Temporary Education Officer
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The vacancy
Education Officer (12 Month fixed-term contract)
Closing date: 22 October 2024, 1700hrs BST
We have an excellent opportunity for a Temporary Education Officer to work within the Education Unit of the Social Policy Development Section at the Commonwealth Secretariat for a 12 month period.
The Education Officer will provide professional, technical, research, operational, and administrative support to the Education Unit. This includes providing specialised technical assistance on various educational domains such as early childhood, foundational learning, primary and secondary education, non-formal education, tertiary education, and skills development; as well as cross-sectoral work including in Health, Youth Development and Sport. The Education Officer will play a vital role in facilitating programme development and implementation, monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment, as well as reporting. The incumbent will ensure active exchange of information and good practices. Additionally, this role involves crucial support for the planning and operational execution of the Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM), a key platform for identifying critical education issues and aligning national strategies with global objectives.
Duties within the role include providing strategic guidance; stakeholder collaboration; cross-sectoral integration; research and reporting; programme monitoring and support; training and capacity building; and administrative and program support.
To be considered, you will need to have a post graduate degree in education, international development, social sciences, or a related field. You will need at least 5 years of progressive experience in global education or an education-related projects, programs or policy formulation in an international development context. You will also need demonstrated professional experience at the international level and/or in a developing country working within international development organisations, particularly in global education related programmes.
Other requirements include a profound understanding of education systems, policies, and practices, both at national and international levels; experience working with governments, ministry of education and other line ministries; a sound understanding of project design, including project budgeting and forecasting; and a full familiarity with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 member governments and provides guidance on policy making, technical assistance and advisory services to Commonwealth member countries. We support governments to help achieve sustainable, inclusive and equitable development.
To join us, you must be a citizen of a Commonwealth country as well as have the right to live and work in the UK.
Please apply by submitting a CV and cover letter. Covering letters should be structured to address the key criteria required in the person specification, giving clear examples.
About us
The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 independent and equal countries.
It is home to 2.5 billion people, and includes both advanced economies and developing countries. 33 of our members are small states, including many island nations.
Our member governments have agreed to shared goals like development, democracy and peace. Our values and principles are expressed in the Commonwealth Charter.
The Commonwealth's roots go back to the British Empire. But today any country can join the modern Commonwealth. The last two countries to join the Commonwealth were Gabon and Togo in 2022.
Vision & mission
The Commonwealth Secretariat is the intergovernmental organisation that supports member countries to achieve the Commonwealth's aims of development, democracy and peace.
We:
- are a voice for small and vulnerable states
- champion young people
- promote justice and human rights
- address threats like climate change, debt and inequality
- help grow economies and boost trade
- support decision-makers to make good laws and deliver policies
- help strengthen governance and build inclusive public institutions
- provide technical help and training
- send experts and observers to countries to give impartial advice and help solve national problems
- provide systems, software and research for managing resources.
Our vision
To help create and sustain a Commonwealth that is mutually respectful, resilient, peaceful and prosperous and that cherishes equality, diversity and shared values.
Our mission
We support member governments, and partner with the broader Commonwealth family and others, to improve the well-being of all Commonwealth citizens and to advance their shared interests globally.
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