International Digital Education Consultancy (home based with possibility of travel)
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 as a calling. UNICEF fosters diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.
Job Purpose
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide specialized technical expertise to UNICEF Mongolia, supporting the advancement of key priorities in education-sector digital transformation. The assignment will focus on enhancing strategic planning, implementation, and monitoring of digital education initiatives. It involves providing technical inputs for developing and applying innovative and inclusive digital learning approaches and solutions, and generating evidence and knowledge to inform programme planning and decision-making. The consultancy will contribute to UNICEF Mongolia’s cooperation with the Ministry of Education and other partners by producing analyses, programme and policy inputs, implementation and monitoring products, knowledge products, and partnership materials. Emphasis will be placed on equitable access to digital learning, responsible integration of digital technologies, and ensuring interventions meet the needs of children in remote and underserved communities. The role also aims to strengthen strategic partnerships for digital education, including engagement with international stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Provide time-bound, specialized technical expertise to support UNICEF Mongolia in advancing key priorities related to education-sector digital transformation. Strengthen the strategic planning, implementation, and monitoring of digital education initiatives. Provide technical inputs for the development and application of innovative and inclusive digital learning approaches and solutions. Generate evidence and knowledge to inform programme planning and decision-making. Contribute to UNICEF Mongolia’s cooperation with the Ministry of Education and other relevant partners by producing specific technical analyses, programme and policy inputs, implementation and monitoring products, knowledge products, and partnership and resource-mobilization materials. Focus on strengthening equitable access to digital learning, supporting the effective and responsible integration of digital technologies and emerging innovations in education, and ensuring digital education interventions respond to the needs of children in remote, rural, disadvantaged, and underserved communities. Strengthen strategic partnerships for digital education, including engagement with Korean development cooperation partners and other international stakeholders, through the preparation of technical and programme inputs to support technical cooperation, resource mobilization, sustainability, and potential scale-up of UNICEF-supported initiatives. Deliver clearly defined and measurable outputs within the consultancy period to consolidate selected ongoing digital education initiatives and inform their further development, sustainability, and potential scale-up.
Work Experience
Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in international development, including substantial experience in the education sector.
Skills
Demonstrated knowledge and technical expertise in digital education, digital learning, and education-sector digital transformation., Strong understanding of education programme design, implementation, monitoring, and evidence generation., Ability to translate analysis and evidence into practical technical recommendations., Demonstrated ability to conduct research, policy analysis, technical assessments, and synthesis of quantitative and qualitative information., Ability to produce high-quality technical briefs, reports, programme documents, and knowledge products., Demonstrated strong knowledge of partnership development and resource mobilization., Ability to work effectively with government institutions, international organizations, development partners, and multidisciplinary teams in a multicultural environment., Experience with UNICEF, another UN agency, or international development organization in education or digital transformation (desirable)., Experience supporting government-led education-sector digital transformation strategies (desirable).