Overview
Conduct a mid-term review of the GPE System Transformation and System Capacity Grants (STG and SCG) in Sierra Leone, assessing progress, identifying challenges, and recommending strategic adjustments and a sustainability plan.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare a comprehensive Inception Report.
- Conduct stakeholder consultations, key informant interviews (KIIs) and workshops.
- Conduct a comprehensive analysis of quantitative and qualitative data.
- Prepare a draft report synthesizing findings, including achievements, challenges, delivery modalities, gender and equity indicators, and recommendations.
- Incorporate feedback from Government, UNICEF and partners.
- Present the findings of the Mid-Term Review Report.
- Submit final Mid-Term Review report, final PPT presentation, updated results framework, and fact sheet.
Required Experience
- Monitoring and evaluation, particularly in conducting baseline, mid-term, or final reviews of large-scale education programs.
- Strong understanding of GPE-funded projects, including alignment with education sector plans.
- Proficiency in developing and implementing results frameworks, including theory of change, programmatic reviews, and performance monitoring.
- Proven experience in gender-responsive planning and addressing equity considerations for marginalized groups aligned with GPE priorities and national policies.
- Skilled in policy development and strategy alignment, ensuring coherence between national and global education objectives.
- Demonstrated ability to engage diverse stakeholders and facilitate workshops or validation sessions.
- Advanced research, analysis, and reporting skills.
- Demonstrated understanding of best practices in responsible use of AI tools for evaluation and writing purposes.
- Experience working in Sierra Leone’s education sector and on early learning is an advantage.
- Understanding of principles of child safeguarding and protection from sexual exploitation, abuse and violence is a minimum requirement.
Qualifications
Master’s degree in Education, Economics or Economics of Education, Public Policy and Administration, Monitoring and Evaluation, Statistics, Data Science or Information Management
