Education Officer

United Nations Children's Fund

Yaounde, Cameroon

UNICEF has been working in Cameroon since 1975 to enable women and children to fully exercise their right to development without restriction, as enshrined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. UNICEF provides financial and technical support to Cameroon in seven areas to fully realize the rights of women and children. These areas include health, HIV/AIDS, water, sanitation and hygiene, nutrition, education, child protection and social inclusion. UNICEF focuses primarily on the most vulnerable and excluded children and families. The population of Cameroon in 2020 is estimated at 26,545,863 people according to UN data. The population is young and generates a strong socio-economic demand. In rural areas, limited access to basic social services and the effects of climate change have led to the impoverishment of households and severe deprivation for children.

The Staff will be mainly responsible for:

  • Support the collection, processing and analysis of data as well as the production of maps and education profiles of municipalities, departments and regions for the activities of the 2023 and 2024 Annual Reports in the regions of Adamaoua, East, North as well as in other municipalities according to the strategic orientations of the Management.
  • Conduct the work of collecting, processing and analyzing data for the preparation, development, implementation and monitoring as well as the evaluation of the projects of the Education Section (Education Cannot Wait, Islamic Development Bank, United States Agency for International Development, ECHO, P Global Partnership for Education ED-TECH FEICOM, 
  • Support the collection, processing and analysis of data relating to the Education Program in the context of development and humanitarian.

To qualify as a champion for every child, you must have:

  • A university degree in one of the following fields is required: education, psychology, sociology or another relevant technical field. A minimum of one (1) year of professional experience in the planning, management and/or research of education programs is required.
  • Experience in educational planning, program management and/or research, with some experience in information management, statistics and data.
  • Working experience in developing countries and/or knowledge of emergency situations is an advantage.
  • Fluency in French and a good knowledge of English are required (oral and written). Knowledge of another official UN language or local language is an advantage.

Source: https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/565078