Stretch Assignment: Education Specialist (P3), Maiduguri, Nigeria

Updated: March 26, 2024 06:09 AM GMT

Full-time and Temp work Job in Maiduguri, Borno

UNICEF - United Nations Children's Fund

Maiduguri

**Stretch Assignment – Education** **Specialist (P3), Maiduguri, Nigeria**
• *Location:** Maiduguri, Nigeria
• *Level:** P-3
• *Duration:** 3 months - Onsite
• *Start date:** 15 April 2024
• *End date:** 14 July 2024
• *Eligibility:** All Fixed-Term, Permanent or continuing appointment UNICEF staff members currently working in UNICEF worldwide.
• *BACKGROUND**

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 the Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4), by increasing access to education and closing gender gaps, particularly in primary education. However, signficant 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... More Detail