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Stretch Assignment- Education Officer, NO-B, Lagos, Nigeria 1.5 Months.

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Key Responsibilities

•Strengthen strategic partnerships with the government, development partners, NGOs, and the private sector by coordinating meetings, visits to project sites, and advocacy events.

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Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with approximately 213 million people. Half of the population is below 18 years of age. The country has strived to provide quality inclusive education for all children under Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4), by increasing access to education and closing gender gaps, particularly in primary education. However, significant inequalities persist in all levels of the education system. Nigeria accounts for the largest global share of out-of-school children (15 per cent). Approximately 10.2 million children at primary school age and 8.1 million children at junior secondary school age are still out of school, although basic education became compulsory in 2004. Learning outcomes are also poor due to the limited access to schooling, a shortage of qualified teachers and insufficient teaching and learning materials. For instance, in 2021, about 70 per cent of students in grade 5 did not have foundational literacy and numeracy skills. These educational challenges are not equally distributed across the country, with children from poor families, rural areas and northern areas with a higher security risk more likely to be excluded from proper education and learning opportunities.

Under the technical guidance of the Chief Education and supervision of the Chief of Field Office in Lagos, the Education officer leads the digital learning programmes in the Nigeria Country Office to strengthen the digital learning ecosystems. The Education Officer will provide strategic guidance, technical assistance, and management support throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of results related to improving equitable access to quality and inclusive digital learning, especially for children who are affected by conflict, marginalized, disadvantaged, and excluded in society.

1. Implementation of digital learning strategy for UNICEF Nigeria Country Office

• Operationalize the digital learning strategy into an implementation plan (workplan, timeline, roles and responsibilities) aligned to the UNICEF Country Programme.

• Coordinate rollout across country office and field offices, ensuring integration with ongoing education programmes and emergency responses.

• Establish and run coordination and governance mechanisms for implementation (regular check-ins, action tracking, decision logs).

• Drive change management and communications to support adoption (orientation, user support pathways, guidance notes for offices and partners).

• Monitor implementation progress against agreed indicators and targets, identify bottlenecks/risks, and recommend corrective actions.

2. Programme management

•Implement a holistic costed workplan of the UNICEF Nigeria digital learning programme, which integrates funds, activities, and targets of different grants (e.g., Airtel, GAC, AfricaRe, Sony, and Transsion).

•Coordinate the implementation of digital learning projects in collaboration with education officers in the country office and field offices by providing technical guidance and operational support.

•Provide guidance to education officers in the country office and field offices on how to integrate digital learning into existing programmes and to increase usership while also improving completion rates.

•Regularly monitor the implementation of digital learning projects, including filed visits, to ensure quality results are achieved in a timely fashion in line with set indicators and targets.

•Organize coordination meetings with members of the Education team, other UNICEF sections and external partners in support of achieving digital learning work plan targets.

•Provide technical and coordination support for the Annual School Census data collection in Lagos and Osun States, including implementation planning, partner coordination, and quality assurance.

•Support the planning and implementation of ECD Advocacy and Media Dialogue, including dissemination of the ECD Investment Pack on 11 June (International Day of Play).

•Support the mid-year review of the UNICEF Country Programme.

3. Donor/Partner engagement:

•Strengthen strategic partnerships with the government, development partners, NGOs, and the private sector by coordinating meetings, visits to project sites, and advocacy events.

•Contribute to the development of investment cases, factsheets, concept notes, and project proposals that include digital learning components.

•Contribute to the development of high-quality donor reports in collaboration with PMR and Field Offices.

4. Capacity building

•Engage with the federal and state government to build capacity in the area of digital learning.

•Apply innovative approaches and good practices to build the capacity of partners and stakeholders and support the implementation and delivery of sustainable programme results on digital learning.

•Support the planning and organization of education seminars.

5. Knowledge creation and management

•As needed, draft papers, briefs, communication materials, and other strategic programme materials on digital learning.

Requirements

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Required qualification

•A University Degree in education, information system management, computer science, digital education, instructional design or other related fields. Experiences Required experience

•Minimum of two years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in designing, implementing education programmes with digital learning components.

•Working experience or good knowledge of improving digital learning systems and practices, such as connectivity, devices, platforms, teacher training, and data security and privacy.

•Experience in supporting and coordinating project activities across a large organization and with other international, national and local partner organizations. is desirable. Desired experience.

•Strong skills in project management are an asset.

•Understanding of international development contexts is an asset.

•Experience in engaging education programme management in developing countries, preferably in Western Africa, is an asset.

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Experience working in the UN system agency or UN organisation is an asset. Language Required language skills.

•Fluency in English (verbal and written).

Core Competencies.

•Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness (1)

•Works collaboratively with others (1)

•Builds and maintains partnerships (1)

•Thinks and acts strategically (1)

•Drive to achieve impactful results (1)

•Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

•Nurtures, leads and manages people (1)

•Innovates and embraces change (1)

Funding arrangement
This is a temporary development opportunity and there will be no changes to the staff member’s status (position number, level, etc.).

The Office will cover the ticket for economy class travel and 100% of the UN DSA rate during the first 30 days, and 50% DSA for the remaining time.

Interested UNICEF staff should discuss this opportunity with their supervisor and seek the approval of their management before applying.

Candidates considered potentially well-matched for the stretch assignment will be contacted for an informal interview. Supervisors may also be contacted for references.

Advertised: 02 Jun 2026 W. Central Africa Standard Time
Applications close: 09 Jun 2026 W. Central Africa Standard Time

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