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Senior TEP Review Consultant, Sudan
UNESCO seeks a consultant to monitor Sudan’s Transitional Education Plan, lead review workshops, and report on progress. The role also supports stakeholder consultations and planning for the post-2027 Education Sector Plan.
Description
- Plan and facilitate three in-person reviews of Sudan’s Transitional Education Plan, including preparation, evidence review, action tracking and reporting
- Track implementation against the plan’s results framework and matrix
- Assess targets, milestones and delivery constraints
- Revise the plan and related tools each year, subject to review and approval
- Write the 2026 and 2027 annual progress reports
- Record outcomes, shortfalls, contextual changes, lessons and recommendations
- Contribute technical input to monthly Local Education Group and working-group meetings
- Help prepare the post-2027 Education Sector Plan through evidence review, roadmap development, inclusive consultations and priority setting
- Deliver a final consultancy report
- Take part in monthly Local Education Group and working-group activities and continue tracking the plan’s results framework and implementation matrix
Requirements
- Advanced degree in education, education planning, public policy, development studies, monitoring and evaluation, or a related discipline
- At least 10 years of relevant work in education sector planning, monitoring, evaluation or programme management
- Experience with education sector or transitional plans, results frameworks, multi-stakeholder reviews and analytical progress reporting
- Strong analytical, monitoring, facilitation, coordination, reporting and implementation-planning abilities
- Familiarity with coordination arrangements between government and development partners
- Excellent spoken and written English
- Experience in Global Partnership for Education-supported planning and strengthening system capacity
- Experience working in fragile, conflict-affected or emergency settings
- Knowledge of Sudan’s education system and institutional context
- Experience facilitating inclusive consultations and consolidating evidence for education sector planning
- Working knowledge of Arabic
Benefits
- External applicants may apply
- Eight-month contract
- Remote work location
- Contribute to UNESCO education initiatives and work supported by the Global Partnership for Education
- Possible inclusion in UNESCO Talent Pools, with the candidate’s consent