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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.

For every child, an education

How can you make a difference?

Scope of Work:

The specific activities under the above objective are the following:

1. Perform a review of the existing global and regional literature on learning assessments and their use at different levels, through a snowball approach, and including (but not limited tkey documents and guidelines from allchildrenlearning.org, UNICEF, the World Bank, UNESCO, Global Partnership of Education and academia.
2. Conduct a comprehensive mapping and strengths/weaknesses analysis of existing learning assessment tools used by South Asian countries, including in relation to inclusivity for children with disabilities, environmental knowledge, mental health/psychosocial support (PS, and digitalization possibility.

Develop/adapt a simple analytical framework for analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the learning assessments

Coordinate the collection and mapping of learning assessment tools in use in all 8 South Asian countries (both by the education system in formal schools and in emergency programme, in coordination with the UNICEF Country Offices

Prepare report with both countryspecific and regional analysis (of the strengths and weaknesseand actionable recommendations as well as a repository with the assessment tools (and test item.

Conduct a comprehensive mapping and analysis of the use (or lacof existing learning assessment within the education system and in emergency settings. Analysis of the use within the education system should include national level (e.g. for informing policy making and/or reporting to SD, imidtier management level (for monitoring and supporting school, iischool level (e.g. through formative assessment for targeted instructioand igrassroot/community level (e.g. within school dashboards for supporting social accountabilit. Analysis in emergency settings should include the use by emergency response planners and programme managers, iteachers and learning centers managers and iiCommunity frontline workers

Develop an inception report including the methodology and instruments to be used (such as Key Informant Interviews; or focus groups as relevanfor the analysis of the use of learning assessments (both by the education system in formal schools and in emergency programmes

For each of the 8 South Asian Countries: define the list of key stakeholders to engage with for online interviews/focus groups and conduct the research by applying the methodology and instruments agreed.

Analyze the interview transcripts and information collected from other instruments and prepare a report with both countryspecific and regional information (including best practiceand actionable recommendations for an improved useat different levels and by different stakeholdersof learning assessment for improving learning

Work assignments:

1. Literature review on learning assessments and their use at different levels and analytical framework for analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of learning assessments frameworand related recommendations as well as repository of tools: literature review and analytical framework
2. Report with the mapping and analysis of the existing learning assessment tools in South Asian countries (using the analytical frameworand related recommendations as well as repository of tools; Mapping and analysis of learning assessment tools and recommendations
3. Inception report including the methodology and instruments to be used for the analysis of the use of learning assessments (both by the education system in formal schools and in emergency programmesinception report for the analysis of the use of learning assessments
4. Report with the analysis of the use of existing learning assessment tools, best practices and actionable (regional and countryspecifirecommendations for an improved useat different levels and by different stakeholdersof learning assessment for improving learning outcomes: analysis of the use of existing learning assessment tools, best practices and recommendations

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

Educational qualification: Bachelor’s degree.

• Relevant experience in an UN system agency or organization is considered as an asset Minimum of 57 years of professional experience at a national and international level in education or economics or psychometrics.
• Experience in designing and implementing assessment instruments.
• Knowledge of statistics and data analysis.
• Experience designing and applying key informant interview.
• Relevant experience in the South Asia region is considered as an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITA.

To view our competency framework, please visit  here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socioeconomic background, or any other personal characteristic.

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 zerotolerance 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(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 coverag. 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 (applicabland 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 fullyvaccinated status against SARSCoV2 (Covid19) with a World Health Organization (WHendorsed 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.