National Individual Consultant for Support to the Local Education Group, Khartoum Sudan - 6 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, hope.

Sudan, surrounded by the Central African Republic, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Libya and South Sudan, positioned next to East, West, South and North Africa, is surrounded by complex conflicts in an unpredictable, volatile and rapidly evolving region. Sudan is by size the third biggest country in Africa, with a diverse population of around 42 million people. Sudan’s children make up half of the total population, and the past two decades have seen their lives significantly improve: fewer girls and boys are dying before their fifth birthday, primary school attendance is increasing, immunization coverage is high and the country remains polio free. Still, millions of children continue to suffer from protracted conflict in Darfur, the Kordofans, and Blue Nile, from seasonal natural disasters, malnutrition and disease outbreaks, and from under-investment in basic social services. More than three million of Sudan’s school aged children are not in the classroom. UNICEF has been in Sudan since 1952 and continues with a presence in 12 of Sudan’s 18 states.

How can you make a difference?

The Local Education Group (LEG) is established to provide a platform for policy dialogue and coordination between Government, development partners and civil society, aligning with the Government of Sudan development goals, in general, and the Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP), specifically.

The consultant will work with the various partners to map the work being done in education.

It will be necessary for the consultant to meet with relevant partners to map the work that is being undertaken, disaggregated by state and locality, and align the work against the ESSP.

In addition, it is expected that the consultant develop a database in which to map this work, which would provide an analytical breakdown of work, including gaps, against the ESSP. As part of this work, the consultant will develop a reporting framework for work to be updated within the database on a quarterly basis.

Tasks

• Mapping of partner work in education
• Development of an online database

Deliverables/Outputs:

• Excel file, disaggregated by target population, geographical location, sub-sector
• Database

Kindly visit the link below for the full terms of reference:

TOR LEG Mapping and Database.pdf

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

• Bachelor’s degree in any of the following areas: Education, Public Policy; Social Science; ICT
• A minimum of five years of proven experience in in education and/or ICT and developing databases;
• Ability to meet the deadlines and strong communication and facilitation skills;
• Experience in working with Governments, development partners, civil society;
• Proficiency in written and spoken English and knowledge of Arabic is required.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA)

The core competencies required for this post are..

Core Competencies

• Demonstrates Self Awareness and Ethical Awareness (1)
• Works Collaboratively with others (1)
• Builds and Maintains Partnerships (1)
• Innovates and Embraces Change (1)
• Thinks and Acts Strategically (1)
• Drive to achieve impactful results (1)
• Manages ambiguity and complexity (1)

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

Click here to learn more about UNICEF’s values and competencies.

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:

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.