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How can you make a difference?

Young people aged 16–30 make up 27% of Rwanda's 13.2 million people and are central to its development. Many still find it hard to move from learning to earning because of skills mismatches, limited work experience and poor access to labour market opportunities, especially young women and vulnerable youth. In line with Vision 2050 and NST2, the Government is investing in skills, entrepreneurship, innovation and job creation. UNICEF supports this with MoYA and MIFOTRA through Generation Unlimited, including the Ingazi (Passport to Earning) platform. The programme has reached more than 142,000 young people. Of these, 56,446 (40% female) completed at least one learning pathway, with an average assessment score of 83%. The next phase focuses on pathways to employment and self-employment, so UNICEF needs dedicated technical capacity to scale up youth employment results.

Purpose For The Job

The Education Officer (temporary appointment) will support the planning, delivery, monitoring and reporting of UNICEF's youth programme. Reporting to the Chief of Education or a delegated Education Specialist, the Officer will work with the Ministry of Youth and Arts (MOYA), the Ministry of Education (MINEDUC), the Ministry of Public Service and Labour (MIFOTRA) and implementing partners. The work focuses on youth skills, moving from learning to earning, entrepreneurship and jobs, especially for disadvantaged and out-of-school young people.

Join our team and support the implementation of the following key functions/accountabilities:

• Youth skills: Support youth programmes on transferable, digital, work-readiness and entrepreneurial skills through Ingazi (P2E Rwanda), with pathways to further education and work.
• Programme support: Help plan, implement, monitor and report on programmes in line with UNICEF processes.
• Partnerships: Advise government and NGO partners, and help coordinate stakeholders on education, skills and jobs.
• Out-of-school youth: Support vocational skills and livelihood pathways for out-of-school youth.
• Monitoring and reporting: Track results, analyse data, join field visits and prepare reports.
• Knowledge sharing: Organise meetings and workshops, and share lessons learned.
• Cross-sectoral work: Support other education priorities for adolescents and youth.

Minimum Requirements

Education: Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in Education, Sociology, Psychology, Social Policy, Development Studies, Public Aaministration and any other related fields.

Work Experience: 2 years of relevant work experience in Education, education program management, youth employment, skills development, vocational training, monitoring and evaluation, partnership management, program coordination, workforce development, entrepreneurship support, digital learning and any other related fields.

Skills: Proven experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education. Demonstrated experience in education, youth engagement, vocational skills and upskilling programmes for youth Demonstrated experience working with government institutions, including experience in the planning and implementation of innovative interventions aimed at providing skilling and/or employment opportunities for youth. Experience in managing diverse partners and stakeholders. Good understanding of issues around youth employment and empowerment programmes.

Language Requirements: Fluency in English and Kinyardwanda are required.

Desirables

• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF's Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it.

UNICEF Competencies Required For This Post Are…

• Builds and maintains partnerships
• Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
• Drive to achieve results for impact
• Innovates and embraces change
• Manages ambiguity and complexity
• Thinks and acts strategically
• Works collaboratively with others
• Nurtures, leads and manages people

Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF's Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.

• Support youth programmes on transferable, digital, work-readiness and entrepreneurial skills through Ingazi (P2E Rwanda), with pathways to further education and work.
• Help plan, implement, monitor and report on programmes in line with UNICEF processes.
• Advise government and NGO partners, and help coordinate stakeholders on education, skills and jobs.
• Support vocational skills and livelihood pathways for out-of-school youth.
• Track results, analyse data, join field visits and prepare reports.
• Organise meetings and workshops, and share lessons learned.
• Support other education priorities for adolescents and youth.

• Proven experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education.
• Demonstrated experience in education, youth engagement, vocational skills and upskilling programmes for youth.
• Demonstrated experience working with government institutions, including experience in the planning and implementation of innovative interventions aimed at providing skilling and/or employment opportunities for youth.
• Experience in managing diverse partners and stakeholders.
• Good understanding of issues around youth employment and empowerment programmes.
• Fluency in English and Kinyardwanda are required.

• Bachelor or equivalent (First Level University Degree) in Education, Sociology, Psychology, Social Policy, Development Studies, Public Aaministration and any other related fields.
• Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is desirable.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is an asset.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.