Job: Consultancy on Gender, Education and Innovation, UNICEF ...

By Maha Hilal Cross-posted from reliefweb: ?http://reliefweb.int/job/585662/consultancy-gender-education-and-innovationConsultancy on Gender, Education and Innovation
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from?UN Children?s Fund
Closing date:?11 Jul 2013

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Terms of Reference Consultancy on Gender, Education and InnovationUNICEF HQ, New York is seeking a consultant to identify and compile content and manage outreach and coordination for a set of case studies on innovations that are propelling girls? learning and gender equality in education. The consultancy will be for the duration of 50 days between mid-July to end October. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in gender and education, demonstrate creativity in thinking, and strong outreach and project management skills.

Background:

Innovation will be an important strategy in addressing the nature and scale of barriers girls continue to face and ensuring they receive an education commensurate with the challenges of the 21st century. As the world evaluates gaps in achieving the global goals for gender equality in education and defines the post-2015 agenda, it is critical that innovative solutions are brought to light for the achievement of more effective, demonstrable and sustainable results for girls? education. Therefore, the theme of the International Day of the Girl Child for 2013 will be: Innovating for Girls? Education.Smart and creative use of technology is one route to overcome gender barriers to girls? learning and achievement, but innovation in partnerships, policies, resource utilization, community mobilization, and most of all, the engagement of young people themselves, can be equally important catalytic forces. In marking the International Day of the Girl Child in 2013, UNICEF is aiming to launch a short publication documenting case studies that highlight innovations that promote girls? education, including learning and empowerment. The case studies will be researched, prioritized, and compiled by the consultant under the guidance of staff from UNICEF Gender and Rights and Education sections. They will then be packaged into a publication by a journalist/writer in collaboration with the consultant. The consultancy will require a number of competencies and skills including clear and concise writing ability, and programmatic and/or academic research experience in education and gender equality.

Purpose:

? The purpose of this consultancy is to advance UNICEF?s efforts at identifying and promoting innovative approaches to girls? learning and gender equality in education. ? More specifically, the consultant will develop the framework and content for UNICEF?s publication on this topic for release on the International Day of the Girl Child on 11 October 2013. This includes: o Defining and framing the concept of innovation in girls? education and gender equality to outline the parameters of innovation in education with a gender lens, including articulating why innovative approaches are needed and how they can especially advance girls learning, achievement, and empowerment through education. o Working with a network of researchers and practitioners to identify and prioritise a set of case studies of innovations that propel gender equality in education, documenting the specific nature of the innovative approaches and the expected outcomes. ? The consultant will manage the initiative under the guidance of UNICEF staff, reach out to key experts and sources within and outside of UNICEF

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