Skills measurement – Strengthening the Use of Learning assessment and skills measurement data, Global Education Practice - Data, Economics and Assessment for Learning and Skills Team, remote with travel, 9.5 months, # 594590

UN Children's Fund - UNICEF

Consultant Closes 03 Aug 2026 11 days left

Overview

Provide technical expertise to support UNICEF’s work on the assessment and measurement of learning and skills, including developing global mappings and documenting approaches to measuring various skills.


Key Responsibilities
  • Develop global mappings of best practices in assessment design, implementation, and use.
  • Document approaches to measuring socio-emotional learning (SEL), transferable skills, digital skills, green skills, and learning outcomes within digital solutions.
  • Contribute to the development of tools, guidance, and capacity-strengthening initiatives.
  • Cultivate greater consensus on the taxonomy of skills.
  • Provide technical support to up to six countries to strengthen the implementation and use of SEL and transferable skills assessments.
  • Draft an optional SEL module for SEA-PLM 2029 in close collaboration with the SEA-PLM Secretariat.
Required Experience

At least six years of professional experience in learning assessment and skills measurement, including assessment design and implementation, framework development, data analysis and interpretation, evidence synthesis, best-practice mapping, and reporting and use of learning outcomes to inform policy and practice. Demonstrated experience in the assessment and measurement of socio-emotional learning (SEL), transferable skills, digital skills, green skills, and/or other emerging competency domains. Proven experience conducting research, landscape reviews, global mappings, technical studies, and the development of guidance, tools, frameworks, or knowledge products. Demonstrated knowledge of innovative approaches to learning measurement, including digital assessment tools, learning analytics, adaptive assessment, and the responsible application of artificial intelligence (AI) in assessment design, implementation, data analysis, and evidence use. Experience providing technical assistance to governments, education stakeholders, and development partners on learning assessment systems, capacity strengthening, and the use of assessment evidence to improve education policies, programmes, and learning outcomes.

Qualifications

Advanced degree in education, educational measurement, statistics, assessment, psychology, data science, or a related field.

Other Details
Languages Required
Fluency in English is required.
Languages Preferred
Working knowledge of French is desirable.
Contract Duration
9.5 months
Work Modality
remote with travel
Remuneration
Not specified
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