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For every child, the right to Empowerment

How can you make a difference?

Under the supervision of the Education Specialist, Access and Quality, the Education Officer will provide dedicated technical, operational and programmatic support to advance UNICEF Cameroon’s work on digital education, foundational literacy and numeracy, skills development, entrepreneurship and employability. The post will support the design, implementation, monitoring and reporting of integrated, inclusive and gender-responsive interventions that equip children, adolescents and young people—particularly girls, out-of-school youth, children with disabilities, displaced populations and those affected by crisis—with the competencies, confidence and opportunities required to learn, innovate and transition successfully from learning to work.

The incumbent will contribute to strengthening UNICEF Cameroon’s capacity to translate the outcomes of the Girls’ Movement and the Girls’ Manifesto into concrete, scalable programme actions. The role will help reinforce pathways that promote girls’ agency, leadership and participation while expanding access to 21st century skills, green skills, digital competencies, entrepreneurship and workforce-readiness opportunities for vulnerable adolescents and young people.

The post will improve programme quality, partner engagement, field monitoring, evidence generation, donor reporting and coordination with government, private sector, technology, training and development partners. It will contribute to identifying and scaling practical solutions that promote digital inclusion, economic empowerment and sustainable socio-economic participation for young people across Cameroon.

key duties and responsibilities:

Support the design and planning of inclusive digital education, skills development, entrepreneurship and employability programmes.
Contribute to strategies, workplans, tools, learning resources and evidence generation to improve literacy, numeracy, digital skills and workforce readiness.
Support programme implementation, monitoring, reporting, field visits, risk tracking and resource use.
Provide technical and operational support to government and implementing partners.
Promote digital literacy, life skills, green skills, career guidance and entrepreneurship across learning pathways.
Strengthen partnerships with government, private sector, youth organizations, civil society, academia and development partners.
Support advocacy, communication, resource mobilization and sector coordination.
Document lessons learned, good practices and evidence to inform programme improvement and policy dialogue.

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Download File Education Officer (Digitalization and Skills Development) P2 Yaounde.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

- 1. 1. Education: Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in Education, Social Science, International Development, Programme Management, Social Policy, Public Policy, Social Policy, Community Development or related fields.
    2. Work Experience: A minimum of two years of progressively responsible professional experience in education programme development and implementation, particularly in digital learning or skills development, adolescent and youth employability, inclusive education or related field is required.
    3. Skills: Demonstrated ability in digital literacy, skills development and employability, gender inclusion, girls’ empowerment, reporting and evidence generation, partnership building and coordination.
    4. Language Requirements: Proficiency in English and French is required.

Desirables:
1. 1. Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language
  2. Experience working in a developing country, or working experience in Cameroon or in emergency contexts are desirable.
  3. Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

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Remarks:

As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable candidates from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.

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Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF's Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.

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Education Officer (Digitalization and Skills Development), P-2, Temporary Position, 364 days, Yaounde, Republic of Cameroon, #00138305 (for non-Cameroonian nationals only)