Team Leader for Scoping What Works Hub for Global Education (WWHGE) priorities in Nepal

Team Leader for Scoping What Works Hub for Global Education (WWHGE) priorities in Nepal

The overall objective of the assignment is to provide an analysis of the context of the education sector in Nepal.

Details

Closing date: Monday 03 February 2025

Role overview

About the British Council

The British Council is the UK’s organisation for international cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. Through our arts, education and English programmes, we give opportunities to hundreds of millions of people worldwide each year. We are on the ground in six continents and over 100 countries. The British Council has been operating in Nepal since 1959.

The British Council’s education work is far-reaching and covers nearly all 110+ countries where we do business. Our education programmes, which are core to our charitable purpose, are built to give people opportunities, make connections to the UK, and engender trust. The British Council believes that by delivering education programmes that are mutually beneficial to the UK and other countries, we will create more understanding and links between people, making a brighter future for all of us.

About What Works Hub for Global Education (WWHGE)

The What Works Hub for Global Education is an international partnership working out how to implement education reforms at scale, aiming to increase literacy and numeracy. The WWHGE aims to improve how evidence is communicated and used at all levels of government and all stages of the delivery cycle, supporting evidence-based and cost-effective education policies that improve learning for all.

Strategic partners include UK government’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) – the primary funder, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, World Bank, USAID, UNICEF, UNESCO-IIEP, the Learning Generation Initiative, the British Council, the Jacobs Foundation and the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford.

Objective and scope of the assignment

The overall objective of the assignment is to provide an analysis of the Education sector context in Nepal to identify where and how WWHGE can support the Nepali Education sector through strategic partnerships and technical assistance, building on WWHGE and Nepal Government priorities.

We are recruiting two consultants for the scoping assignment – (i) a Team Leader and (ii) a National Consultant. The consultants will lead the scoping to ascertain the need and relevance of WWHGE interventions in Nepal and scope out how WWHGE can support the Nepali education sector. Assessment and scoping work will primarily focus on the Nepali Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MOEST) 's need to establish an evidence lab and possible activities under the evidence lab. The duration of the assignment will be from February to April 2025. Detailed TOR in the download section.

Eligibility Criteria for Team Leader:

Applicants must fulfil the following criteria to be eligible for selection under this programme:

• Masters-Degree in a relevant field (e.g. education, economics or other social science)
• Significant experience (>10 years) of conducting or coordinating research in an academic, government, industrial/commercial or non-profit organisation, ideally in a developing country.
• Experience in undertaking project scoping or design in the school education sector.
• Excellent understanding of evidence generation, presentation, and use of evidence for policy development and implementation.
• Experience organising and/or participating in stakeholder consultations, conferences, workshops, and webinars.
• Ability to work independently with accuracy, using my initiative and under minimal supervision.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and experience of engaging with a range of external actors, including interacting with senior government officials.

How to apply

Interested eligible applicants can submit (i) their CVs (in no more than five pages) and (ii) a brief covering letter indicating expected daily consultancy rates to consultant@britishcouncil.org.np by 23.59 Nepal Time on Monday, 3 February 2025. Please mention “Team Leader - Scoping What Works Hub for Global Education (WWHGE) priorities in Nepal” in the e-mail's subject.

Application pack

TOR- WWHGE Scoping Team Leader