Program Coordinating Consultant, Kathmandu, Nepal, Remotely, 12 Months (Open only for Nationals of Nepal) Req#596773
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them reach their full potential. We are committed, passionate, and proud of our work, viewing the promotion of children's rights not just as a job but as a calling. UNICEF fosters diverse opportunities for professional and personal growth.
Job Purpose
The consultant will provide comprehensive programme management, coordination, and technical support for UNICEF's EdTech initiative, focusing on enhancing foundational learning outcomes in Nepal. This role involves supporting the planning, implementation, monitoring, and scaling of technology-enabled learning interventions, ensuring they align with national education priorities and evidence-based strategies for literacy and numeracy. The consultant will act as the key liaison for stakeholder coordination, managing timelines, ensuring quality, supporting partners, tracking performance, and identifying opportunities to leverage technology for improved teaching, learning, assessment, and teacher professional development, ultimately accelerating progress for vulnerable children.
Responsibilities
The consultant will lead the management and coordination of the EdTech and foundational learning initiative, developing and maintaining implementation plans, risk registers, and tracking systems. They will coordinate with government counterparts, implementing partners, schools, development partners, and technical experts, ensuring timely delivery of activities and milestones. The role involves facilitating regular meetings, identifying implementation bottlenecks, proposing corrective actions, and supporting procurement and deployment processes for digital learning solutions. Additionally, the consultant will provide technical guidance on using EdTech for foundational literacy and numeracy, ensuring digital solutions are pedagogically sound and aligned with the curriculum. They will review digital content, learning platforms, and assessment tools, supporting the integration of child-centred, inclusive, and multilingual approaches. The consultant will also identify and promote innovative EdTech practices suitable for Nepal, ensuring technology interventions enhance teaching and learning. A key aspect is serving as the liaison between UNICEF, government, partners, and schools, and supporting engagement with federal and provincial stakeholders.
Work Experience
A minimum of five years of professional experience in programme management, coordination, and technical support in the education sector, with a focus on educational technology and foundational learning. Experience working in developing country contexts, preferably in South Asia, is desirable.
Skills
Programme Management, Coordination, Technical Support, EdTech Implementation, Foundational Learning, Stakeholder Engagement, Monitoring and Evaluation, Risk Management, Pedagogical Soundness, Digital Learning Solutions, Partnership Building, Reporting