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For every child, Education 

This consultancy is to support implementation of work under the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) System Capacity Grant Part 1, for which UNICEF was appointed as Grant Agent. UNICEF works closely with the co-chairs of the Local Education Group (LEG), the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE/Kemendikdasmen) and Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA), and with the two Co-Coordinating Agencies: Pusat Studi Pendidikan dan Kebijakan (PSPK) and Plan International. The national consultant will support UNICEF in key responsibilities to convene the Local Education Group (LEG) meetings at least once a quarter, and facilitate ad hoc meetings as needed, to ensure that activities are implemented according to agreed timelines and quality standards expected for the GPE System Capacity Grant, draft progress reports, and support preparations for the System Capacity Grant Part 2, for which UNICEF was recently appointed as the Grant Agent. The consultant will also help ensure that the objectives of the LEG co-chairs to strengthen participation, collaboration and coordination among education sector stakeholders in Indonesia, is carried out efficiently and effectively.

Additionally, the consultant will support UNICEF Indonesia’s education section’s advocacy, coordination and knowledge generation and sharing activities with development partners, government, and non-government stakeholders relating to specific education partnerships, particularly with reference to early learning and development, and foundational skills development in the early grades of primary education. This will include development of quality knowledge and advocacy products for publishing.

To support UNICEF’s role with respect to GPE financing and education sector coordination, UNICEF is seeking to recruit an individual national consultant. Although much of the assignment will be focused on our work in connection with the GPE System Capacity Grant and education sector coordination, the national consultant will also support some activity planning, implementation and monitoring associated with ongoing investments in early learning and development foundational skills. The assignment is for 11 months, starting on February until December 2025.

How can you make a difference? 

The national consultant will work directly with the Chief of Education and the Education Specialist to deliver the following key tasks:
1. Technical support for the role of UNICEF as Grant Agent for GPE Systems Capacity Grant including to (i) liaise with MoPSE, MoRA, Coordinating Agents (PSPK and Plan International) and the LEG members to secure their advice, guidance and confirmation for meeting schedules; (ii) coordination at key junctures of SCG implementation, including preparation of meeting agendas, presentations, discussion papers and minutes of meetings; (iii) assist the work of LEG Core Task Teams in developing detailed work plans, facilitate consultations and quality assurance of outputs; and (iv) monitor progress of the activities and prepare brief progress reports.

2. Technical support for education sector policy advocacy and knowledge sharing on UNICEF-specific education programmes including to: (i) provide technical inputs into the development of high quality knowledge products and communication assets for education-specific programming in early learning and development, and foundational skills; and (ii) establish advocacy linkages with education programmes of other development organizations, non-government organizations or innovation centres through key education sector coordination mechanisms, such as the Basic Education Working Group, and other education thematic working groups.
To undertake these key tasks efficiently and effectively, the national consultant will require excellent written and spoken language proficiencies in Bahasa Indonesia and English and will need to have very good planning skills.

Please refer to the Term of Reference attached in for the detailed tasks and deliverables. 

 TOR GPE Grant Coordinator for TMS.pdf

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

- Minimum of a master’s degree* in one of the following fields is required: education or international development with specialization in education.
- A minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in education programme planning, management, and/or research is required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of foundation skills development approaches, including programme implementation.
- Demonstrated experience in research and advocacy of education quality improvement issues, particularly at national level, and amongst key education sector partners – both government and non-government.
- Ability to work independently and to take initiative and to communicate well with a variety of stakeholders.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, both in Bahasa Indonesia and English, as required; and demonstrated ability to foster effective partnerships with a range of education sector stakeholders, including government and non-government partners.

(* First level of relevant university degree in combination with 7 years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

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

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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.