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Education Specialist, L-4, Dakar Regional Office, Senegal

If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. UNICEF seeks an Education Specialist to be based in its Dakar Regional Office, Senegal.

Under the general guidance of the Regional Adviser, Education, you will provide expert advice, advocacy, analysis and technical support to the regional office and to the West and Central Africa (WCARO) country offices on policies, programmes and operational strategies in the area of basic education, particularly girls' education, and to propose and support region-wide initiatives which will contribute to the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) with respect to education and of the Jomtien Declaration on Education for All.

Your profile:
Advanced university degree in social sciences or related technical field.
Eight years progressively responsible professional work experience at national and international levels in programme planning, management, monitoring and evaluation in related field.
Current knowledge of development and technology in related field.
Proven ability to conceptualize, develop, plan and manage programmes as well as to transfer knowledge and skills.
Supervisory and managerial skills.
Good analytical, negotiating, communication and advocacy skills.
Ability to work in an international or multicultural environment.
Knowledge of computer management and applications.
Fluency in English and other UN working language required. Knowledge of the working language of the duty station an asset.

If you have got experience of working in a similar capacity and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, send a detailed curriculum vitae in English, AND a duly completed United Nations Personal History form (available at www.unicef.org/employ), quoting VN-09-680 to: recruit.EDU@unicef.org. Applications should be received by 3 November 2009. Only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.

UNICEF’s salary and benefits package is based on the United Nations Common System; visit  www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances for further information.

UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly women are strongly encouraged to apply.