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For every child, the right to, education!
Background & Purpose of the Assignment:
The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the organization does — in programmes in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children’s rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without discrimination, bias, or favoritism. To the degree that any child has an unequal chance in life — in its social, political, economic, civic and cultural dimensions — her or his rights are violated. There is growing evidence that investing in the health, education and protection of a society’s most disadvantaged citizens — addressing inequity — not only will give all children the opportunity to fulfill their potential but also will lead to sustained growth and stability of countries. This is why the focus on equity is so vital. It accelerates progress towards realizing the human rights of all children, which is the universal mandate of UNICEF, as outlined by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, while also supporting the equitable development of Nations.
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical expertise to support the effective implementation, field-level monitoring, and adaptive management of programmes aimed at improving access to education for out-of-school children (OOSC) in Afghanistan. The consultant will play a key role in operationalizing the newly developed integrated, community-owned model that addresses the needs of OOSC through a holistic approach. This includes overseeing interventions related to improving the learning environment and community-based education initiatives. In addition, the consultant will contribute to strengthening monitoring, reporting, and learning mechanisms to ensure evidence-based decision-making and adaptive programming. The consultant will also support the design of future programmes, ensuring they are grounded in field realities and respond effectively to the evolving needs of children and communities. This consultancy offers an opportunity to contribute to a transformative education agenda—shaping an inclusive, sustainable, and community-led response for reaching Afghanistan’s most marginalized children.
Under the management of the Education Manager, the overall purpose of the individual consultant is to:
o Identify and define core components of the agreed upon model and specific modifications based on context/geographic location.
o Facilitate coordination and engagement with internal stakeholders and external ones, including the Learning Continuity Task Force (LCTF), the Education Cluster, NGOs, community stakeholders, and other education sector actors to promote synergy, avoid duplication, and ensure complementarity of interventions.
o Oversee the pilot implementation of the model in selected locations under the leadership of the Education Manager to promote cohesion at national level and adherence to respective donor and de facto authority conditions, ensuring timely and quality delivery of activities in coordination with field teams and implementing partners.
o Monitor progress against targets and adapt the approach as needed based on real-time feedback and learning.
o Ensure adherence to quality standards and support the development of guidance tools and training packages for replication and scale-up in line with the LCTF approach paper and inter-agency pilot proposal, including the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) framework.
o Collaborate with UNICEF teams and partners to draft concept notes, funding proposals, and budgets aimed at mobilizing resources for scaling the OOSC model.
o Identify ways in which stakeholders involved in the pilot can build local ownership and ensure the long-term viability of interventions
o Support the development and Application of tools for tracking implementation progress and measuring learning outcomes and impact against the inter-agency MEL framework agenda.
o Coordinate and contribute to the external evaluation of the pilot and use findings to refine the model and inform future programming.
o Document lessons learned, success stories, and challenges for wider dissemination.
| Work Assignments Overview | Deliverables/Outputs | Delivery deadline |
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1. Project planning and reporting • Inception meeting online. |
Work plan for 4-month period | 5 days |
| 2. Designing the operational plan for the new OOSC model | Operational plan designed
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10 days
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| 3. Facilitating partnership to implement the pilot in coordination with zonal teams | Partnership with NGOs in place to implement the pilot |
60 days
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| 4. Ensuring standardization in cost in alignment with the costing framework | Detailing costing framework | 10 days |
| 5. Develop agile reporting templates leveraging existing IM toolkit | Reporting template developed | |
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6. Support the development and application of tools for tracking implementation progress and measuring learning outcomes and impact against the inter-agency MEL framework agenda during the pilot phase |
Coordination with NGOOs and cluster on the pilot | 15 days |
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Total assignment days |
100 working days |
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
- Education: Master’s degree or above in Education, Social Science, or related field.
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The following expertise and skills are expected qualifications of the individual consultant
· A minimum of five years of professional experience in education programme planning, management, and/or research in education is required.
· Experience working in an emergency country is essential.
· Relevant experience in a UN system agency or organization is considered an asset.
· Highly resilient to operate and live in a complex and restraint society
· Experience of working in education programming in Afghanistan in a strong asset
· Some programme management in education, including programme design, costing, monitoring and evaluation and reporting
· Some education sectors plan knowledge/ability, including the range of modalities for delivering education, linkages between different sub-sectors (e.g. ECD, Primary, Secondary, vocational Education), cost-effectiveness and efficiency issues, components and processes, as well as governance issues. - Language Requirements: English proficiency is required.
How to apply:
- Interested applicants are required to submit a financial proposal with an all-inclusive fee. Please see the financial proposal template here:
Consultancy Financial Offer template.docx - Applications without a financial proposal will not be considered.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values
The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…
(1) Builds and maintains partnerships
(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness
(3) Drive to achieve results for impact
(4) Innovates and embraces change
(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity
(6) Thinks and acts strategically
(7) Works collaboratively with others
Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.
UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.
UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.
UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). 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 based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.
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Remarks:
As per Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter of the United Nations, the paramount consideration in the employment of the staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence, and integrity.
UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position, eligible and suitable female candidates are encouraged to apply.
Government employees who are considered for employment with UNICEF are normally required to resign from their government positions before taking up an assignment with UNICEF. UNICEF reserves the right to withdraw an offer of appointment, without compensation, if a visa or medical clearance is not obtained, or necessary inoculation requirements are not met, within a reasonable period for any reason.
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Humanitarian action is a cross-cutting priority within UNICEF’s Strategic Plan. UNICEF is committed to stay and deliver in humanitarian contexts. Therefore, all staff, at all levels across all functional areas, can be called upon to be deployed to support humanitarian response, contributing to both strengthening resilience of communities and capacity of national authorities.
All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. An internal candidate performing at the level of the post in the relevant functional area, or an internal/external candidate in the corresponding Talent Group, may be selected, if suitable for the post, without assessment of other candidates.
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