National Consultancy - Education Officer, Digital Learning at UNICEF

Activities, Tasks, Outputs and Deliverables

Under the general guidance and supervision of the Education Specialist (Quality), the consultant has the following key functions/accountabilities:

• Contribute to the design and management of digital learning initiatives that are aligned with the global Reimagine Education initiative
• Contribute to the deployment of accessible digital content, the provision and scaling of internet connectivity to schools, teacher training, affordable data, empowerment of youth and digital monitoring.
• Contribute to project management processes, generation, and review of terms of reference and vendor selection for the digital learning initiatives.
• Collect, analyze and share information on implementation of digital learning initiatives.
• Contribute to the development and quality control activities during planning and deployment of digital learning initiatives – with a strong focus on the inclusion of the most marginalized/vulnerable children in the most deprived counties of Kenya.
• Prepare draft inputs for programme/donor reporting on digital learning initiatives.
• Undertake field visits and surveys and share information with stakeholders to assess progress and challenges. Report on critical issues, bottlenecks and potential problems for timely action to achieve results.
• Draft communication and information materials for CO programme advocacy to promote awareness, establish partnerships, and support fundraising for education programmes.
• Support the education specialist in research information on potential donors and prepare resource mobilization materials and briefs for fundraising and partnership development purposes.
• Provide support in identifying, capturing, synthesizing, and sharing lessons learned for knowledge development and capacity development of stakeholders.
• Research, benchmark and report on best and cutting-edge practices for development of knowledge sharing products and systems, updating the inventory of digital learning initiatives and Innovations, assets, resources, and networks
• Participate as a resource person in capacity-building initiatives to enhance the competencies of clients and stakeholders on digital learning.

Expected Results

The following outputs shall be expected of the Education Officer:

• UNICEF’s current work on connecting schools and digital learning is reviewed with highlights of gaps, opportunities and recommendations for improvement.
• A strategy for UNICEF KCO engagement in ICT in education is drafted with the support of the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office. This should include mapping of current stakeholders working in the area of ICT in education and recommendations for areas of engagement for UNICEF to consider based on the needs on the ground and UNICEF’s global, regional and local comparative advantage.
• UNICEF’s work on Digital Learning in Kenya is supported including the development, implementation, management and monitoring of projects and partnerships on digital content, teacher capacity building, connectivity to school, empowerment of children and youth and digital monitoring.
• Technical Assistance, and support to the development and implementation of the policy framework legislation for the national ICT in education including digital learning is provided
• Opportunities for resource mobilization are identified, new partnerships and proposals are developed in close collaboration with Kenya Country Office Focal Points and other stakeholders.
• Technical assistance and support in the development of reports on digital learning initiatives in Kenya.
• Lessons learned and best practices are identified, synthesized, and analyzed for integration into broader knowledge management

Minimum Qualifications required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or other related areas.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

• A minimum of three (3) years of professional experience in education, innovation in teaching and learning, digital content development and relevant technical field.
• Experience with monitoring and evaluation of projects with multi-partner engagement.
• Experience working in digital learning with the Ministry of Education among other organizations.
• Ability to work and coordinate efficiently and effectively with project members in various locations and from multiple organizations
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability to write succinctly and clearly.
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili is required, strong written and verbal competency is necessary.