Great Opportunity At UNICEF | Education Data Specialist Vacancy 2024 | Apply Online

Great Opportunity At UNICEF | Education Data Specialist Vacancy 2024 | Apply Online

UNICEF is a UN agency mandated to promote the protection of children’s rights, including a right to education. UNICEF works to achieve 5 goal areas, including Goal 2: Every Child Learns, using 8 change strategies, including using the power of evidence to drive change for children.

UNICEF work across all programmatic sectors is driven by its Strategic Plan (SP) and reflects UNICEF’s unreserved commitment to promoting the rights of all children, everywhere, as stated in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and guided by the Core Commitments for Children in Humanitarian Action.

Eligibility Criteria

Age: 18 – 80

Nationality: Candidate must be a national of a country other than the country of assignment.

Required Education Level: Master degree or equivalent in Social Science, such as: Education, Sociology, Psychology, Economics.

This UNV assignment is designed to support UNICEF EAPRO Education section to carry out education data analysis and evidence generation to strengthen its knowledge base for supporting evidence-based education, programming, and advocacy at the regional and country levels.

Responsibilities

• Conduct desk review and analysis of existing education data and research studies (academia, UNESCO, UNICEF, Innocenti, etc.), around SDG 4 indicators and others including out-of-school population in the East Asia Pacific (EAP) countries, coordinating with Knowledge Management focal point.
• Support the data collection and analysis process for regional studies, including Regional Out-of-School Studies and others.
• Carry out a review of ongoing work on education and technology, education and climate change, ECE, and others, coordinating with Knowledge Management focal point.
• Support country offices in SDG monitoring including Mid Term Reviews; prepare briefs and slides based on the review and analysis at the regional and country levels.
• Provide technical support to UNICEF EAP Country Offices (COs) Education staff on education/ECE data and monitoring, and, in coordination with Education Specialist, adapting indicator guidelines and references to be used by COs and ROs.
• Analysis of existing education data and research around selected SDG 4 indicators and others for use in knowledge products in coordination with Knowledge Management focal points.
• Regional Out of School Children (OOSC) Study supported and completed. With guidance to editor and graphic designer based on UNICEF Style Book.
• 2-page summaries of research in thematic areas such as education and technology, climate change and education, and others.
• Review of ongoing work on education and technology, education and climate change, and others.
• Investment cases and 2-pagers on regional/country work in thematic areas contributed to and updated in consultation and coordination with Knowledge Management focal point.
• Regional report on Mid Term reviews of SDG monitoring compiled and shared.
• 2 presentations completed on Regional and CO results for EAPRO.

Requirements

Required Experience: 8 years of experience in Social Science, such as: Education, Sociology, Psychology, Economics.

• At least 8 years experience in related fields, of which 3 should be in data analysis.
• Demonstrated interest and/or experience in education data and research.
• Motivated to contribute towards peace and development and to serve others.
• Good interpersonal, networking and communication skills; culturally and socially sensitive.
• Willingness to contribute and work as part of a team.
• Flexible and open to learning and new experiences.