International Consultancy: Institutionalization and Sustainability for Sindh Technical Assistance (STA)-Development through the Enhanced Education programme (DEEP), 80 days, Karachi, Pakista

Consultant Teaching & Training Programme & Policy

Overview

Conduct situational analysis and develop recommendations for educational reform.

You have:

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in education or relevant discipline.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in policy and practice in education sector, including experience in reforms in education in a developed country.
• Proven experience in education leadership and providing high level inputs to various education ministries.
• Extensive experience in capacity building, monitoring and evaluation of programmes, including preparing progress tracking mechanisms, data analysis and report writing.
• Willingness to accept the assignment at short notice.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

Contract

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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, Protection!

Pakistan was the sixth country in the world to sign and ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child less than one year after it was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 1989. However, children and adolescents living in Pakistan still face acute challenges.

UNICEF supports the Government of Pakistan to accelerate progress for children, work to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and help children realize their rights under the Convention on the Rights of Children. This will be made through, among others things, strong partnerships with provincial authorities, teachers and health professionals, frontline workers and social mobilizers, communities, and families, and of course, the children and adolescents themselves.

In particular, UNICEF will work so that:

• Every child survives and thrives -- being in good health, immunized, protected from polio, and accessing nutritious food.
• Every child learns.
• Every child is protected from violence and exploitation and registered at birth.
• Every child lives in a safe and clean environment, with access to safe drinking water and adequate sanitation.

To learn more about UNICEF’s work in Pakistan, please visit the country website www.unicef.org/pakistan and videos on YouTube and Vimeo

How can you make a difference?

Tasks

• Conduct rapid situational analysis of School Education and Literacy Department (SELD) and develop sound recommendations for institutionalization of STA-DEEP in consultation with UNICEF and EU.
• The situational analysis focus om three reform areas (Annual Planning, Data Systems Strengthening and School Clustering) and identify long term goals/outcomes of the areas in consultation with relevant units/wings of SELD (Secretariat, RSU, DG M&E, HRMIS, STEDA, PITE, TTIs and DCAR), and UNICEF STA-DEEP Team.
• The long-term goals/outcomes should be at the broader level for visioning.
• Organize technical consultation sessions with Technical Working Groups (TWGs) (Planning, Data Strengthening, School Clustering) for obtaining endorsement of above recommendations, and share and agree on the outline of institutionalization plan for STA-DEEP.

• Conduct review of STA-DEEP activities/interventions and remaining deliverables to identify issues/critical bottlenecks in terms of contribution to the longer-term goals/outcomes and from institutionalization perspective.

  The review might include review of individual/human or institutional capacity gaps contributing to bottlenecks/issues and challenges.

• Develop an outline for strategic and practical institutionalization Plan / Roadmap of STA-DEEP along with an implementation matrix identifying responsibilities of all related partners.
• Provide ongoing support to UNICEF and SELD for developing shared understanding of the key areas and reforms from institutionalization perspective. This will include support to UNICEF team for implementation of the plan/activities, meetings, advocacy/policy dialogues. This will also include deep dive sessions with UNICEF, EUD and SELD to identify: (i) long term goals/outcomes, (ii) bottlenecks, and (iii) set of sustainable solutions for institutionalization of reform areas.

Deliverables

• Submit Situational Analysis report.
• Broader outcomes/goals for the reform areas agreed with SELD and UNICEF.
• TWG Consultation Session report, along with outline of institutionalization plan.
• A brief document identifying critical bottlenecks/issues. Developed and agreed in consultation with UNICEF and SELD.
• The outline developed and shared with SELD senior officials through a consultation session and agreed.
• Support provided to policy dialogues, meetings including minutes and meeting briefs. Developed and agreed with UNICEF.
• Submit reports of 2 consultative meetings / policy dialogue(s).
• Submit two reports on staff capacity building sessions.

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

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in education or relevant discipline. *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in policy and practice in education sector. Including experience in reforms in education in a developed country.
• Proven experience in education leadership and providing high level inputs to various education ministries.
• Extensive experience in capacity building, monitoring and evaluation of programmes, including preparing progress tracking mechanisms, data analysis and report writing
• Willingness to accept the assignment at short notice.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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.

Remarks:

• Estimated Duration: 80 days spread over 4 months
• The consultancy is equivalent to the P5 level. The International consultant will be based in Pakistan and will be required to travel within the country as necessary.
• Applicants must submit a financial quotation indicating a monthly fee as part of the application against each deliverable.
• At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.

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