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UNICEF Zimbabwe is seeking to hire an innovative and enthusiastic individual consultant to provide capacity development support to Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education staff (Provincial and District level) on data analysis and report writing.

BACKGROUND

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) develops annual evidence based national and subnational (Provincial and District) operational plans. Most of the information used is derived from the administration of an education census which is done annually. Currently the data is captured centrally although the application can run online facilitating schools, districts and provincial offices to capture the data online. The data is then cleaned and analysed to produce a National Annual Education Statistics Report. In 2019 and 2020 an attempt was made to train provincial and district staff to analyze provincial data and produce Provincial Annual Education Statistics Reports. This was not very successful as it was noted that the time allocated for the training was too short for the participants to grasp all the concepts required for this task. Key competencies gaps identified included computer literacy skills, understanding of the education sector developments and goals both at local and global levels, Education indicators, their interpretation and calculation methods. To further strengthen the ministry’s capacity to plan, implement and monitor its programmes, there is need to build capacity at all sub national levels i.e. the districts and provinces. Furthermore the MoPSE carries out an Education Sector Performance Review (ESPR) at the end of each academic year. The ESPR uses data for the current year to assess the performance of the system based on annual planned targets of its Education Strategic Sector Plan (ESSP) in the months of November or December. At this review districts and provinces are also expected to report progress from the annual operational plans. For this reporting, data is required to show the magnitude of progress made. The annual education census collects a range of data that is used for this reporting and therefore the district and provincial level personnel need to have strong skills to collect, process and analyse the data at their levels. The same data is shared at provincial and national levels for policy and planning uses.

ASSIGNMENTS:

Build capacity of ministry provincial and district staff in the following areas:

  1. Understanding the education sector developments and goals
  • Education sector national and global goals
  • The Education Sector Plan
  • District and provincial operational plans
  • Implementation, monitoring, and evaluation
  1. Basic statistics concepts.

- Data collection, coding, capturing using the Ministry data collection instruments (ED46) as an example - Understanding the data items on the Ministry data collection instruments - Descriptive statistics using education data - Education statistics concepts, - Education indicators, their uses calculation methods and interpretation - Data mining and trend analysis

3. Report writing

- Using all the knowledge gained, guide the district and provincial teams to draft their statistics reports

The reports should focus on:

  • The learning environments and organisation of schools: Basic school facilities, Condition and use of facilities and other school facilities and their associated indicators;
  • Access and participation to formal and non-formal education: Who is accessing and completing education where and the associated indicators
  • Financial resources: What is government, private sector and parents contributing to the education system.
  • Human resources: The teaching force and their qualifications
  • The output and outcomes of the learning processes. Data on learning achievements and learning outcomes
  • Quality of education: Many factors influence the quality of education. These factors relate to the quality of teachers, school facilities, teaching/learning materials, management, examination, and the teaching/ learning processes used in the classroom.
  • Efficiency of the system: Promotion, transition and survival of learners in the system

The report should cover all the education levels i.e. ECD, Primary, Secondary and NFE.

Data should be disaggregated using all the possible desegregations available e.g. sex, age, disability etc.

Major tasks and deliverables:

Tasks/Milestone:

Deliverables/Outputs:

Payment Schedule

– to be paid monthly based on reports and an agreed set of tasks and deliverables per month, as outlined in the Inception Report

Prepare an inception report and work plan

Inception report and workplan

5 days

10 days 10% of consultancy fees

Development of training materials

Training materials

Train staff from provinces 1 and 2 and their districts

Workshop report

10 days 15% of consultancy fees

10 days

Train staff from provinces 3 and 4 and their districts

Workshop Report

Train staff from provinces 5 and 6 and their districts

Workshop report

10 days 15% of consultancy fees

10 days

Train staff from provinces 7 and 8 and their districts

Workshop Report

Train staff from provinces 9 and 19 and their districts

Workshop Report

10 days 20% of consultancy fees

25 days

Drafting reports for provinces 1, 2 and 3 and their district

Draft reports

Drafting reports for provinces 4, 5,6 and 7 and their district

Draft Reports

25 days 20% of consultancy fees

Drafting reports for provinces 8, 9 and 10 and their district

Draft reports

25 days 20% of consultancy fees

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

  • An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Statistics, Demography, Education, or any other related field.
  • A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience in data analysis and report writing. Knowledge of the Zimbabwe Education system will be an added advantage.
  • Report writing for different audiences that are important partners to the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education.
  • Excellent analytical skills and ability to identify key data and information for reporting rapidly but thoroughly.
  • Good writing skills.
  • Good communication skills in general, and proficiency in English in particular.
  • Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of the local language is an asset.

For more information on this consultancy kindly refer to the attached Terms of Reference.pdf

If interested and available to undertake the individual consultancy, please submit your application online and attach the required documents including the technical proposal and an all-inclusive financial proposal incorporating an approximate 90 days for field travel (local travel to provinces and districts). UNICEF will provide transport support to the Individual Consultant for official field trips.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

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. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).

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