National Consultant to Support Coordination, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of Learning Passport Platform Initiative at UNICEF

How can you make a difference? 

The Learning Passport, a partnership between UNICEF, Microsoft, Cambridge, and supported by the Boston Consulting Group, has been established to, 1) provide local, contextualized content with a supplementary library of global content, mapped together via research by Cambridge; 2) provide a platform to serve this content to children and youth online or offline, via a platform being developed by Microsoft, and 3) with an individualized record of learning for a user, that is portable across physical and digital borders. The Learning passport, as an extraordinary emergency response, will create country-level sites available that would like to make access to curriculum and learning materials available for students with connectivity both at school and at home.

The envisioned digital platform aims to enhance continued engagement with families and parents on learning at home by providing practical resources and materials that can be applied in home settings. The envisioned digital platform aims to enhance continued engagement with families and parents on learning at home by providing practical resources and materials that can be applied in home settings. Its second aim is to strengthen professional development opportunities and facilitate collaboration between educators at preschool, primary and secondary education levels, and other staff on sharing ideas, best practices and activities that can be implemented in schools.

COVID-19 pandemic presents a unique challenge for Nigeria’s education system and the emerging situation is going to transform the way public education is being delivered ever before. With this new normal, education system both private and public is being prepared to deliver blended form of classroom- both face-to-face and through using online digital platforms. In Nigeria, there have been efforts by governments, private sector and key education stakeholders to promote continued learning and bridge potential learning gaps. These efforts range from large-scale, low-tech solutions that do not require internet-enabled devices (radio and television), to high tech alternatives (virtual classrooms, video conferencing, animated lessons and online resources libraries) that require internet-enabled devices.

In short, while the key focus of this initiative is to improve the quality and ensure continuity of learning for children whose education has been disrupted by emergencies, the medium and long-term goal is to help establish a quality system of online and offline education, collaboration and support to children and parents.

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

Education:

An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in computer science/education preferably in curriculum design and alternative learning program, or any other social science degree.

*A first University Degree in a relevant field combined with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in lieu of an Advanced University Degree.

Experience:

• At least five years of professional work experience in IT development and education technology, particularly in developing countries
• At least five years of professional work experience related to formal and non-formal education, teacher training, e-learning and distance learning.
• At least two years of proven experience developing results frameworks, data collection tools and methodologies, survey instruments, using platform analytics, and overseeing large-scale data collection
• At least two years of demonstrable experience with quantitative and qualitative data analysis, data visualization (reports and dashboards) and use for decision-making
• At least two years of proven experience in project management/programme coordination, involving multiple stakeholders.
• Extensive experiences (at least two years) in deployment of learning management system and/or digital learning programme in large scale 
• Excellent knowledge of information management systems.
• Familiarity with digital learning design and principles of inclusive technology design, namely Universal Design for Learning
• Familiarity with impact evaluation methodologies
• Work with UN/UNICEF or other international organization would be considered as an asset;

Language:

• Excellent oral and written communications in English required. Consultant should be at ease in presentations and meetings with different high-level stakeholders and officials.

Other competencies:

• Demonstrated ability and experience in coordination and supervisions is required.
• Ability to work under pressure.