Agenda for Action as well as knowledge of the Global Programme Partnerships (GPPs).
Leadership in identifying, encouraging and mentoring capable women.
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
Competencies of Successful Candidate Core Values:
Commitment
Diversity and inclusion
Integrity
Core competencies:
Communication
Working with people
Drive for results
Functional Competencies:
Leading and supervising
Formulating strategies and concepts
Analyzing
Relating and networking
Deciding and Initiating action
Applying technical expertise

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