Under the direct supervision of  the  Education Specialist, the Education Officer provides professional technical, operational and administrative assistance throughout the programming process for education programmes/projects within the Country Programme from development planning to delivery of results, preparing, executing, managing and implementing a variety of technical and administrative programme tasks to facilitate programme development, implementation, programme progress monitoring, evaluating and reporting. This role is particularly focused on improving access in pre-tertiary education for equitable enrollment and transition. Together with the Education Specialist, the Education Officer will be responsible for UNICEF Ghana’s portfolio that ensures universal enrollment of all children in education, especially marginalized and vulnerable children with regards to out-of-school children, children with disabilities, children in hard-to-reach areas, and girls (addressing issues of pregnancy among school girls, re-entry for young mothers after childbirth, and girls in STEM).

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

Minimum requirements:

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• Education: A university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, psychology, sociology or another relevant technical field.
• Work Experience: A minimum of two years of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education is required.
• Experience working on supporting education access to vulnerable groups required;
• Experience specifically supporting education access multiple vulnerable groups (out-of-school children, children with disabilities, and girls) preferred.

  Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.

  Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.

• Skills: Candidate can demonstrate technical knowledge on innovative approaches to delivering quality education to learners with special needs, using emerging evidence and best practices. Candidate can also utilize gender-transformative approaches to inform programming to improve access and inclusion of all learners in education delivery..
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.