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For every child, the right to Education

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How can you make a difference?

Under the guidance and general supervision of the Chief of Education, with support from the Education Managers, theyou will lead the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of learning recovery strategies and programmes within the country programme. You will provide technical leadership and programmatic support throughout the programming cycle to ensure that learning recovery interventions are evidence-based, context-responsive, and effectively integrated into national education systems and UNICEF-supported programmes. This includes strengthening foundational learning, supporting assessment systems, accelerating learning, improving teaching and remediation practices, and promoting systems’ resilience to prevent and mitigate future learning disruptions.

You will work closely with education counterparts, implementing partners, and internal and external stakeholders to advance guidance, strategies, and investments that improve learning outcomes and ensure equitable, inclusive, and resilient education systems. Emphasis is placed on reaching children who are out of learning, have experienced interrupted schooling or are at greatest risk of being left behind.

You will contribute to the achievement of programme results through effective planning, implementation, resource management, and results-based management (RBM), in alignment with UNICEF's Strategic Plan, organizational standards, and accountability framework.

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

Support to programme development and planning
Programme management, monitoring and delivery of results
Technical and operational support to programme implementation
Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: Download File 03082026 TOR TA P3 Ed Specialist - Learning Recovery.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

Education: An advanced university degree in one of the following fields is required: Education, Economics, Psychology, Sociology, or another relevant technical field.
Work Experience: A minimum of five years of professional experience in Programme Planning, Management, and/or research in Education is required.
Experience in Social Development Programme Planning, Management, and/or Data Management is required.
Skills: Ability to support and enhance quality learning recovery and continuity for children affected by emergencies, including natural disasters and complex crises, through the design, expansion and implementation of digital learning platforms and innovative educational approaches.
Proven ability to develop clear, evidence-based guidance papers, strategic briefs, and program materials to support learning recovery initiatives. Skilled in rigorous data analysis and crafting targeted documents that effectively advance advocacy efforts, inform decision-making, and guide program management, ensuring strong alignment with UNICEF’s objectives for building back better and post-earthquake learning recovery.
Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required.

Desirables:

Language: Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is considered as an asset.
Proven professional experience in development and management of Education is considered as an asset.
Proven experience in large-size Programme Operations (partnership management with INGOs/CSOs etc., financial and programme implementation management and monitoring) is considered as an asset.
Proven professional experience in large-scale quantitative research, statistical analysis, and the development of technical survey or assessment instruments in education settings is desirable.
Demonstrated experience in practical online and digital learning assessment, with the ability to integrate lessons learned and best practices from international contexts while strengthening existing local educational practices to ensure inclusive, equitable, and effective learning outcomes is considered as an asset.
Familiarities in digital learning platforms, contents, assessments as well as skills enhancement of young people through digital learning is considered as an asset.
Proven skills in communicating complex and/or technical findings from large-scale data analysis in a clear and approachable manner tailored to different audiences is desirable.
Experience and knowledge in developing and/or improving digital learning platforms, contents and assessments is an asset.
Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergencies is considered as an asset.
Experience working in a complex emergency with conflict context is considered as an asset.
Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
Experience working in a complex emergency with conflict context is considered as an asset.
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 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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UNICEF staff members holding fixed-term, continuing, or permanent appointments who are considered to be on abolished post status may apply for this temporary position and, if selected with a start date before 31 December 2025, may take it up as a temporary assignment, in line with UNICEF guidance on separation due to the abolition of posts or staff reduction. They will retain their fixed-term entitlements but will not hold a lien to their abolished post. For other scenarios where a Temporary Assignment may be possible, please refer to Additional guidance on IP to IP temporary assignments after completion of the full TOD.pdf (accessible to UNICEF personnel only).

The conditions of a temporary assignment, including relocation entitlements, will depend on the status of the staff member's original appointment and may be limited in accordance with applicable UNICEF policies, procedures, and practices in force.

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

Education Specialist (Learning Recovery) (P-3), TA, 364 days, #138278, Yangon - Myanmar, APR (extendable subject to programme requirements and funding)