Education Officer

Description

and will be considered for the screening, shortlisting and selection of candidates.

Desired Candidate Profile

UNHCR Regional Bureau for Eastern and Southern Africa, currently comprise of 25 countries including multi country offices in Mozambique (covering Angola, Mozambique), MCO South Africa (Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa), MCO Zambia (Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe) and remains one of the most displacement-affected regions in the world.

As of February 2026, the region hosts over 6.4 million refugees and asylum-seekers, and millions of internally displaced persons (IDPs). Of this population, 64% are children of primary school age, while 22% are adolescents in secondary education. Displacement is driven primarily by armed conflict, political instability, governance challenges, climate induced disasters, and economic fragility. Ongoing crises in Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, ...