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For every child, the right to Education

UNICEF works in some of the world's toughest places, to reach the world's most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

How can you make a difference?

If you are a dynamic and highly motivated professional who is passionate about expanding learning opportunities and improving outcomes for vulnerable children and young people, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. UNICEF Philippines is looking for an Education Officer who will provide technical, operational, and administrative support to the Education Programme.

Under the supervision of the Education Specialist, as an Education Officer, you will contribute to the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting of education initiatives that strengthen multiple flexible learning pathways for out-of-school and out-of-formal-school children and young people. As an Education Officer, you will support the implementation of UNICEF's Learning to Earning Pathways (LEaP!) programme and ICT-supported learning initiatives for the Alternative Learning System (ICT4ALS), working closely with government counterparts (both at the national and local levels), civil society organizations, and other development partners. As an Education Officer, you will support programme management, stakeholder coordination, partnership building, knowledge generation, and evidence-based programming to help ensure that vulnerable young people have improved access to quality learning opportunities, transferable and digital skills, career guidance, and referral pathways to education, employment, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement.

As an Education Officer, you will also provide technical assistance to government partners, including the National Youth Commission (NYC), the Department of Education (DepEd), and other key stakeholders to strengthen the country’s multiple flexible learning pathways ecosystem. By advancing innovation, capacity-building, policy dialogue, and strategic partnerships, the role will help expand opportunities for vulnerable young people to access quality learning, develop relevant skills, participate meaningfully in their communities, and realize their full potential. This post will be based at UNICEF Philippines in Manila.

Key functions and accountabilities:

Support to programme development, planning and documentation

Programme management, monitoring, and delivery of results

Technical and operational support to program implementation

Networking and partnership building

Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Term of Reference here: Download File TOR Education Officer, NOB, TA, Manila.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

Education: A university degree (Bachelor's degree or equivalent) in Education, Development Studies, Development Communication, Sociology, or another relevant technical field is required. An advanced degree in a relevant field is an asset. An advanced degree with specialization in youth development or non-formal learning/alternative learning delivery modalities would be an advantage.
Work Experience: A minimum of two (2) years of relevant professional experience in programme planning and management is required. This should include experience in implementing skills development initiatives for vulnerable young people and/or alternative learning programmes for out-of-school adolescents to enhance their employability, productivity and work-readiness.
Experience in working with or coordinating programmes involving the Department of Education and/or the National Youth Commission is required.
Experience in supporting partnerships with civil society organizations (CSOs), including programme monitoring and financial management, is required.
Experience in developing, drafting, editing and presenting programme and communication materials for a variety of audiences is required.
Skills: Strong skills in programme management, partnership management, youth development, alternative/flexible learning, technical writing, and monitoring and evaluation are required.
Language Requirements: Proficiency in English and Tagalog (Filipino) is required.

Desirables:

Experience in implementing ICT-supported learning programmes is an asset.
Experience as a teacher, workshop facilitator and/or trainer is an asset.
Experience working with UNICEF, the United Nations system, or other international development organizations is an asset.
Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts is desirable.

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.

This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct contact with children, a role that works directly with identifiable children's data, a safeguarding response role, or an assessed risk role. Additional vetting and assessment for elevated risk roles in child safeguarding (potentially including additional criminal background checks) apply.

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.

UNICEF appointments are subject to medical clearance.  Issuance of a visa by the host country of the duty station is required for IP positions and will be facilitated by UNICEF. Appointments may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid). Should you be selected for a position with UNICEF, you either must be inoculated as required or receive a medical exemption from the relevant department of the UN. Otherwise, the selection will be canceled.

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 irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, 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.

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants' bank account information.

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 Officer (NO-2), TA (364 Days), #138125, Manila - Philippines, APR (Open to Philippine Nationals Only)