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Chief Education, L-4, Lilongwe, Malawi
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 a Chief, Education, L-4 in its office in Lilongwe, Malawi.
Purpose of the post:
Under the guidance of the Deputy Representative responsible for planning, implementation, monitoring of the Basic Education and Youth programme. Provides leadership and technical support for the acceleration of girls' education and HIV prevention among young people in and out of school. The Chief, Education acts as key advisor to Government on Basic Education related policy development and by doing so positions basic education, in particular girls education, and HIV/AIDS issues in national processes such as sector wide approach to programme (SWAp) and Poverty Reduction Strategy (MPRS). Leads the UN joint efforts to support the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals, namely, the MDG related to Girls Education, as part of the UN Development Assistance Framework and the UN Girls Education Initiative (UNGEI).
Your profile:
. Masters degree in social science, education, or related discipline.
. Eight years progressively responsible experience working in international development. Experience in educational programmes, social mobilization, programme communication, HIV/AIDS and youth required. Knowledge of UNICEF operations and procedures desirable.
. Good communication, networking and systems building skills. Good understanding of mass media and information campaign, and life skills material production. Good computer skills.
. Core Values: Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity, Commitment.
. Core Competencies: Communication, Working with people, Drive for Results.
. Functional Competencies: Deciding and Initiating Action, Leading and Supervising, Relating and Networking, Analyzing, Formulating Strategies and Concepts, Applying Technical Expertise.
. Fluency in English and UN language required. Willingness to learn Chichewa.
If you have the 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-09-768 to: recruit.EDU@unicef.org. Applications should be received by 30 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.
