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Contract Duration – 8 months

Working arrangement: Office Based

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                                                         TERMS OF REFERENCE

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide office based technical coordination and implementation support for the rollout of the Smarter Safer Schools programme across participating provinces during the first year of implementation. The consultant will support coordination between UNICEF programme sections, the implementing partner/s and government counterparts to ensure effective operationalisation of programme implementation arrangements developed during the inception phase. The consultancy contributes to implementation of the Smarter Safer Schools programme supported by the Australian Government through DFAT and implemented by UNICEF in partnership with the National Department of Education.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy on the detailed deliverables and expected outcomes, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: ToR TMC0002736x.pdf

• Minimum requirements:
• Education: Master or equivalent (Advanced University Degree) in one of the following fields is required: education, economics, psychology, sociology or another relevant technical
• Work Experience:
• 5 years of relevant work experience in programme planning, management, coordination and/or research in education is required.
• Extensive experiences of managing large-scale bilateral and multilateral funding partnerships, such as GPE, is a must – familiarity of working with the Govt of Australia DFAT is ideal and knowledge of the IFIs’ funding/partnership modalities (e.g., the World Bank and Asian Development Bank) would be an advantage.
• Excellent programme process knowledge and skills to plan, oversee implementation, monitor and report as well as to mobilise and coordinate with internal teams, government stakeholders (national/provincial) and external partners (Multilateral – WB, ADB, Bilateral – DFAT, JICA, UN – UNESCO, UNFPA, ITU, NGOs/CSOs). Experiences of working in emergencies or fragile contexts will add values, while being flexible, open minded and accommodating (agile) is the best fitting quality for working in PNG.
• Versatile technical knowledge of education is ideal, from foundational learning (improved teaching workforce capacity and pedagogical skills, curriculum implementation through textbook procurement/distribution), to safe school/prevention of violence in school, student wellbeing, skills learning for life, use of digital/innovative solutions, climate change actions, resilience building and emergency preparedness and response.
• Skills (optional):
• Good understanding of the overall global development context, including issues such as: poverty, conflict, and the impact of these factors on education and vice-versa; and inter-sectoral approaches to address such issues in collaboration with other sectors (including Social Policy, Child Protection, Health and Nutrition, WASH, and Communications within UNICEF).
• Good knowledge of global developments in education and international engagement strategies, including the application of the equity lens and human rights perspectives to programming.
• Good ability to support policy dialogue: translation of analytical findings and evidence into development programme and policy discussions around equity and learning with partners, including government, development partners, CSOs and academia in relevant areas.
• Good education sector planning knowledge/ability, including the range of modalities for delivering education, linkages between different sub-sectors (e.g. ECD, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Inclusive Education), cost effectiveness and efficiency issues, key institutional structures, components and processes, as well as governance issues.
• Good education and policy sector analysis capacity, including understanding of the core education data sets and indicators; tools for analysis of equity; determinants of student access and learning; budget, costing, and financial management in education systems; political economy; and education policy and strategic planning.
• Good ability to support engagement with partners e.g. Sector Wide Approaches, Global Partnership for Education (GPE) as well as coordination and collaboration with other key bilateral and multilateral development partners (e.g. DFAT, JICA, WB, ADB, UNESCO), Education in Emergency Clusters, Education Provider Forums, Delivering as One, Inter-sectoral partnerships such as in ECD, as well as networking with other key partners.
• Good understanding of gender and inequity issues in relation to education and development and the application of gender / equity analysis to policy and planning in education.
• Good understanding of policies and strategies to address issues related to resilience: risk analysis and risk management, education in conflict situations, natural disasters, and recovery for CO and RO based post and where relevant.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in English is required
• Desirables:
• Experience working in a developing country is considered as an asset.
• Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset.
• Background with emergency is desired.
• Relevant experience at country level, particularly in development, fragile settings and humanitarian contexts.
• [Include desirables such as complementary education, additional experience, additional language, specific skills, etc]

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Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal  Financial proposal TMC0002736.docx

Remarks:  

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