Individual Consultant- To develop a proposal for the Global Partnership for

at  UNICEF

Job no: 576599
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Abuja
Level: Consultancy
Location: Nigeria
Categories: Education
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.

DELIVERABLE/OUTPUTS:

Draft GPE-STG proposal submitted to NEG (proposal includes TOC, result matrix, budget, workplans, MEL framework, among others)
If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here TOR Consultancy GPE-STG.pdf

TO QUALIFY AS AN ADVOCATE FOR EVERY CHILD YOU WILL HAVE…

• An advanced university degree in educational planning, economics, sociology, or any other relevant social sciences
• A minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in developing and implementing education programme at national and international levels.
• Demonstrated experience in strategy development for government and/or international development organizations.
• Demonstrated experience in planning and facilitating stakeholder consultations.
• Demonstrated proposal development and report writing skill
• Experience in working for UN organizations is an asset.
• Experience in working for the Ministries of Education is an asset.
• Experience in working in the education sector in Nigeria or Africa is an asset.
• Experience in GPE-STG proposal development is an asset
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English is required. Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian or Spanish) or a local language is an asset.

The purpose of the consultancy is to support the development of the comprehensive proposal for the GPE-STG in consultation with the FME, the targeted States, and other stakeholders. This proposal is for the GPE-STG implementation at the federal level and the three states that UNICEF supports (Abia, Bauchi, and Kwara).