District Coordinator - E&SED

The District Coordinator is responsible for leading the implementation, coordination, and monitoring of UNICEF-supported education initiatives at the district level, including Early Childhood Education (ECE), Accelerated Learning Programmes (ALP/NFE), Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN), and data systems. The role ensures effective community engagement, capacity building of education actors, data management, and coordination with government counterparts to enhance education access, quality, and accountability.

Key Responsibilities

Project Coordination

• Lead and manage project activities related to ECE, ALP/NFE, FLN, PTCs, and data systems at the district level.
• Coordinate with Directors, Provincial Programme Coordinators, PM Quality Assurance Team, and concerned District Education Officers (DEOs), as well as supervise District Implementation Officers

Community Engagement

• Mobilize communities through broad-based meetings, briefing sessions, and FGDs to enhance ownership and accountability.
• Identify and establish volunteer structures within project locations to support interventions.

Capacity Building

• Organize and oversee training, capacity building, and mentoring for teachers, facilitators, and volunteer community structures.
• Facilitate academic support activities and continuous professional development.

Data and Reporting

• Conduct baseline surveys and identify out-of-school children (OOSC) in target areas.
• Ensure timely data collection, analysis, and reporting for all UNICEF-supported activities, including data entry in NFEMIS for ALP/NFE.
• Maintain records and ensure timely and accurate reporting (monthly, quarterly, and annually).

Operational Support

• Oversee the provision, request, and tracking of supplies at the district level.
• Manage ECE classes, FLN activities, ALP Centers, and Feeder Schools, ensuring adherence to project deliverables.
• Maintain proper record keeping, including vehicle logbooks, asset registers, attendance, and special day reports.

Monitoring & Evaluation

• Conduct field monitoring of at least 20 sites (ECE, ALP/NFE, FLN) per month and submit reports.
• Facilitate monitoring visits by head office, donors, and third-party field monitors.
• Coordinate monthly meetings with District Education Department officials, ensuring at least two monitoring visits by district authorities.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Conduct a minimum of three community feedback meetings per month, with meeting notes reviewed and signed by the Project Manager.
• Represent UNICEF-supported activities in various district-level forums.

Other Duties

• Perform any other tasks assigned by the Project Manager or UNICEF during the project period.

Required Qualification

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Education, Social Sciences, Development Studies or any other related field.

Required Experience

• Minimum 3 years relevant experience working with communities.
• Must have demonstrated experience of community mobilization and stakeholder participation.
• At least one year of proven experience working in any education grant with NNGO/INGO.
• Must have good knowledge of working methodologies of the education department.

Functional Competencies

• Builds and Maintains Partnerships
• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness
• Drive to achieve impactful results
• Manages ambiguity and complexity
• Works Collaboratively with others
• Innovates and Embraces Change
• Thinks and Acts Strategically

Languages

• Fluency in English required.
• Proficiency in the local working languages (both Urdu & Pushto) of the duty station is essential.

Location

• Upper Chitral, KP

Travel Requirement

• As per the program requirement.

Note

Female professionals are strongly encouraged to apply.

• MicroMerger is an equal-opportunity and female-friendly employer. Qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Selection will be based on merit, qualifications, experience, and job requirements, without discrimination.
• Only eligible and shortlisted candidates will be contacted for tests or interviews.
• Incomplete, inaccurate, or late applications may not be considered.
• Any attempt to influence the recruitment process, including bribery, favoritism, pressure, or personal references, will result in immediate disqualification.
• MicroMerger has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, corruption, fraud, discrimination, and workplace misconduct.
• Positions may be offered on a contract basis and extended according to performance, project needs, and funding availability.
• MicroMerger reserves the right to change the number of positions, close the vacancy early, reject applications, or cancel the recruitment process at any stage.
• By applying, candidates consent to the use of their application information in MicroMerger’s internal recruitment and applicant tracking system.