Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Measurement and Monitoring Coordinators at the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) - 3 Openings

United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (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.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Individual Contractor - Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Measurement and Monitoring Coordinator

Job no: 554366
Locations: Maiduguri - Borno, Adamawa and Yobe
Contract type: Consultant, Individual Contractor Full-Time
Level: Consultancy
Categories: Education

Scope of Work
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Nigeria is seeking the interest of a qualified Teaching at the Right Monitoring and Measurement (M&M) Coordinator:

• Work with the M&M TaRL Africa Central Team, UNICEF team and government officials to:
  • Design a strong measurement and monitoring strategy which integrates as much as possible into existing systems
  • Develop a strong understanding of government measurement and monitoring systems
  • Develop and pilot measurement and aggregation tools for data collection
  • Collaborate with partners to incorporate measurement and monitoring best practices into the overall design
• Support government through the process of assessment and monitoring data collection:
  • Conduct school visits and engage actively with the government during critical data collection periods to troubleshoot as necessary At the moment there are 386 schools across 24 LGAs in BAY states.
  • Communicate and connect with monitoring and mentoring staff within state government regularly through face- to- face meetings, WhatsApp and phone calls
  • Develop electronic assessment tools as at when needed by the state government
  • Coordinate reflection meetings and focus group discussions
  • Collate monitoring information and develop case studies to highlight project impact and learning
  • Support the sharing of programme best practices through formal and informal workshops
• Regularly share with team and government officials on implementation challenges and successes one can see from the data, and help highlight areas which require attention
  • Analyze and present findings from the data to key stakeholders
  • Develop a dashboard to make insights from the data available to state/LGA government actors, and the TaRL team regularly.
  • Share lessons learned from programme implementation with government stakeholders, donors and other partners and support them in decision-making
• Build capacity of Education Management Information System (EMIS) and Quality Assurance (QA) officials to understand and analyze data, and this will include
  • Design and lead capacity building workshops on project monitoring, data collection and use
  • Train EMIS officers on simple data cleaning, analysis and use on a regular basis
  • Regularly visit schools to support government actors and build a better understanding of how measurement works within schools
•  Support documentation and reporting efforts
  • Contribute to the compilation of reports for project stakeholders and donors
  • Contribute to the documentation of measures of the project’s Value for Money
  • Support programme leads in preparing technical and programme reports
• Also, the M&M Coordinator will be expected to Support the management of key relationships with stakeholders in state and national education systems, particularly UNICEF, the State Ministry of Education, the State Universal Basic Education Board, Local Government Education Authorities

Minimum Qualifications Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Education, Development Studies or its equivalent. Relevant training and experience in a related field will be considered.
• Minimum of 3 years demonstrable professional experience in implementing Education and learning outcomes improvement interventions.
• Proven ability to work independently under difficult conditions
• Excellent communication and advocacy skills.

Knowledge / Expertise / Skills required:

• Experience working in Northern Nigeria preferably conversant with the state(s) of assignment.
• Experience in team management.
• Good command of written and spoken English.
• Language skills: Hausa and/or Kanuri and Fulfulde languages.
• Strong preference for Borno, Adamawa, Yobe State residents.
• Experience working with Nigerian government offices.
• Experience working on educational programmes at a large scale.

Application Closing Date
30th August, 2022 ( W. Central Africa Standard Time ).

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Note

• For every Child, you demonstrate:
  • UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA). 
  • To view our competency framework, please visit here. 
• UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
• UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 
• 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 be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.

Remarks

• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 
• Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage).
• Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 
• The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract.
• Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.