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VACANCY NOTICE
UNICEF

Posiiton: SESP Liaison Officer
- Assignment country: Nepal
- Duty stations: Kathmandu
- Expected start date: 01/08/2026
- Duration: 24 months (with possibility of extension)
- Sustainable Development Goal: 4. Quality education
- Host entity: UNICEF
- Modality: Onsite
- Type: International
- Volunteer category: Specialist UCoS from Apr2026
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Number of Assignments: 1

Details
Mission and objectives
UNICEF promotes the rights and wellbeing of every child, in everything we do. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.

In all of its work, UNICEF takes a life-cycle based approach, recognizing the particular importance of early childhood development and adolescence. UNICEF programmes focus on the most disadvantaged children, including those living in fragile contexts, those with disabilities, those who are affected by rapid urbanization and those affected by environmental degradation.

UNICEF was created with a distinct purpose in mind: to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path. We advocate for measures to give children the best start in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest foundation for a person’s future.

We promote girls’ education – ensuring that they complete primary education as a minimum – because it benefits all children, both girls and boys. Girls who are educated grow up to become better thinkers, better citizens, and better parents to their own children. We act so that all children are immunized against common childhood diseases, and are well nourished: no child should suffer or die from a preventable illness. We work to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among young people because it is right to keep them from harm and enable them to protect others. We help children and families affected by HIV/AIDS to live their lives with dignity.

We are UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund.

Context
The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) is the lead institution responsible for the implementation of Nepal’s School Education Sector Plan (SESP) and serves as the counterpart to the Joint Financing Partners (JFPs), including UNICEF, under the education Sector Wide Approach (SWAp). The Development Assistance Coordination Section (DACS), located within the Planning and Monitoring Division of MoES, serves as the focal point for development partner coordination, sector dialogue, aid effectiveness, and oversight of key SWAp mechanisms.

As Nepal enters a critical transition period with the completion of the first costed phase of the SESP (2022–2027) and the preparation and implementation of the second phase (2027–2032), there is an increasing need to strengthen and institutionalize government capacity to lead sector coordination, policy dialogue, planning, monitoring, resource mobilization, and partnership management. This transition coincides with broader efforts to strengthen decentralized education governance, improve local government service delivery capacities, enhance evidence-based planning and financing, and accelerate progress on learning outcomes, skills development, and school resilience.

The SESP Liaison Officer will support DACS and relevant government counterparts to strengthen institutional systems, coordination mechanisms, and organizational capacities required for effective implementation of the SESP and SWAp. The assignment will focus on supporting the gradual institutionalization of functions currently supported through external technical assistance, strengthening government ownership of sector coordination processes, enhancing engagement with development partners, and supporting knowledge management, monitoring, and evidence-informed decision-making. The role will contribute to ensuring that coordination and partnership functions are embedded within government systems and can be sustained beyond the duration of external support arrangements.
UNICEF, in its role as a JFP/LEDPG focal point within the education SWAp, will support the Government of Nepal in these efforts through technical assistance and capacity development support aimed at strengthening sustainable sector governance and implementation mechanisms.

Application Deadline: 1 August 2026

HOW TO APPLY
click [ HERE ] to view original vacancy for more details and application procedure.