Education Officer (Access)

Job Description

UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to uphold the rights and wellbeing of every child, focusing especially on the most vulnerable. Guided by a life‑cycle approach, UNICEF prioritizes early childhood development, adolescence, and the needs of children living in fragile contexts, facing disabilities, or affected by rapid urbanization and environmental degradation. Its mission centres on removing barriers caused by poverty, violence, disease, and discrimination, while promoting education, immunization, nutrition, and dignity for children and families affected by HIV/AIDS. Within this global mandate, UNICEF Lebanon’s Education Access programme aims to ensure safe, inclusive, and continuous learning opportunities for Lebanese and non‑Lebanese children. The programme strengthens enrolment and retention, monitors adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), improves data systems, and enhances coordination across education pathways. This assignment requires compliance with WHO‑endorsed COVID‑19 vaccination requirements and offers reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities.

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in education access, programme support, data analysis, coordination, EiE, or M&E.
• Experience in UN or international development settings is an asset.
• Strong drafting, reporting, interpersonal, and cross‑cultural collaboration skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, in multicultural teams, and with minimal supervision.
• Proficiency in MS Office and database management.
• Bachelor’s degree in education, social sciences, economics, psychology, or related fields.
• Fluency in Arabic and English.

Responsibilities

• Support monitoring and consistent application of Education SOPs across partners and schools.
• Conduct regular school visits to assess implementation, identify challenges, and document good practices.
• Collect, clean, and analyse data on enrolment, attendance, retention, and transition.
• Maintain and update databases and dashboards to facilitate evidence‑based decision‑making.
• Prepare monitoring reports, visit summaries, and partner feedback notes.
• Track progress against programme targets and indicators.
• Support coordination meetings, workshops, and training sessions.
• Draft inputs for situation reports and internal programme updates.
• Assist in organizing donor visits and preparing related briefing materials.
• Perform additional tasks that contribute to UNICEF’s Education Access objectives.