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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 

In Ghana, UNICEF cooperates with the Government and other partners to defend the rights of children and help them fulfill their potential. With offices in Accra and Tamale, the UNICEF team seeks to achieve results in strategic programme areas. The overall goal is for every child to survive and thrive, to live in a safe and clean environment, to learn, to be protected from violence and exploitation, and to have an equitable chance in life. The current Country Programme of cooperation is aligned with the Government priorities, the UN Sustainable Development Partnership (UNSDP) and Key Results for Children (KRCs) in the West and Central African Region (immunization, nutrition, learning outcomes, ending child marriage and ending open defecation). UNICEF main strategies include evidence-based advocacy, system strengthening, integrated programming across sectors, emergency preparedness and response, and innovation.

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How can you make a difference? 

1. Evidence generation plan for tracking teacher preparedness co-developed alongside government and UNICEF counterparts; technical input on teacher training manual and activities provided to facilitators. Including:

2. Key data collection instruments and protocols for monitoring teacher training effectiveness and delivery of DL classes co-designed/adapted in conjunction with governmental counterparts

3. Clean quantitative dataset and one report on lessons learnt on effectiveness of the DL teacher training across the 4 districts produced

4. Two capacity strengthening engagements organized to reinforce evidence generation on teacher preparedness in DL districts

5. 1st field report on capacity strengthening and data collection established (after the 1st joint field mission with government and UNICEF counterparts to 3 districts completed, covering capacity strengthening, piloting and data collection)

6. Mid-term brief on preliminary evidence produced, incorporating input from government and UNICEF counterparts, and Mid-term feedback session with all relevant counterparts organized.

7. 2nd field report on capacity strengthening and data collection established (2nd joint field mission with government and UNICEF counterparts to 3 districts completed, covering capacity strengthening, piloting and data collection)

8. Verification and cleaning of data on teaching practices in DL classes performed and relative clean dataset produced

9.Develop adraft research report on evidence findings and lessons learnt on DL teacher preparedness, incorporating feedback from UNICEF and government counterparts.

10. Final Report shared (Workshop organized to disseminate and validate results with government and UNICEF counterparts, and schools + additional dissemination activities performed, including participation in online and in-person events/conferences and) development of policy notes).

 

Kindly click on the attached to provide your  Financial proposal 16 Oct 2024.docx for this consultancy

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

• A bachelor's degree in education, statistics, social sciences, international development, or related field. 
• With a minimum of two [2] years professional experience in education research, statistics, social sciences, international development, in education research, with previous experience in Ghana an asset.
• Experience in quantitative and mixed-methods research.
• Proficiency in data cleaning, data quality assurance, and analysis including through statistical packages such as Stata/R.
• Experience in using digitized data collection tools such as Kobo ToolBox.
• Demonstrated skills in managing field data collection in education programmes.
• Strong verbal communication/teamwork skills and demonstrated ability to work well as part of a geographically dispersed team.
• Fluency in English with strong verbal communication/teamwork skills and demonstrated ability to work well as part of a geographically dispersed team.
• Strong verbal communication/teamwork skills and demonstrated ability to work well as part of a geographically dispersed team.
• Commitment to UNICEF’s core values of care, respect, integrity, transparency, and accountability.
• Ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment.

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:  

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.