Consultancy: Consultant, Monitoring and evaluation of digital learning – Education Section, PD, NYHQ/Home based – Req # 539225
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Job no: 539225
Contract type: Consultancy
Level: Consultancy
Location: United States
Categories: Consultancy
UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, education.
Consultancy Title: Monitoring and evaluation of digital learning
Section/Division/Duty Station: Education/PD/NYHQ (remote)
Duration: 8 April 2021 to 26 March 2022
About UNICEF
If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries.
BACKGROUND
UNICEF, Generation Unlimited and GIGA are coming together under the Reimagine Education umbrella initiative to radically scale-up digital learning solutions which work for the most marginalized children and young people. The initiative aims to connect every child and young person to world-class digital solutions that offer personalized learning to leapfrog to a brighter future. To ensure evidence-based planning, implementation and improvement of the Initiative, UNICEF is looking for a consultant to conduct monitoring and evaluation of digital learning and other relevant tasks.
Terms of Reference / Deliverables
1. Support country offices to design and implement their M&E for Reimagine Education programmes.
2. Support global and regional activities in promoting digital learning, such as presentations, proposal writing, etc.
3. Support the integration of digital learning in education sector planning.
4. Work with UNICEF headquarters teams (Data & Analytics, Early Childhood, Education in Emergencies, Office of Innovation, etc.), Office of Research, UNICEF country/regional offices and partner institutions on harmonized reporting of digital/remote learning.
5. Support the development and implementation of the monitoring framework for the Reimagine Education Initiative, including a global guidance on monitoring digital learning.
6. Map digital learning solutions in terms of usage, content, quality and cost/financing.
7. Generate and update data about readiness to and progress of Reimagine Education, such as the status-quo of pedagogical-related internet connectivity in schools.
8. Other duties and regional/country support upon request of the supervisor and senior management.
Qualifications
1) Education
- Master’s degree in Economics, EdTech, Statistics or other social science disciplines
2) Work experience
- At least 5 years of work experience in monitoring & evaluation or quantitative research in the field of education, education technology or relevant areas.
3) Competencies
- Proficiency in MS Excel. Knowledge of Excel macros an asset.
- Proficiency in at least one statistics software (e.g. R, SPSS, STATA)
- Good communication and writing skills in English.
Acquaintance with ICT or telecom industry an asset.
Requirements:
- Completed profile in UNICEF’s e-Recruitment system. Upload scans of your academic credentials (university diplomas and other certificates).
- Financial proposal in the form of a daily rate in US dollars.
- At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage. When calculating your rate, please take into consideration the fact that you will have to pay for your own medical coverage for the duration of the contract and factor that into your daily rate.
- In your cover letter, please also indicate your availability to work on this consultancy full-time for the period indicated.
- No travel will be conducted under this consultancy. The consultancy will be 100% remote, and no travel to New York will be required. Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.
- In your cover letter, please indicate your availability to work on this consultancy full-time for the period indicated.
- Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. View our competency framework at: Here
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, race, sexual orientation, nationality, culture, appearance, socio-economic status, ability, age, religious and ethnic backgrounds to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.
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