Country: Maldives
Closing date: 02 Jun 2018
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Reference Number: TOR/2018/16
1. Purpose of assignment (attach background documents if any)
Background:
In 2015, The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Maldives expressed interest in joining the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and requested for a GPE Grant to develop the Education Sector Plan for 2018-2022. To meet the grant requirement of the GPE, a National Education Consultation Committee (NECC) was formed to serve as the Local Education Group (LEG), and UNICEF was nominated as the Grant Agent (GA) and the Coordinating Agency (CA) for the management of the grant.
Subsequently Maldives received funding from the GPE to undertake a comprehensive education sector analysis (ESA) and develop its new education sector plan (ESP) for the next five-year period. A team of three consultants including an International Consultant (IC) and 2 Local Consultants together with the active engagement of respective teams from the Ministry of Education (MOE) are formulating the ESP. The team however, requires the technical support of a Monitoring and Evaluation Expert to develop the Monitoring and Evaluation Plan for the ESP.
This Terms of Reference (TOR) sets out the context and requirements, to recruit an international M&E Expert, to prepare the monitoring and evaluation plan for the ESP 2018 - 20122
2. Objectives and Scope of Work
The main objective of the assignment is to provide technical assistance to MoE, to develop a robust M&E framework for the ESP 2018-2022 including an operational plan for the M&E framework. The expert will also provide technical inputs on the Results Framework prepared by the MoE with support by the ESP technical team. The M&E expert will design an M&E System to enable the MoE to provide data on the achievement on the developmental objectives set out in the ESP, especially in relation to SDG4 targets. The M&E system will also include critical studies and evaluations included on the ESP, that will be necessary to monitor and evaluate the sector plan.
3. Duty station: The consultant will be based at the Ministry of Education
4. Supervisor
Programme Specialist, Education and WASH
The M&E Expert will work very closely with the International Consultant and the ESP team, The Policy Planning Committee (PPC) of the Ministry of Education and the Thematic Working Committees established for the coordination and development of the ESP
5. Major tasks to be accomplished
Major activities
Deliverables
1. Provide inputs to the MoE (ESP team) on indicators of programs’ activities to measure programs outputs and outcomes. Review indicators for relevance, coherence, significance, and cost implications and propose amendments to improve them.
Final Results framework
2. Finalize the Results Frame work of the ESP (Results, indicators, baselines and targets)
3. Prepare the Monitoring and Evaluation System for the ESP (Framework and M&E Manual) that will include (but are not limited to):
Final M&E Framework for the ESP 2018-2022 including the implementation plan.
Final Implementation Manual
4. Develop an implementation Manual for the M&E framework, consisting of:
5. Present the M& E system (Framework and implementation manual) to the Policy, Planning Committee for finalization.
6. Estimated duration of contract It is estimated that the project will take approximately 30 working days between June – July 2018.
7. Official travel involved 1 trip to Male’, Maldives. Travel cost shall be calculated based on economy class travel, regardless of the length of travel. Costs for accommodation and meals shall not exceed applicable daily subsistence allowance (DSA) rates for Male’, as promulgated by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC).
8. Qualifications or specialized knowledge and/or experience required
Education:An advanced university degree (Master's) in Social Sciences, Public Administration, Demography, Development Planning, Statistics or a directly-related technical field(s) is required.Experience:
1. At least five years of experience in project/programme monitoring and evaluation; planning, management; and implementation of projects and programs.2. Proven competence in the establishment, implementation and evaluation of M&E systems.3. Experience in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of Education programmes will be an asset.4. Good knowledge of Information Communication Technology (ICT) applications and proficient with project planning software or related tools. 5. Excellent interpersonal, communication skills and ability to participate effectively in multi-disciplinary teams, 6. Fluency in written and spoken English and excellent report writing skills in English.7. Ability to analyze issues technically and contribute to high-level policy dialogue with the Government.
9. Payment Schedule
Major activities and deliverables
Payment %
Final Results framework
30%
Final M&E Framework for the ESP 2018-2022 including the implementation plan
50%
Final Implementation Manual
20%
UNICEF will only make milestone payment based on achievement of specific deliverables as listed in this TOR. Also note that UNICEF does not make advance payment and UNICEF is exempted from paying VAT and any other forms of taxes.
Interested international consultants should submit an Expression of Interest along with;
Deadline for application is 2nd June 2018, 6:00 pm (west Asia standard time)
Application with
UNICEF may also ask for submission of relevant work.
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Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
How to apply:
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