The consultant will advance the integration of the 2024 INEE Minimum Standards into education planning in South Sudan by engaging stakeholders, delivering capacity-building activities, developing practical tools, and providing direct technical support to ensure application within current planning efforts such as Transitional Education Plans and Humanitarian Response Plans.
Responsibilities
- Conduct a desk-based assessment to identify key education planning processes where the 2024 INEE Minimum Standards can be incorporated, ensuring alignment with national strategies and crisis-responsive priorities.
- Lead a launch workshop to introduce the project, present the updated INEE Minimum Standards, and demonstrate their relevance to national education planning cycles.
- Deliver capacity-building workshops for national and subnational education actors, emphasizing practical use of the INEE MS and jointly creating a localized user guide.
- Produce a practical and accessible INEE MS Planning User Guide tailored to South Sudan, including checklists, templates, implementation steps, and real-world examples.
- Conduct targeted technical support sessions and consultations with education planning entities such as the Ministry of Education, Education Cluster, and Technical Working Groups to embed INEE MS in planning documents.
- Offer hands-on support during the development or revision of planning documents by reviewing drafts, aligning content with INEE MS principles, and advising on inclusion of relevant standards.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience working in education in emergencies or crisis-affected settings.
- Strong knowledge of the INEE Minimum Standards or similar education frameworks in humanitarian contexts.
- Proven track record in education sector planning, including Transitional Education Plans, Education Sector Plans, or Humanitarian Response Plans.
- Experience facilitating training and workshops for government and non-government stakeholders.
- Ability to design practical and user-friendly tools and guidance materials for education planning.
- High proficiency in written and spoken English.
- Capacity to collaborate effectively with UN agencies, coordination clusters, and government ministries.
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical inputs to education planning documents.
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with the education landscape in South Sudan or the East Africa region.
- Experience engaging with the IASC Education Cluster or similar coordination mechanisms.
- Understanding of disaster risk reduction policies and their integration into education planning.
- Prior experience adapting global education standards to local contexts.
Tech Stack
INEE Minimum Standards (2024), Education Sector Planning Tools, Transitional Education Plans (TEPs), Humanitarian Response Plans (HRPs), Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) frameworks, Stakeholder consultation methodologies, Training and facilitation tools, Document review and technical writing
Compensation
Not specified
Work Arrangement
Local-country — Juba, South Sudan — Consultant must be based in or travel to Juba for in-person engagements; remote work permitted for specific tasks.
Team
Consultant will collaborate with a multi-agency team, report to the INEE Minimum Standards Coordinator, and work in coordination with UNICEF, UNESCO, and IASC Education Cluster country teams.
- Solutions-driven
- Passionate change-making
- Humanitarian focus
- Global impact orientation
- Commitment to dignity, safety, and hope for crisis-affected populations
Additional Information
- This is a consultancy role, not a permanent employment position.
- The consultant is responsible for their own travel, accommodation, and equipment costs; no financial support will be provided by IRC/INEE.
- The project is part of a Proof of Concept initiative with potential for future expansion.
- Deliverables are organized across three phases: Inception, Development of Tools and Capacity Sharing, and Integration into Planning Processes.
- Phase 1 deliverables include a Project Roadmap Document and one stakeholder workshop with a feedback summary.
- Phase 2 deliverables include two orientation and consultation workshops with materials and attendance reports, and a final draft of the INEE MS Planning User Guide in English.
- Phase 3 deliverables include at least three targeted technical engagement sessions with reports and technical inputs to a minimum of two draft planning documents.
- Fluency in English is required for all documentation and communication.
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