JOB VACANCY FOR NATIONAL PROGRAMME OFFICER
Company: UNESCO
Category: NGO / International
Agencies
Location: Accra
Job status: Full-Time
Salary: GH
Education: Degree
Experience: 2 years
Job expires: 10 Mar-2021
Duties and
requirements
• Under the overall authority of the Assistant
Director General for Education, guidance from the Head of UNESCO Office in
Accra, direct supervision of the National Professional Officer for Education,
the incumbent will be responsible for supporting the planning, implementation
and monitoring of UNESCO’s work on education for health and wellbeing.
• Specifically, s/he will be responsible for
supporting the National Programme Officer for Health and Wellbeing as follows:
Long
Description
• Support the implementation of Health Education,
School-Related Gender-Based Violence (SRGBV), Early and Unintended Pregnancy
(EUP), and HIV teaching and learning materials at the school-level through
building the capacity of in-service teachers, mentorship and support
supervision.
• Coordinate the process of documenting best
practices of promising Health Education interventions and programs at the
school level in Ghana to inform key areas of Health Education mainstreaming
with the education sector.
• Support promote the publicity of the Health
Education programme by tracking key implementation results to be used for
communication purposes.
• Provide guidance to in-service teachers towards
the formulation & implementation of school based guidelines (including
codes of conduct) responding effectively & expeditiously to reports of
gender based violence.
• Engage all partners both at the national,
district and school based levels towards the development of a project results
based monitoring and evaluation framework and practices for Health Education
implementation within the selected project schools.
Long
Description
• Coordinate the process of conducting surveys and
midterm and terminal evaluations using both quantitative and qualitative
methods of data collection, and ensure timely submission of M&E reports to
inform programming.
• Support the integration and utilization of HIV
sensitive indicators within EMIS through development of research &
evaluation around Health Education for young people aged 10 – 24 years to
enhance the evidence base for planning and implementation of HIV and Health
Education programmes.
• Support schools to strengthening linkages with
Health Education service providers, parents/guardians and other community
leaders to ensure promotion and access of equitable and youth friendly and
gender sensitive SRH services for young people.
• Participate in appropriate country based forums,
inter-agency meetings, and thematic groupings as required, with particular
attention to health education, gender equality, response to HIV among
adolescents and young people, to early and unintended pregnancy, and to
school-related gender-based violence.
• Ensure timely submission of all narrative and
financial reporting on elements related to the project as appropriate.
Qualification
Required & Experience
Education
• An advanced university degree (Masters or
equivalent) in a relevant field, especially education, social sciences ,public
health or related fields.
Work
Experience
• At least two years of relevant work experience
in education, health education or related areas.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience in project and programme
implementation in partnership with governmental partners and civil society, and
an ability to report on implementation.
Skills and
Competencies
• Good understanding of the country, of the
development work and of the education sector.
Long
Description
• Good knowledge of, and high level of technical
writing skills on, HIV prevention, Health Education, SRGBV, and UNESCO’s
Strategy on Education for Health and Wellbeing.
• Credibility and confidence, with networking and
high level representational and partnership building skills, involving a wide
range of partners (including relevant Ministries, other UN Agencies,
Cosponsors, donors and civil society).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal
skills, tact and diplomacy.
• Ability to multi task, prioritize and deliver to
deadline, as well as work under pressure.
Languages
• Excellent knowledge (oral and written) of
English.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
Languages
• Good knowledge of French.
Location: Accra
How To Apply
For The Job
To submit your application, click on the link
below and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.
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Closing Date: 10 March, 2021
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