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| Duty Station | Aroma, Kassala State |
| Type of contract | Service Contract |
| Duration of contract | 1 year, with the possibility of extension subject to the availability of funds and satisfactory performance |
| Recruitment open to | Internal and external candidates |
| Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) | 03/07/2026 |
Within the project “SUD-INCA Invest in Capability in Sudan: Better Employability for Sudanese Youth through TVET”and in light of the challenging context in Sudan, the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS), the donor, hasentrusted UNESCO, the implementor, with a generous donation to increase the quality and relevance of TVET deliveryin Kassala and Red Sea states generating new employability opportunities for Sudanese youth, particularly girls anddisadvantaged groups such as IDPs and people with disabilities, in Agri-TVET and related fields’, equipping them withrelevant skills for better employment and livelihood. In order to address the deficiency of functioning TVET centres inthe country, the project intends to rehabilitate and empower a Model Vocational Training Centres in Kassala and ModelTechnical Secondary School in Port Sudan. The project will introduce curricula in line with eight pre-identified trades tocater to the skills gap of youth, through the lens of gender, inclusion of People With Disability (PwD) and crisis-responsiveness.
Background
Most TVET centres in Sudan have suffered from chronic underfunding, low investment and some of them have evenceased to exist. The infrastructure of TVET Centres has deteriorated and often is no longer useable for training.Moreover, the link between TVET institutions outputs and the labour market needs is weak. There is a need to improveinternal efficiency to ensure the best outputs in light of the planned inputs and training objectives, including curriculumdevelopment, absorption and quality control. TVET Centres must increase their capacity to graduate a larger number oflearners and improve the quality and relevance of the courses offered, which translates into better responsiveness tolabour market needs, while keeping pace with innovation and technological progress. Another challenge concerns thenecessary improvement of efficiency related to the effectiveness of programs.
Based on a rapid assessment of the current situation, through exchanges with the MoE and partners on the ground,UNESCO identified skills development and TVET as an area that has not been sufficiently financed by the developmentpartners’ emergency response despite its life-saving potential. Agri-TVET in particular has been identified as a criticalsub-sector inextricably linked to the lifesaving needs and fundamental rights of the Sudanese population in the realmsof water, food security, livelihoods and environmental sustainability. The States of Kassala and Red Sea were consideredas the best locations for the project taking into consideration the skills gaps and the current security situation in thecountry.
Objectives
The project “SUD-INCA Invest in Capability in Sudan”, planned 2025-2027, aims to increase the quality and relevance ofTVET delivery in Kassala and Red Sea states generating new employability opportunities for Sudanese youth,particularly girls and disadvantaged groups such as IDPs and people with disabilities, in Agri-TVET and related fields’,equipping them with relevant skills for better employment and livelihood. The interventions will concentrate on thestates of Kassala and Red Sea, given the assessed skills gaps and opportunities identified, UNESCO’s strong synergies
with federal and state governments and implementation feasibility within the current Sudanese context. In order toaddress the deficient functioning of TVET in the country, and capitalising on outputs from the CapED Programme (TVETInstitutions Quality Management Handbook and the National TVET Qualifications Framework), the project intends torehabilitate and empower Aroma Agricultural Secondary School in Aroma, Kassala state and Port Sudan TechnicalSecondary School in Port Sudan, Red Sea state. The project will introduce training courses in line with eight trades pre-identified to cater to the skills gap of youth, through the lens of gender, inclusion of People With Disability (PwD) andcrisis-responsiveness. This will be achieved through infrastructural support, capacity development and supply ofequipment and tools to the centres. In addition, the project will introduce courses in line with eight trades pre-identified to cater to the skills gaps of youth, through the lens of gender, inclusion of PwD and crisis-responsiveness.
The selected candidate will be working with Aroma Agricultural Secondary School, to deliver the targeted new in:
1.Greenhouse farming,
2.Pesticides and fertilizers applications,
3.Sheep breeding and calves fattening,
4.Solar power installation and maintenance,
Under the general guidance of the Head of UNESCO Sudan Office, and the direct supervision of the NationalProgramme Officer and the Project Manager, the Programme Assistant – Kassala will ensure the proper implementationof the all the project activities in Kassala state and perform the following tasks:
1.Provide specialized, comprehensive support to programme implementation in a timely, accurate and pro-activemanner in compliance with relevant HR, Administrative and Financial rules and regulations of the Organization,practices, procedures, guidelines, protocols.
2.Support the preparation and update of the situation analysis for the development, design and implementation of the project. Support the required research and reporting. Support collection of data for use in programmedevelopment.
3.Support efforts to build and sustain effective close working partnerships with government counterparts and nationalstakeholders and building their capacities. Support close engagement and participation of all relevant stakeholders fromgovernment, donors, private sector, institutions, national and international organisations working in TVET, interestgroups, and experts.
4.Monitor finance and budgetary aspects of programme activities in compliance with programme and budgetaryrequirements and financial regulations. Monitoring will cover project plans, schedules, work hours, budget, andexpenditures, as well as support preparation of quarterly reports , and planning for the activities and for the tasks.
5.Undertake basic programme-related budget and expenditure data analysis; provide data for the preparation ofreports on programme execution.
6. Collate information and draft regular and ad hoc budgetary/financial updates.
7. Support the implementation of the activities and regularly report them, including and not limited to thefollowing activities:
a. Rehabilitation/Construction works of the technical secondary school
b. Procurement actions and contract management.
c. Selection and training of targeted directors and teachers
d. Selection and contracting of experts
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