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The Skills Outside School Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation registered as in IT (70340) in June 2014 at the Corporate Affairs Commission, Nigeria and a Company Limited by Guarantee (09365183) at the Companies House, UK.
ROLES and RESPONSIBILITIES
The core role of the Research and Advocacy Consultant is to research and analyze documents, data and information on education, entrepreneurship and employability. The consultant will also gather data, conduct analysis, summarise and explain research findings and their implications for SOSFs expansion, program design and advocacy efforts.
The consultant will also produce policy and advocacy papers as required for SOSF and opinion pieces. The consultant will work with the foundations graphic design and media and comms Officer to provide data for our social media platforms and/or produce marketing material e.g. videos and podcasts eg. videos and podcasts
Reporting Relationship: Senior Program Manager
SKILLS and EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
Bachelor degree in any discipline preferably in the social sciences and quantitative degrees (e.g. statistics)
Additional qualifications that are design oriented will be a plus
Experience with Microsoft Excel
SCOPE OF WORK
Step 1:
Gathering Data, Research Educational Policy and Trends & Identify relevant stakeholders
Diagnose the problems and gaps where intervention is required
Research innovative tools, resources and policies deployed in other developing countries
Source for the following national policy documents on education
1st Edition: National Policy on Education (1977)
2nd Edition: National Policy on Education (1981)
3rd Edition: National Policy on Education (1998)
4th Edition: National Policy on Education (2004)
Implementation Guidelines for the 4th Edition
5th Edition: National Policy on Education (2007)
Implementation Guidelines for the 5th Edition
6th Edition: National Policy on Education (2013)
Implementation Guidelines for the 6th Edition
National Policy on Science and Education
11. 4 year strategic plan for development of the education sector 2011-2015
Step 2: For each document, create a summary report (in more than 2 pages per report) with the following headings:
Initiatives, Plans and Ideas proposed in the policy with respect to:
Step 3: Develop a chart on the national education system similar to the chart below. In addition, ensure you provide the following info with respect to below:
Quality Assurance: [ ]
Step 4: Source for the state education policy documents on education for the 36 states in Nigeria in the following order:
Phase I:
Phase II:
Phase III:
Phase IV:
Step 5: For each document, create a summary report (in more than 2 pages per report) with the following headings:
Initiatives, Plans and Ideas proposed in the policy with respect to:
Step 6: Summarise key players that are working in the education space and their work – e.g. Education Innovations posts information on such players on its website including the work that they do. Please include the following:
Step 7: Please gather data in the excel spread sheet titled ‘Education Database Requirements’ for each of the states below through desktop study and qualitative data (interviews). See also attached expansion plan (ppt)
Phase I:
Phase II:
Interested and qualified candidates should send Application with a detailed Resume as one document (in a PDF or Word Format) indicating position being applied for as the subject of the application to: recruitment@skillsoutsideschool.com
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