Chief Education

The Chief Education is responsible for managing and supervising all stages of education and adolescents programmes/projects in Angola. The role includes strategic planning, programme management, advocacy, partnership building, and leading a team to improve education systems and learning outcomes for marginalized and disadvantaged children.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise all stages of education and adolescents programmes/projects.
• Lead strategic planning and formulation of education programmes.
• Deliver results on strengthening national education systems to improve learning outcomes and universal access to quality, equitable and inclusive education.
• Manage a team including national and international staff, UN Volunteers, and Junior Professional Officers.
• Establish plans of action and oversee work progress to ensure achievement of programme results.
• Apply results based-management approaches and UNICEF’s Strategic Plans, standards of performance and accountability framework.
• Provide advisory services and technical support.
• Engage in advocacy, networking and partnership building.
• Promote innovation, knowledge management and capacity building.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree (Masters or Equivalent) in education, economics, psychology, sociology or another relevant technical field.
• A minimum of eight years of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education at the international level is required.
• Professional work experience in managerial positions required.
• Good understanding of the overall global development context.
• Good knowledge of global developments in education and international engagement strategies.
• Good ability to support policy dialogue and influencing.
• Good education sector planning knowledge/ability.
• Good education and policy sector analysis capacity.
• Good ability to support engagement with partners.
• Good understanding of gender and inequity issues.
• Good understanding of policies and strategies.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Working knowledge of Portuguese is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of Spanish, Italian, or French would be an asset.
• 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.
• Familiarity/background with emergencies is considered as an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

Skills

• Programme Planning
• Programme Management
• Education Research
• Senior Managerial Experience
• Global Development Knowledge
• Education Policy Evaluation
• Policy Dialogue
• Education Sector Planning
• Partner Engagement
• Gender and Inequity Analysis
• Strategic Planning
• Advocacy
• Partnership Building
• Team Leadership
• Education Systems Improvement
• Learning Outcomes Enhancement
• Experience in Developing Countries
• Experience in Fragile Settings
• Humanitarian Contexts

Languages

English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, French