ICT in Education Expert at Global E-Schools and Communities Initiative (GESCI)

Theme: National ICT in Education initiatives and programmes: lessons learned.

Proposed Sub-thematic Areas

• Technology deployment for ICT integration in teaching and learning: involving schools / ecosystem development.
• Tools and instruments that can inform ICT integration and deployment in education.

Context

• Policies are usually developed by external consultants with little experience in ICT integration at both school and local/national system levels in Africa.
• Focus is on technology deployment rather than on integration in teaching/learning.
• Schools and teachers are not involved in policy/strategy design and implementation.

Challenges

• Lack of collaboration between MoEs and Ministries in charge of ICT, Planning and Finance, i.e. lack of policy coherence
• Lack of tools/instruments to inform costing of national initiatives/programmes.

 

• Requirements for the consultant:

Highly Desired

 

• Specialist in ICT integration in education.
• Expert with deep, comprehensive understanding of ICT integration and related solutions at conceptual and implementation level.
• Vast experience publishing online research-backed blogs, articles and papers on ICT in Education
• Minimum five years’ track record of writing engaging research-backed blogs.
• Minimum five years’ experience in facilitating engaging and interactive online vibrant group discussions.

Required

• Minimum Master’s degree in ICT/ Education, ICT in Education related discipline.
• Proven track record in designing and implementing project/programmes in relation to the theme mentioned above within the African the context.
• Minimum five years’ experience in ICT in Education, preferably in the African context.
• Expertise in articulating ideas/concepts simply, engagingly, clearly and in a focused manner
• Substantial professional online presence.

 

• Deliverables and timelines for delivery:

Deliverables

 

Deadline

 

• Propose the research-backed blog and webinar topics in line with the mentioned theme and validate them with GESCI LN4SD team.

Week 1

 

 

• Draft the research-backed blog as per agreed title and theme.
• Share the draft research blog (write-up) with GESCI team for review and update according to feedback.

Week 2

 

 

• Publish the blog on the Leadership Network for Sustainable Development website

End of week 2

 

 

• Carry out webinar (presentation: 20 min and discussion: 40 min)

Mid-week 4

• Duration: The time frame for the consultancy assignment is as below:
• Start date: 1 July 2017
• Finish date: 31 july 2017

 

• Consultancy Fee: The consultancy fee will be Euro 2000. This amount is inclusive of 20% withholding tax in Kenya. This tax amount shall be deducted and paid to Kenya Revenue Authority and the certification shall be provided to consultants
• Payment schedule:

 

• 100% upon successful execution of the deliverables after the four weeks

 

• Confidentiality and Copyright: The consultant will be required to sign a confidentiality clause whereby information accessed through this activity can only be disclosed and shared with authorised members of the ALICT programme. GESCI will have ownership over any Intellectual Property developed for or derived from this consultancy engagement.