National Education Consultant Vacancy-Job Ref: EJHRUNICEF/0909/202662

National Education Consultant Vacancy-Job Ref: EJHRUNICEF/0909/202662

Zagreb (Croatia)

Job Description
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

For every child, the right to resilience.

How can you make a difference?

The overall purpose of this consultancy is to strengthen school leadership, governance and educational inclusion through the development, testing and documentation of scalable approaches in three interconnected areas:

1. Support to newly appointed headteachers, including assessment of needs, mentoring and recommendations for strengthening the national induction programme;

2. Development of the resource school model, including capacity building, peer-support mechanisms and tools to support educational inclusion, particularly for schools serving Roma and migrant children;

3. Targeted technical assistance on student mental health and wellbeing, including support to education stakeholders in identifying and promoting effective school-based responses to emerging mental health needs.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Minimum requirements:

Education:

Education (Bachelor’s) in sciences, public policy, social sciences, political sciences, language and literature, philosophy, communication sciences, journalism, natural sciences
Work Experience:

At least 10 years of relevant experience in education sector planning, coordination and policy formulation, particularly in Croatia.
Proven experience in supporting the development and implementation of educational policies.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:

A good knowledge of regulations and ordinances related to the functioning of schools, of school administration and organisation
Good reputation in capacity development in schools, including facilitation of structured group work and individual coaching and mentoring activities.
Good command of change theories and experience in change management.
A strong commitment to inclusive education, child-centred learning and diversity
Knowledge of issues related to the inclusion of children into education who speak Croatian as an additional language.

Language Requirements:

Effective communication skills, with fluency in written and spoken Croatian and English
Good analytic and report writing skills
Good facilitation and presentation skills
Desirables:

Experience working with school staff and parents
Classroom teaching experience

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