National Consultancy: Review the Learning Framework in Luapula Province (4 Months), Lusaka Zambia

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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 ...

The UNICEF Programme of Cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) is designed to address and mitigate the threat of poverty the country’s children face, while responding to the needs with interventions addressing the multiple causative factors.

To find out more about UNICEF’s work in Zambia, please visit https://www.unicef.org/zambia/.

How can you make a difference?

The objective of this consultancy is to provide support to the Lupaula Provincial Education office to review their current learning framework and tracking tools for improved learner performance in Luapula.

Please see Detailed TOR for more information on the tasks and deliverables, here TOR - Learning Framework in Luapula Province.pdf

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

The consultant must possess the following:

• A Masters Degree in Social Sciences, Social/Public Policy Management, Economics, or related social Protection graduate and/or evaluation studies qualifications.
• At least 10 years’ experience in Education
• A Master’s Degree in Education, Strategic Management, or any relevant social science. In the absence of a master’s degree, a university degree in education with 15 years of relevant experience will be considered.
• Experience in working with sub national levels in the development of strategic documents will be an asset
• A good understanding of MoE structures and systems will be an asset
• A good understanding of the challenges facing learners, teaching, and learning process, teachers and school administrators in Zambia is required.
• Experience in the development of tracking tools will be an asset.
• Familiarity with Zambia’s broader education sector issues especially low learning outcomes and remedial learning.
• Ability to conduct review and planning workshops.
• Excellent writing and analytical skills and the ability to synthesize large and diverse sources of data and information
• Have a good working knowledge of computers and proficient in word processing
• High level proficiency in standard computer software Microsoft word and Excel.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Consultant can be Lusaka based but is expected to undertake extensive regular travel to the province

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

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 to become a part of the organization.

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:

Please remember to express your financial proposals (and/or professional consultancy fees) in Zambian Kwacha for Zambian Nationals for local consultancies and USD for Non Zambian applicants for international consultancies.

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.