About UNICEF: Employment

Chief, Education, L-5, Islamabad, Pakistan

If you are a passionate and committed professional and want to make a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. UNICEF seeks a Chief, Education to be based in its Islamabad, Pakistan office.

Under the overall guidance of the Representative and Deputy Representative, you will be accountable for the development, design, planning, implementation and management of the Education programme within the country programme. As head of section, you will direct, lead and manage a group of professional and support staff to develop, manage and administer the sectoral or inter-sectoral programme.

Your profile:
Advanced university degree in the combination of the selective disciplines relevant to the following areas: Education; Primary Education, Economics, Social Sciences, or a field(s) relevant to international development assistance.
Ten years of professional work experience at national and international levels in field programmes relevant to Education programmes. Experience working in the UN or other international development organization an asset. Background/familiarity with Emergency.
Core Values: Commitment, Diversity and Inclusion, Integrity.
Core Competencies: Communication, Working with People, Drive for Results.
Functional Competencies: Leading and Supervising, Formulating Strategies and Concepts, Analyzing, Relating and Networking, Deciding and Initiating Action, Persuading and Influencing.
Expert knowledge of the technical areas of UNICEF Education programmes.
Expert technical leadership and knowledge of theories, principles and methods in the combination of selective fields of the following:  Education; Primary Education, Economics, Social Sciences, and/or related fields.
Fluency in English and a second UN language. Local working language of the duty station an asset.

If you have got experience of working in a similar capacity and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, send a detailed curriculum vitae in English, AND a duly completed United Nations Personal History form (available at www.unicef.org/employ), quoting VN-09-368 to: recruit.EDU@unicef.org. Applications should be received by 10 July 2009. Only candidates who are under serious consideration will be contacted.

UNICEF’s salary and benefits package is based on the United Nations Common System; visit  www.un.org/Depts/OHRM/salaries_allowances for further information.

UNICEF is committed to gender equality in its mandate and its staff. Well qualified candidates, particularly women are strongly encouraged to apply.