UNESCO Announces Consultancy Opportunity for Rapid End-of-Project Evaluation of PAVEU Initiative Across 5 African Countries

Overview

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, through its International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa, is seeking qualified consultancy firms and institutions to conduct a rapid end-of-project evaluation. The assessment focuses on the initiative titled Empowering Female Teachers and School Leaders through Integrating Mobile-based Learning in the Pan African Virtual and Electronic University Initiative. The evaluation covers five countries namely Algeria, Cameroon, Kenya, Nigeria and South Sudan, targeting 37 institutions involved in the project.

Who can apply

This opportunity is open to qualified consultancy firms and institutions that possess relevant professional experience. Applicants must provide a team leader holding at least a master degree in education, social sciences, development studies, monitoring and evaluation or a related field. The team must have a minimum of five years of experience in project evaluations, endline assessments or similar tasks, alongside expertise in mixed-methods research and data analysis. Additional requirements include strong research and writing skills, a gender-balanced team, multi-country research coordination experience, proficiency in English, and adequate French-language capabilities within the proposed team.

Requirements

Interested applicants must submit technical and financial proposals as part of their application. The selected consultancy will be expected to utilize a mixed-methods approach encompassing quantitative surveys, qualitative interviews, focus group discussions and document reviews across the platform and technology, learning content, training and capacity development, and institutional engagement areas.