Consultancy: Education in Emergencies

hace 2 meses


Panamá, Panamá UNICEF A tiempo completo

**Job no**: 576085
**Contract type**: Consultant
**Duty Station**: Panama City
**Level**: Consultancy
**Location**: Panama
**Categories**: Education

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

**For every child, **_education_**

In everything we do, UNICEF promotes the rights and welfare of all children and adolescents. Together with our allies, we work in 190 countries and territories to transform this commitment into practical actions that benefit all children, primarily focusing our efforts on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded worldwide. UNICEF works to put the rights and well-being of the most disadvantaged children at the heart of the social, political, and economic agenda, in line with our equity focus, working across our organization and with our partners in government, civil society, and the private sector to support shifts in public policy, fuel social engagement, and increase investment for children.

UNICEF Latin America and Caribbean Regional Office (LACRO) is based in in Panama, operating in 36 territories, including 24 country offices. In its role as a regional office, UNICEF has co-leads with Save the Children, the _Regional Education Working Group_ (GRE-LAC) since 2011. As part of the commitments to support the Ministries of Education, UNICEF leads the GRE-LAC secretariat within the framework of the _Regional Working Group on Risk, Emergencies and Disasters for Latin America and the Caribbean_ (REDLAC) and the interagency coordination platform _Response for Venezuelans _(R4V) to support the response of the Ministries of Education and the Humanitarian Coordination Mechanisms to emergencies in the education sector, including disaster risk management and the migration. Promoting the implementation of global and regional frameworks, such as the Comprehensive _School Safety Framework_ (CSS) endorsed by the _Global Alliance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience _(GADRRRES), the _Global Education Cluster Strategy_ (GEC) 2022-2025, and the _Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies_ (MSEE) of the _Interagency Network for Education in Emergencies_ (INEE), to guarantee the right to education for all children, adolescents, and young people in the region.

One of the commitments of UNICEF-LACRO as co-leader of the GRE-LAC and as the regional affiliate of GADRRRES is to support the implementation of the Comprehensive School Safety policy survey in the LAC countries and mapping the endorsement to the Global Comprehensive School Safety Initiative

For information about partners: What We Do | GADRRRES

**How can you make a difference?**

The consultant must coordiante the Regional Education Working Group (GRE-LAC) in collaboration with global partners such as GADRRRES, INEE, GEC and subregional networks. Leading the implementation of the 2025-2027 Work Plan and the strengthening of humanitarian coordination mechanisms in the education sector. Will also provide technical support to the EiE team to ensure a comprehensive and effective emergency response.

**Specific Tasks**:

- Act as the Secretary of the Regional Education Working Group (GRE-LAC), overseeing the organization, implementation, and monitoring of the 2025-2027 Biannual Work Plan.
- Promote the development and strengthening of capacities in Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), emergency preparedness, and response in the education sector, addressing needs at regional, subregional, and local levels.
- Foster coordination within the regional group and strengthen collaboration with global (GADRRRES, INEE, GEC) and regional partners (CSSI and CECC-SICA) to facilitate the exchange of best practices, enhance advocacy efforts, and elevate regional issues, ensuring cohesive and well-supported responses to educational challenges in crisis settings.
- Coordinate GADRRRES initiatives as a regional affiliate within the framework of the 2024-2025 Work Plan, reinforcing UNICEF’s leadership in refugee and migrant education and focusing on improving learning outcomes in humanitarian contexts to ensure school resilience against disaster risks.
- Facilitate capacity-building activities of National Humanitarian Coordination Mechanisms in the education sector, focusing on DRR preparedness and emergency response to ensure coherent strategies and regional coordination that safeguard the right to education.
- Facilitate knowledge exchange, strengthen regional partnerships, and ensure that educational interventions are contextually relevant and effective in mitigating disaster impacts while promoting educational continuity.

**Expected results**:

- The Secretary of the Regional Education Working Group (GRE-LAC) for Latin America and the Caribbean has implemented the



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