Education Project Officer

Job Title: Education Project Officer - Program Coordinator

Description:

• The National Education Project Officer plays a key role in programme planning, implementation, and monitoring, ensuring alignment with objectives, timelines, and education sector plans. Key responsibilities include:

1. Programme Planning and Implementation:

• Developing periodic updating detailed work plans and timelines for program activities at the provincial level, ensuring alignment with the overarching Partnership Compact and Education Sector Plan.
• Working closely with the UNESCO Education team, National Education Coordination Officer (Balochistan), Admin/Finance team, and MEAL team to ensure the timely planning, implementation of activities, resource disbursement, monitoring, and availability of logistics to support program execution.
• Facilitating the prioritization of activities, allocating resources efficiently, and addressing logistical needs of the program team.
• Preparing a variety of procurement-related documents, contracts, communications, guidelines, instructions, etc.
• Maintaining a tracking system and database to monitor adherence to contractual/partnership agreements, performance requirements, and respect of delivery schedules; recommending amendments and extensions of contracts/partnerships, as necessary; advising parties on contractual rights and obligations; and generating necessary periodic and ad-hoc reports as required, documenting lessons learned and recommendations.

• Drafting, reviewing, and finalizing contracts, partnership agreements, and amendments in compliance with UNESCO administrative procedures.
• Monitoring contract execution to ensure adherence to agreed deliverables, timelines, and budgets.
• Preparing, monitoring, and managing budgets, ensuring financial resources are allocated appropriately.
• Identifying risks associated with contract implementation and proposing corrective measures to the Head of Education.
• Fostering exchanges of information, experiences, identifying new strategies of action to improve delivery of services.

• Monitoring program activities to ensure alignment with the program objectives.
• Collecting, analyzing, and reporting data to assess the effectiveness of program interventions.
• Preparing and submitting quality progress and financial reports for both internal use and external stakeholders.
• Preparing periodic reports, briefs, and presentations for sharing with donors and stakeholders.
• Identifying implementation partners and providers of goods and services.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• An advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in Project Management, Development Studies, Social Sciences, or a related field from a recognized institution is required.
• A minimum of 3 years of professional experience in project planning, implementation, management, and coordination, preferably in the education sector, is required.
• Strong organization and coordination skills are essential.
• Effective communication skills for preparing and presenting reports, briefs, and progress updates are necessary.
• Experience with monitoring and evaluation methodologies is highly valued.
• Ability to draft high-quality, clear, concise documents, and reports is essential.
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to communicate effectively are required.

Benefits:

• This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the implementation of the Balochistan Partnership Compact, working closely with the UNESCO Education team and other stakeholders.
• The ideal candidate will have the opportunity to develop their skills and expertise in program planning, implementation, and monitoring, as well as contract and financial management.

Others:

• The National Education Project Officer will be based in Balochistan and will work closely with the local education authorities, schools, and communities.
• The position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to work effectively under pressure.
• The ideal candidate should have excellent IT skills, including office productivity tools and online collaboration tools.
• The National Education Project Officer will be responsible for preparing and submitting quality progress and financial reports for both internal use and external stakeholders.