International Consultant for Developing Education Strategy for North-East Nigeria at UNICEF

Job Number: 527652
Locations: Nigeria
Work Type: Consultancy
Duration: 8 weeks from the date of signing of the contract

Purpose of the Consultancy
The purpose of the consultancy is to facilitate Education sector and Government members/partners in:

• Contributing to the development/update of a multiyear (3) Education response strategy and prioritized action plans and ensuring these are adequately reflected in the overall country strategies and appeals with reference to Government Agencies.
• Help sector and partners to collectively focus on key issues, and facilitate a discussion on how to realize better overcomes and designing a roadmap
• Ensuring awareness of relevant policies, guidelines, technical standards and relevant commitments that the Government/concerned authorities have defined; and that sectoral response is in line with them.
• Develop EiE response actions while at the same time considering Education within early recovery as well as prevention and risk reduction concerns in Government plans.

Main Tasks/Responsibilities

• In coordination with SUBEB review necessary documents for Education context and sector overview (HRP, Technical guidelines, Government policy and guidelines)
• Develop tools for data collection in IDP camps on education needs assessment in Borno state
• Develop curriculum and questionnaire for meetings and workshops as outlined in the agreed workplan
• Draft and present to the Education Sector coordinator the multiyear Education in emergency Strategy for review and input
• In collaboration with the Education Sector coordinator and the SAG, finalize the multi-year Education Sector Strategy

Expected Deliverables:

• A situation overview is developed after the review of all Education strategic documents/guidelines (HNO, HRP, 2018 Education Strategy, the annual school census report, other strategic document).
• One analysis report is produced after to conduct a Secondary data review.
• Six IDP camps are visited and data are collected on out of school and education response in and out of the IDP camps.
• One report is produced based on Needs/gaps analysis conducted.
• 3 meetings/Workshop are organized with EiEWG to produce the Macro Log frame, the Budget and the Theory of Change.
• One final draft of the multi-year (2020 – 2023) strategy is produced. This draft includes:
  • Situation Overview
  • Nigeria Education Sector
  • Principles of the Strategy
  • Caseload and Prioritization
  • Nigeria Education Sector response framework
  • Operationalizing the Framework
  • Thematic issues
  • Monitoring
  • Resources
  • Workplan
  • Presentation/workshop/roundtable discussion on draft strategy
  • Final consolidated and endorsed document developed.

Qualification, Experience and Skills Required

• Master’s Degree in Education, Social Science, International Relations or a related field from a recognized university.
• Minimum six years of professional experience in program development, coordination or management for the humanitarian sector, particularly for international NGOs and UN agencies.
• Extensive experience of working with the education sector in emergency situations and contexts, with a strong capacity for analysing education needs and developing a response strategy for large institutions.
• Experience in designing and delivering training on project cycle management.
• Experience in writing education in emergency or education/protection proposals
• Experience in mainstreaming crosscutting issues – like protection, GBV prevention, Accountability to Affected People.
• Familiarity with child protection and the systems strengthening approach would be beneficial.
• Experience in undertaking assessments and information management systems
• Previous experience working in UNICEF is highly desirable
• Ability to conduct data analyses using Excel or other statistical software (Stata, SPSS, etc.)
• Proven problem-solving skills; to assess situations, identify needs, and respond with recommendations to address identified issues during the assessment.
• Willingness to travel and work in the field in insecure areas
• Knowledge of the full strategy development cycle grants experience will be a plus; Fluent in writing and editing skills in English. Ability to work long hours and be flexible in order to meet tight deadlines.
• Experience of working on information management and reporting systems within the public sector.