ACCESS Lagos- National Education Programme Consultants at UNICEF

Role

The main roles will be to coordinate, implement, monitor and support the delivery of the ACCESS programme at LGA level including supporting the :

• identification and enrollment of out-of-school children with the school mobilization teams, schools and communities.
• improvement of school attendance and retention with schools
• transition of OOSC between education levels with schools and parents/caregivers.
• Enhancement of foundational literacy and numeracy outcomes with schools.
• community engagement, ownership and social mobilization with all relevant stakeholders
• schools, headteachers and teachers to improve learning quality.
• sustainable community-based systems that support children's continuous education and learning success.
• Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, including ensuring all data is collected, analyzed and used in a cyclical manner to improve enrolment and learning of all children in the selected schools

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: External ToR TMC0007716.pdf

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in education development, Foundational Learning, Sustainable development, Education Policy, Teacher Training, and any other educational fields
• Work Experience:Minimum eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in education programming, including:

• • School-based programmes including headteacher training and school improvement plans
  • Education programme implementation.
  • Community-based education interventions.
  • Out-of-school children programming.
  • School enrolment and retention initiatives.
  • Stakeholder engagement and partnership management.
  • Monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
  • School-based professional development programmes
  • Working with government education systems in Nigeria.

Preferred

• Experience working in Lagos State with LASUBEB and LGEAs.
• Experience implementing donor-funded programmes.
• Experience working with UNICEF, UN agencies or international NGOs.

Skills :

• Demonstrated expertise in education, out-of-school children programming, Community mobilisation , foundational literacy and numeracy, data analysis and reporting, and Social and behaviour change approaches
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with experience translating evidence for and communicating with a broad range of actors (including government) on sensitive issues.
• Strong writing skills in English
• Coaching and mentoring skills with headteachers and teachers and community leaders
• Stakeholder relationship collaboration
• Proven experience of the OOSC and FLN landscape , ideally in Sub-Saharan Africa and Nigeria specifically
• Language Requirements:
• Fluency in English and Yoruba (is preferred). Ability to communicate effectively in additional local languages spoken in Lagos communities
• Desirables:
• Knowledge of the Nigerian political landscape and recent developments in education.
• Familiarity with the Nigerian education context
• Ability to present ideas concisely for diverse audiences and to give practical, actionable advice grounded in evidence.