JUNIOR CONSULTANT TO SUPPORT IIEP DAKAR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) ACTIVITIES

Within IIEP's 11th Medium-Term Strategy, the consultant will contribute to support the design, planning and execution of IIEP Dakar’s R&D portfolio and activities.

The consultancy will run from mid-January to mid-December 2023 (11 months) and requires full-time commitment.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Advanced university degree (at least Master’s or equivalent) in Education, Economics, Political Science, Behavioral Sciences, Public Policy, Sociology, International Development, or related social sciences. 
  • Minimum two (2) years of relevant work experience in applied research or/and policy analysis in education or/and related social sector issues in developing countries (preferably in Africa).
  • Demonstrated experience in conducting rigorous quantitative and/or qualitative research (design, collection, cleaning, coding and analysis of administrative data, surveys, interviews, focus groups, etc.), and data analysis skills.
  • Proven skills in producing high quality written documents (concept notes, media products, policy briefs, working papers, blog posts, literature and desk reviews, synthesis, etc.).
  • Ability to communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders and audiences, both verbal and written.
  • Good understanding of the challenges of education in Africa.
  • Proven organizational skills, and able to multitask.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multicultural environment.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Ability to work independently and collaborate with colleagues to achieve organizational and team goals.
  • Ability to travel internationally, including fragile and challenging context countries.
  • Excellent written and oral proficiency in French or English and good knowledge of the other.

APPLICATION PROCESS

Candidates who meet the required qualifications are invited to apply by submitting updated CV (maximum five pages), and a technical and financial proposal (maximum 3 pages) to consultant.r&d@iiep.unesco.org by December 10th, 2022.

Please include the words JC-RD in the subject line of the email, along with your last name (for example JC-RD-Smith).

The technical proposal should outline the candidate’s understanding of this ToR and specify how his/her experience are aligned with the activities to be conducted. The financial proposal should specify the candidate’s proposed monthly free. The applications that do not include this information will not be considered for the following phases of the selection process.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Please consult the Terms of Reference.