Education Officer (Learning and Skills)

The Education Officer provides professional technical, operational, and administrative support for UNICEF's foundational learning, skills, adolescent development, and non-formal education initiatives in Nepal. The role supports programme design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and knowledge management to improve learning outcomes and access to quality education.

Responsibilities

• Support programme development and planning for foundational learning, skills, adolescent development, and non-formal education initiatives.
• Contribute to programme management, monitoring, and delivery of results.
• Provide technical and operational support to programme implementation.
• Build and maintain networks and partnerships with government counterparts, UNICEF field offices, and programme partners.
• Support innovation, knowledge management, and capacity building efforts.
• Support generation of evidence, documentation of good practices, monitoring of programme results, and development of advocacy and knowledge products to inform policy dialogue and scale-up of effective approaches.

Requirements

• A university degree in education, psychology, sociology or another relevant technical field is required.
• A minimum of two years of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education is required.
• Experience working with the provincial and local governments on education delivery is mandatory.
• Knowledge of foundational learning including literacy, numeracy, and teacher support approaches.
• Understanding of non-formal education, alternative learning pathways, and education for out-of-school children and adolescents.
• Experience in adolescent skills development, transferable skills, and school-to-work transition programming.
• Skills in programme planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting.
• Ability to analyze data, generate evidence, and develop knowledge products.
• Experience working with government counterparts, partners, and multi-stakeholder coordination mechanisms.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and capacity-building skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Fluency in English and Nepali language are required.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is 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.

Skills

• Programme Planning
• Programme Management
• Education Research
• Education Delivery
• Foundational Learning Strengthening
• Literacy Development
• Numeracy Framework Development
• Teacher Support
• Non-Formal Education
• Alternative learning pathways
• Out-of-school Education
• Adolescent Skills Development
• Transferable Skills Development
• School-to-Work Transition
• Programme Implementation
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Reporting
• Data Analysis
• Knowledge Product Development
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Capacity Building
• Facilitation Skills
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• MS Word

Languages

English, Nepali