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In Ethiopia, humanitarian organisations ? both UN and non-UN are functioning under the cluster approach. The cluster approach ensures clear leadership, predictability and accountability in international responses to humanitarian emergencies by clarifying the division of labour among organizations and better defining their roles and responsibilities within the different sectors of the response. It aims to make the international humanitarian community better organised and more accountable and professional, so that it can be a better partner for the affected people, host governments, local authorities, local civil society and resourcing partners.
This post is critical for the scaling up of UNICEF and education cluster partners response in Northern Ethiopia after the conflict which started in November 2020 between the regional and federal government. This post will thus function under this approach, with clear responsibilities for coordination as designated by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Humanitarian Coordinator and on behalf of UNICEF as the co-leader with Save the Children of the IASC Education Cluster for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP), in Tigray Region, Ethiopia. The post will also function in close collaboration with the Save the Children Cluster Co-Coordinator and the Regional Government of Tigray, Ethiopia, who have the responsibility for the overall quality of education delivery in Tigray.
The post is expected to synergize the work of the Education Cluster Partners (UN Agencies, NGO, CSOs etc.) supporting humanitarian actions in Tigray , Ethiopia, working closely with other IASC Clusters and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) within its mandate to bring together humanitarian actors to ensure a coherent response to emergencies in Ethiopia.
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The humanitarian crisis in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, which started in November 2020, when conflict broke out between the Regional and Federal government, has affected the lives of millions of children in Tigray. The conflict led to massive displacement with over 50,000 moving to Sudan as refugees, while others moved to the neighboring regions of Afra and Amhara and others are internally displaced. The conflict resulted in the closure of all schools and 1.4 million children of school going age are currently out of school. This proportion of children has increased the number of children out of school in Ethiopia. There is an urgent need to coordinate the cluster partners to bring back children to learning after the learning loss that they have experienced.
The main purpose of the Education Cluster Coordinator post is to provide leadership and facilitate the processes that will ensure a well-coordinated, strategic, adequate, coherent, and effective education response in Tigray through a mobilized and adequately resourced group of agencies, organizations, NGOs, local communities and to assist the regional state authorities in Education Cluster visioning, strategy formulation and the articulation of a 'Road Map' to provide adequate education responses to emergency-affected populations (both IDPs and refugees).
Under the guidance and general supervision of the Chief of Field Office (Level 5), the Cluster Coordinator will support education cluster structures at the regional level for the efficient management and delivery of humanitarian responses.
The Education Cluster Coordinator is expected to provide the following:
The post holder is accountable to:
The post holder has joint responsibility with the Cluster Co-Coordinator (Save the Children Tigray) to coordinate and support partners at the regional and sub-regional levels for the efficient management and functioning of the education in emergencies' response, encompassing the following:
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UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
The UNICEF competencies required for this post are...
Functional Competencies
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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
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Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.
This is a non-family/emergency duty station. Compensation packages apply accordingly.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
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Type of contract: Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)
Macro-area: Sub-Saharan Africa
Level of experience: Senior Professional, more than 5 years
Area of work Definition: Social Development and Social Protection
Type of organisation: Multilateral Organisations