National Institutional Capacity Assessment Consultant
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries and territories, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them fulfill their potential from early childhood through adolescence. We are committed, passionate, and proud of our work, viewing the promotion of every child's rights not just as a job, but as a calling. UNICEF fosters career growth with diverse professional and personal development opportunities.
Job Purpose
The consultant will conduct a comprehensive institutional capacity assessment of PETC Bara under the supervision of the Education Specialist. This role involves evaluating the institution's capabilities across organizational, technical, administrative, and operational domains to identify strengths, challenges, and capacity gaps. The assessment will also examine PETC's effectiveness in planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating professional development and capacity-building programs, including its readiness to support emerging educational priorities. The ultimate goal is to develop practical, actionable recommendations and an institutional capacity development roadmap to enhance PETC Bara's effectiveness in fulfilling its mandate and supporting the education sector in Nepal.
Responsibilities
The consultant is responsible for conducting a thorough institutional capacity assessment of PETC Bara, covering organizational, technical, administrative, and operational aspects. This includes identifying institutional strengths, challenges, capacity gaps, and potential risks. A key responsibility is to evaluate PETC's ability to effectively plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate professional development and capacity-building programs. The consultant will also examine the adequacy of existing organizational structures, staffing, systems, resources, and partnerships. Furthermore, the assessment will gauge PETC's readiness to address emerging educational priorities such as inclusive education, foundational learning, multilingual education, digital learning, and education in emergencies. Based on the findings, the consultant will develop practical recommendations and a comprehensive institutional capacity development roadmap to strengthen PETC Bara's mandate fulfillment and overall effectiveness within Nepal's education sector.
Work Experience
At least 10 years of progressively responsible professional experience in institutional assessment, organizational development, capacity assessment, or public sector reform. Demonstrated experience conducting institutional capacity assessments for government institutions, preferably in the education sector, and proven experience designing and facilitating organizational strengthening and capacity development processes.
Skills
Institutional and organizational capacity assessment methodologies, Governance and leadership assessment, Human resource and workforce capacity analysis, Strategic planning and results-based management, Public sector management and service delivery, Monitoring, evaluation, accountability, and learning systems, Financial and administrative systems assessment, Capacity development planning and organizational change management, Stakeholder consultation, Key informant interviews, Focus group discussions, Organizational diagnostics