REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Academic qualifications

•  An Advanced University Degree (Master's or equivalent) in the field of Education, Social Sciences or Public Health.

Work Experience

•  Minimum of two years of relevant work experience in fields related to education, sexual and reproductive health, including CSE, School Health, HIV programming.
•  A minimum of two years of professional experience in programme planning, management, and/or research in education or health is required.
•  Experience working with Government ministries and Parastatals, international/national Non-Governmental Organizations and UN Agencies.
•  Experience in monitoring and evaluation of projects on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE), Gender, or Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.
•  Good understanding of the country context, with a particular focus on education, public health and social protection.

Skills & Competencies

•  Extensive professional knowledge and experience on adolescent sexual and reproductive health, comprehensive sexuality education, HIV and school violence prevention.
•  High level technical writing skills on comprehensive sexuality education, school-related gender-based violence, Early and Unintended Pregnancy, prevention of HIV and other thematic issues included in UNESCO’s Strategy on Education for Health and Wellbeing.
•  Programme monitoring and evaluation and an ability to report on implementation.
•  Well-developed interpersonal skills, tact and diplomacy.
•  Excellent networking, high level representational and partnership building skills, involving a wide range of partners, including relevant Ministries, UNAIDS Co-sponsors, donors and civil society.
•  Experience in training, coordination and/or institutional and human capacity building in partnership with government and civil society.
•  Good computer and other IT skills including excellent skills in MS office.
•  Ability to multitask, prioritize and deliver to deadline, as well as work under pressure.
•  Excellent communication skills including social media skills.

Languages

•  Excellent knowledge of English (oral and written).
•  Fluency in at least one of the local languages.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Work experience

•  Significant technical expertise and experience in UNESCO’s key leadership and main partner responsibilities within the UNAIDS division of labor and familiarity with UN system.
•  Experience in project management.

Languages

•  Knowledge of other official languages of UNESCO (Arabic, Chinese, Russian and/or Spanish).

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