National Consultant – Regional Mapping of STEM Education

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🇬🇲 Gambia – 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

• Ensure high-quality data collection in The Gambia for the regional mapping of STEM education in West Africa • Disseminate the adapted English questionnaire among STEM ecosystem stakeholders in The Gambia • Identify and mobilize respondents from educational institutions, ministries, private sector, civil society organizations, development partners and other relevant stakeholders • Monitor response rates and data quality throughout the collection process • Provide methodological support and answer respondents' questions in coordination with the Regional Consultant • Report regularly to the Regional Consultant on data collection progress • Contribute contextual information for regional analysis • Participate in a methodological orientation session • Develop a national dissemination and mobilization plan • Identify key institutions across primary, secondary and higher education, technical and vocational training, private sector and civil society • Prepare a final report covering the process, response rate and limitations • Provide clarifications needed for regional analysis and report drafting • Work under the direct technical and methodological supervision of the Regional Consultant, in close coordination with UNESCO's Regional Office in Dakar • Deliver a national outreach and mobilisation plan and list of identified institutions/respondents • Conduct questionnaire distribution and active respondent engagement • Submit a final data collection report

🎯 Requirements

• Advanced university degree (bachelor's degree at minimum) in education sciences, statistics, social sciences, STEM or a related field • Prior experience in data collection, surveys or studies in the education sector or a related sector, in The Gambia • Good knowledge of the education system and key stakeholders of the STEM ecosystem in The Gambia • Strong communication skills and ability to mobilize institutional partners • Proficiency in English (required) • Knowledge of French or Portuguese is an asset • Prior experience working with international organizations is an advantage • Ability to identify and mobilize relevant institutions and stakeholders in The Gambia • Ability to prepare a technical note and financial proposal • Applications must be submitted through UNESCO's SuccessFactors platform in the specified format

🏖️ Benefits

• Contract duration of two (2) months • Payment in instalments based on validation of deliverables: 30% upon validation of D1, 40% upon validation of D2, and 30% upon validation of D3 • Fee, payment schedule and other contractual conditions confirmed according to UNESCO rules applicable to individual consultant contracts • Mainly remote work arrangement • Occasional in-country travel as needed to mobilize respondents • Opportunity to work with UNESCO and international stakeholders • Candidates from minority and indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply