Program Support Officer

The assignment provides flexible programme and coordination support during UNICEF Suriname's transition to a Multi-Country Office. It contributes to implementation, monitoring, knowledge management and reporting across child-focused sectors, with emphasis on education programming.

Department: UNICEF Suriname Office

• Support planning, coordination, implementation and monitoring of UNICEF programme activities across sectors
• Support education programme activities in Early Childhood Development, education policy, foundational learning and education data management
• Contribute to programme planning, stakeholder coordination, data collection and interpretation
• Prepare technical and policy documents for evidence-based programming and advocacy
• Organise meetings, workshops, consultations and missions with government counterparts and partners
• Maintain reports, research, programme documents, shared folders and databases
• Document meeting outcomes, lessons learned, data, stories and evidence for donor reporting
• Support collection, organisation and analysis of programme information for end-year reporting and SITREPs

• Specialisation in Education, Social Studies, Economics, Business or another relevant field
• Experience working with government institutions, civil society organisations, youth groups or international organisations and/or supporting multi-sectoral programmes
• English is required

• Volunteer assignment via UNV
• Duration is 365 days
• Applicants who do not fully meet the minimum professional experience requirements for a Specialist assignment may still be considered under Associate conditions of service