Skills and digital economy technical consultant, GPD, Education CoE, 12 months, Amman, Jordan (Remote with travel)

Organizational Context

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling. UNICEF is a place where careers are built, offering diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this consultancy is to generate a comprehensive, evidence-driven analysis of adolescent and youth skills needs, skills portability options, and user journeys across digital learning to earning pathways. This work aims to document skills needs, portability, and how young people discover, access, navigate, complete, and transition from digital learning opportunities into economic outcomes across multiple country contexts. The analysis will focus on blended, low-tech, offline-capable, and mobile-first delivery models, reflecting the realities of learning in low-resource and displacement settings. The consultancy will produce actionable insights and recommendations that strengthen UNICEF’s programming in skills development, portable digital competencies, and school-to-work transitions, equipping country offices and partners with practical guidance.

Responsibilities

The consultant will review relevant data, conduct interviews, and analyze user journeys across selected digital learning-to-earning platforms in PROSPECTS implementing countries, synthesizing findings to identify key enablers and constraints along these pathways. These insights from user journey documentation will directly inform and shape the skills mapping exercise, ensuring that identified skills demands are grounded in actual platform use and transition experiences. This sequencing ensures that evidence on real learning-to-earning pathways systematically informs demand-side skills analysis, strengthening alignment and relevance across focus countries. Deliverables include a Document Review and Inception Report; draft and final reports on Skills Needs Mapping and Skills Portability Options for the Digital Economy, and Documentation of User Journeys on Digital Learning-to-Earning Platforms; and presentation decks summarizing evidence and recommendations for strategic discussions and advocacy. The consultant will also produce advisory outputs and develop practical tools and guidance materials to strengthen UNICEF country offices' capacity in Skills & Secondary Education.

Work Experience

A minimum of 8 years of professional experience in education, programme management, digital system development, or education technology solutions.

Skills

Education, Programme management, Digital system development, Education technology solutions, Data analysis, User journey mapping, Skills needs assessment, Report writing, Presentation skills, Capacity building, Advisory services, Research

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