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Job Title:   International Consultant: Education and Adolescent Development Consultant, Kampala, Uganda, (6 Months)

Organisation: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

About US:

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is mandated by the UN general assembly to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.

Job Summary:   Under the guidance and general supervision of the Adolescent Development Manager, the Education Consultant will support the development and preparation of the Education and skilling programmes for the second decade and is responsible for coordinating the implementation, monitoring, evaluating and reporting the progress of education programmes/projects, particularly the EU-Funded programme (G4DU) and the multi-sectoral PROSPECT programme funded by the government of Netherlands and implemented in partnership with the World Bank, International Finance Corporation, ILO and UNHCR.

The Consultant will provide technical guidance throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and achievement of results on education programmes/projects to facilitate the management and delivery of results on strengthening education outcomes for refugees and other marginalized adolescents through formal and non-formal pathways.

The Consultant will ensure quality implementation of the UNICEF interventions on education as well as skilling adolescents from foundation to transferable skills under a joint programme “PROSPECTS” with UNHCR, ILO, IFC and the World Bank in refugee hosting districts in Uganda, and expansion of this work in other districts of Uganda.

Justification:

UNICEF remains committed to supporting the Government of Uganda to ensure the learning, skilling, and empowerment of children, including adolescents, and young people. The scope of technical support captured in the proposed consultancy is linked to the commitments of UNICEF under the G4DU and the PROSPECTS partnerships which ultimately aim at improving access to quality learning opportunities to acquire foundational learning skills;

institutionalization and rolling out transferable skilling programs that prepare children and adolescents for the school to-work transition; and

Supporting transition of adolescent girls to quality secondary education.

The Basic Education and Adolescent Development Team at UNICEF Uganda requires specialized technical support from a consultant with a background in designing, implementing and quality assuring integrated programming serving young people in Uganda. The consultant will design and oversee data management to ensure effective and efficient programme delivery and quality reporting.

Objectives

To achieve the main goal of the assignment, the contracted individual will closely work with partners and line ministries in alignment with the following areas:

• Development of costed action plans and programme monitoring plans for the inception phase of the PROSPECTS and G4DU programmes, in line with results stipulated in programme agreements.
• Technical support for the establishment of quality assurance mechanisms including the design/maintenance of education and adolescent development database, development of monitoring and assessment instruments for learning/skilling interventions, under the PROSPECTs partnership and G4DU programmes, with a focus on the transition of adolescents and young people from learning to earning and from school to work; and,
• Development of quality documentation products to communicate results of UNICEF interventions under the PROSPECTS and G4DU programmes in coordination with all relevant UNICEF sections and other stakeholders.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

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

• The applicant must hold an advanced University degree in social sciences, education, ICT, economics, development studies, and other relevant areas;
• At least five years of experience in education and adolescent development programming.
• Proven experience in similar work at the international level, including multiannual multi-agency partnerships such as PROSPECTS partnership, EU-funded programmes and experience of working with refugee children and young people.
• Knowledge of the local context in Uganda needs is an asset but not required.

Competencies:

• Excellent analytical thinking and strategic planning skills, good writing skills, oral communication skills, teamwork and working with people skills as well as the ability to work under commitment and tight timeframe.
• Proven experience to work with multidisciplinary and multi-cultural teams of experts
• Solid understanding of children and adolescent vulnerability issues, including the education system, data management and analysis, skills gaps in Uganda, and the global UNICEF learning-to-earning agenda
• Language: English
• UNICEF’s Values: Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested applicants who wish to join United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) should apply online at the link below

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Deadline: 13^th December 2023

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