Education Sector Analysis (ESA) in Papua New Guinea, International consultant for 4 months

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Education

With over 850 indigenous languages and one of the most ethnically diverse populations, widespread poverty, and gender inequality make it hard for many children to realize their rights. In Papua New Guinea, UNICEF’s works effectively both ‘upstream’ (with governments) and ‘downstream’ (at the grassroots level) to carry out its mission through a programme of cooperation jointly developed with the government guides our work in the country.

How can you make a difference?

The UNICEF Chief of Education will supervise and monitor the Consultant’s performance and deliverables, under the guidance and general supervision of the Deputy Secretary for Policy and Provincial Support, NDoE. The Consultant will directly work with the Assistant Secretary of the Research and Evaluation Division (RED) of NDoE to ensure key actions taken and milestones met for conducting the ESA. The NDoE will allocate an office/desk space for this Consultant in RED.

Expected deliverables:

The consultancy will start as soon as possible and is to be completed by 31 January 2024.

The payment to the individual contractor will be made according to the following schedule and evidence of capacity building activities are sought throughout:

1. Inception Report outlining the ESA approach and timeline, ESA template, chapter-writing groups, consultation and participation strategies and capacity building activities.
2. Collation of recent data sources, including those from development partners to produce a draft report on secondary data
3. ESA design, consultative meetings and writing workshops.
4. Draft ESA Report.
5. Final ESA Report.

6. Dissemination plan and supporting slides.

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To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Education

• Master’s degree or higher in Education or Social Sciences with a specialization in education management and/or strategic planning, relevant area

Experience:

• At least ten years of international professional experience in the education sector
• At least eight years international professional experience in technical analysis of the education sector and strategic planning
• At least five years professional experiences in public policy/public administration in the education sector
• Expertise in qualitative and quantitative analysis, including calculation of education statistics and education sector simulation modelling.
• A demonstrated working knowledge of financial modeling
• International work experience in developing countries, particularly in the region (preferably with experience developing innovative education models)
• Experience in PNG and the Pacific is considered an advantage.
• Previous work experience with development partners (e.g., UN, bilateral/multilateral agencies) on education programs would be an asset.

Skills and Competencies:

• Excellent strategic vision and communication skills, facilitating information analysis processes and conducting participatory processes
• Demonstrated ability in teamwork skills to work with multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams, promoting integration and establishing harmonious and effective working relationships, both within and outside the workplace.
• Excellent skills in writing, synthesizing, organizing, and summarizing documents in English with evidence of high-quality technical writing
• Experience in writing education sector analysis, preferably using UNESCO[1]IIEP methodological guidelines, is considered an advantage. Problem analysis and decision-making skills; Demonstrated technical expertise in this area
• Proven training and facilitation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in an education ministry and with education stakeholders.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Excel, PowerPoint, Cloud storage and access) among others.
• Statistical analysis software (SPSS, STATA, etc.)
• Experience working in a developing country and decentralized government systems is considered as an asset.
• Relevant experience in program development in education-related areas in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Proficiency in English language

For every Child, you demonstrate…

Our core values of Commitment, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability.

This position is a short-term assignment and doesn’t give rise to a long-term permanent post with the organization.

Applicants are required to include in their applications a detailed technical and a financial proposal which includes a lumpsum amount for consultancy fees, local transportation and other miscellaneous costs. Breakdown or details of the fee will be much appreciated.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination.

UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

UNICEF does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing, or orientation).

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.