UNV Education Officer (Systems Knowledge Management)

UN Entity: UNICEF

Context: This UNV assignment is part of the Education Systems/Data and Information Management (IM) team within UNICEF Lebanon’s Education Section. The role supports a complex emergency and large-scale education response, including the implementation of the Transition and Education Fund (TREF) modality. The objective is to ensure that children access formal schooling through timely teacher and school payments, while out-of-school children benefit from structured non-formal education programmes. Moreover, The Systems/Data portfolio focuses on strengthening monitoring and data systems, enhancing data quality control, and improving information management that support both the Education Section and the wider Education Sector. The role also contributes to the operationalization of newly developed information management systems and analytical tools at the country office level, responding to increasing technical and operational demands. In addition to duty station specific vaccine requirements, appointments are subject to confirmation of fully vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the appointment. It does not apply to UN Volunteers who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their contracts. UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for UN Volunteers with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process and afterwards in your assignment.

Task Description: Within the delegated authority and under the supervision of the Education Section’s Information Management Officer, the Education Officer (Systems Knowledge Management) will support in the overall enhancement of knowledge management for the Education Section and the Sector. The Education Officer (Systems Knowledge Management) will contribute to organizing and structure data within available data systems, supports in data quality assurance, develop dashboards and analytical tools and support in relevant capacity building. Key tasks and responsibilities: -Support in the operationalization of TREF-related data procedures and requirements; -Support in the processing of data for payments under TREF, including teachers-related payments -Upgrade and manage UNICEF’s child-level data management system for out-of-school children including developing related dashboards; -Provide trainings and daily support to UNICEF’s Partners; and UNICEF focal points on data management systems and reporting tools (BMA and others developed by the Section); -Manage data, information and knowledge generated by the Section, the Education Sector or received from other sources; -Enhance and maintain the beneficiary monitoring and assessment (BMA) system used to manage information of children enrolled in UNICEF’s non-formal education programmes; -Develop and maintain dashboards to follow-up on results achieved under formal and non-formal education; -Develop data collection tools as needed; -Support in the development of indicators and monitoring plans and ensure regular monitoring of reporting and results;

Inclusivity statement

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

Reasonable accommodation

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for UN Volunteers with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process and afterwards in your assignment.

Note on Covid-19 vaccination requirements

In addition to duty station-specific vaccine requirements, appointments are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the appointment. It does not apply to UN Volunteers who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their contracts.