National Education Programme Consultant at United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) – Lagos, Lagos State

UNICEF is recruiting a National Education Programme Consultant associated with Lagos for the remote ACCESS education programme assignment (Job No. 596755).

Responsibilities

• The main roles will be to coordinate, implement, monitor, and support the delivery of the ACCESS programme at LGA level, including supporting the:
• Identification and enrollment of out-of-school children with the school mobilization teams, schools and communities.
• Improvement of school attendance and retention with schools
• Transition of OOSC between education levels with schools and parents/caregivers.
• Enhancement of foundational literacy and numeracy outcomes with schools.
• Community engagement, ownership and social mobilization with all relevant stakeholders
• Schools, headteachers and teachers to improve learning quality.
• Sustainable community-based systems that support children’s continuous education and learning success.
• Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, including ensuring all data is collected, analyzed and used in a cyclical manner to improve enrolment and learning of all children in the selected schools

Minimum requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in education development, Foundational Learning, Sustainable development, Education Policy, Teacher Training, and any other educational fields
• Work Experience: Minimum eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in education programming, including:
• School-based programmes including headteacher training and school improvement plans
• Education programme implementation.
• Community-based education interventions.
• Out-of-school children programming.
• School enrolment and retention initiatives.
• Stakeholder engagement and partnership management.
• Monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
• School-based professional development programmes
• Working with government education systems in Nigeria.

Preferred

• Experience working in Lagos State with LASUBEB and LGEAs.
• Experience implementing donor-funded programmes.
• Experience working with UNICEF, UN agencies or international NGOs.

Skills

• Demonstrated expertise in education, out-of-school children programming, Community mobilisation, foundational literacy and numeracy, data analysis and reporting, and Social and behaviour change approaches
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with experience translating evidence for and communicating with a broad range of actors (including government) on sensitive issues.
• Strong writing skills in English
• Coaching and mentoring skills with headteachers, teachers, and community leaders
• Stakeholder relationship collaboration
• Proven experience of the OOSC and FLN landscape, ideally in Sub-Saharan Africa and Nigeria specifically

Language Requirements

• Fluency in English and Yoruba (is preferred). Ability to communicate effectively in additional local languages spoken in Lagos communities

Desirables

• Knowledge of the Nigerian political landscape and recent developments in education.
• Familiarity with the Nigerian education context
• Ability to present ideas concisely for diverse audiences and to give practical, actionable advice grounded in evidence.