Job Description

Parent Sector : Education Sector (ED)

Duty Station: Dakar

Job Family: Education

Type of contract : Non Staff

Duration of contract : From 7 to 11 months

Recruitment open to : External candidates

Application Deadline (Midnight Duty Station Time) : 2026-02-06

UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST

Consultancy Overview

The M&E Support consultant will provide coordination and technical support to select and ongoing education for health and wellbeing operational research, program monitoring and evaluation activities across the UNESCO’s Section of Health and Education, the West and Central African region (WCA), and the East and Southern African region (ESA) for a duration of 11 months These M&E activities which are described in detail below include coordination support for the implementation of the WHO’s Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) and Global School Health Policies and Practices Survey (G-SHPPS) across 26 focal countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

The M&E Support consultant will be positioned within the Health and Education Section, providing technical program support to all coordination-related needs of the GSHS and G-SHPPS surveys across select O3 program countries in WCA and ESA.

The specific research, evidence generation and M&E tasks to be carried out by the consultant are described below:

Long Description

1. Operational Coordination for the GSHS and G-SHPPS surveys across implementing countries

• Provide technical guidance and support on issues related to school health surveys, providing guidance and support to UNESCO, WHO, and Ministries of Health and Education to implement GSHS/G-SHPPS survey plans.
• Support data analysis and dissemination once data collection is completed. This includes assisting in the interpretation of findings, preparing reports, and developing materials for sharing results with stakeholders at regional and global levels.
• Plan and organize a data validation workshop with participation from all survey countries. This includes coordinating logistics, developing the workshop agenda, preparing materials, facilitating sessions, and ensuring engagement of all relevant stakeholders.

• Collaborate with the SO1 team at HQ to implement the section’s programme of work “Planning for healthy and thriving learners” working to provide countries with technical support and policy guidance to integrate health, well-being and associated themes into Education sector plans.

• Develop data collection tools and outline processes to collect primary data from WCA countries to obtain identified process and outcome level WCA commitment indicator performance measures.
• Provide support to WCA countries to mainstream WCA commitment indicator measures in routine reporting systems for reporting consistency and regularity.

• Provide technical and coordination support to the development of UNESCO’s report on School violence through the collation of required datasets
• Provide support to collating indicator measures to populate the Result and Accountability Framework (RAF) for the section’s work across HQ, and regional offices (WCA, ESA, AP, LAC and EECA).

COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial)

Planning and organizing (C)Innovation (C)Results focus (C)Accountability (C)Teamwork (C)Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement (C)Communication (C)Professionalism (C)

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For detailed information, please consult the UNESCO Competency Framework

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in coordinating large-scale survey projects, in the fields of public health or education.
• Demonstrated expertise in survey methodologies, data collection techniques, and data management practices.
• At least 2 years of experience working with international organizations, government agencies, and diverse cultural contexts.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in statistical software and data analysis tools.
• Advanced degree in public health, epidemiology, education, or a related field is preferred.
• Excellent knowledge of English and good knowledge of French (written/spoken/reading comprehension) .

BENEFITS AND ENTITLEMENTS

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SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application and provide complete and accurate information. To apply, please visit the UNESCO careers website. No modifications can be made to the application submitted.

The evaluation of candidates is based on the criteria in the vacancy notice, and may include tests and/or assessments, as well as an interview.

UNESCO uses communication technologies such as video or teleconference, e-mail correspondence, etc. for the assessment and evaluation of candidates.

Please note that only selected candidates will be further contacted and candidates in the final selection step will be subject to reference checks based on the information provided.

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