International Consultant – Education Planning, Research, Monitoring, Data

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🇦🇫 Afghanistan – Remote

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UNESCO

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1945

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Education • Non-profit • Social Impact

UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations aimed at promoting international collaboration in the fields of education, culture, natural sciences, and social sciences. It works to foster peace, development, and sustainable practices through educational programs and cultural initiatives. UNESCO advocates for equal access to education and cultural preservation around the world, leveraging its partnerships with various entities, including governments and institutions, to achieve its goals.

📋 Description

• Provide technical review of GPE System Capacity Grant activities and UNESCO education programme priorities • Support implementation, monitoring, review and operationalization of the AESSP and related education sector planning processes • Contribute to sector analysis, scenario-based planning, programme prioritization and operational frameworks • Lead development of the gender preparedness and recovery plan • Review technical inputs, briefing notes, presentations, planning documents and analytical materials • Lead design, implementation and finalization of the 2026 Education Situation Report and related sector analysis • Lead analysis of the impact and costs of restrictions on girls’ secondary and higher education • Review research concepts, methodologies, analytical frameworks, Terms of Reference and data-collection instruments • Provide quality assurance of research products and support consultations with researchers, experts and education partners • Support monitoring, evaluation and learning arrangements under GPE SCG, AESSP and other UNESCO activities • Review monitoring methodologies, questionnaires, reporting templates, observation tools, interview instruments and focus group tools • Provide guidance for joint monitoring field visits and field-based evidence-generation activities • Review triangulated partner information, field findings and other data sources • Support documentation and dissemination of monitoring findings and lessons learned • Guide collection, consolidation, validation and analysis of education programme and sector data • Review and quality-assure the integrated education sector dashboard • Lead beta testing and rollout of integrated education dashboards • Provide technical inputs to dashboards and data-visualization products • Support GPE SCG reporting and project closure, including monthly and final narrative reports • Consolidate implementation progress, achievements, indicators, challenges, mitigation measures and lessons learned • Prepare technical closure and handover documentation and a concept note for the future GPE SCG project cycle • Review and finalize the capacity-development plan and provide technical inputs to training activities • Participate in technical meetings, consultations and working groups • Coordinate technical inputs with UNESCO colleagues, consultants and education partners • Prepare technical documentation, meeting materials, presentations and follow-up notes • Track assigned activities and flag delays, risks, dependencies and issues

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in education, international development, public policy, economics, social sciences, development studies, monitoring and evaluation, statistics or another relevant field • At least five years of progressively responsible professional experience in education sector planning, programme implementation, research, monitoring and evaluation, education data, capacity development or closely related areas • Experience supporting education sector planning, sector analysis, programme planning or implementation of education system-strengthening programmes • Experience designing or implementing monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks, results frameworks, indicators and data-collection systems • Experience conducting or managing quantitative and qualitative research and translating findings into policy- or programme-relevant analysis • Experience in education data collection, quality assurance, analysis, reporting and visualization • Experience preparing technical reports, analytical briefs, programme reports and presentations • Experience designing or supporting capacity-development activities, including training plans, technical materials and learning tools • Previous professional experience in Afghanistan education sector • Experience working with multi-stakeholder education programmes involving UN agencies, development partners, NGOs and/or other education sector actors • Strong knowledge of education sector planning, programming and results-based management • Strong analytical and research skills, including synthesis of quantitative and qualitative evidence • Strong monitoring, evaluation and learning competencies • Strong education data management, quality assurance, analysis and visualization skills • Ability to translate complex evidence into clear, actionable programme and policy recommendations • Strong technical writing and reporting skills • Ability to design monitoring, research and data-collection methodologies and tools • Ability to develop capacity-development approaches and materials • Strong planning, organization and prioritization skills; ability to manage multiple technical workstreams • Ability to work independently and deliver high-quality outputs within agreed deadlines • Strong communication, teamwork and stakeholder engagement skills • Ability to work effectively in multicultural and multi-stakeholder environments • Sound judgement, discretion and sensitivity in handling programme and sector information • Excellent written and spoken English

🏖️ Benefits

• UNESCO covers Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA) and travel expenses in line with relevant UNESCO rules and regulations • Remuneration proportionate to qualifications and experience and within UNESCO consultancy rates/monthly fees • Individuals from minority groups and indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply