Consultant (Rwanda, Operations), Education Outcomes Fund (EOF), Hosted Fund, 36 Months, Kigali, Rwanda, Req:580777

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, EDUCATION 

There are few greater challenges faced by the global community than the twin crises of learning poverty and youth unemployment. In response, the Education Commission and the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment came together with our founding CEO Amel Karboul to create the Education Outcomes Fund (EOF).

EOF is a UNICEF-hosted fund with a mandate to champion Outcomes-Based Financing (OBF) for education at all levels. We aim to improve the education and employment outcomes for children and youth, by bringing together governments, public and private funders, implementing partners, and impact investors to achieve tangible, verified outcomes. We are backed by a range of world leaders who support us to shape our approach and achieve our ambitious aims.

Since its inception in 2018, EOF has established itself as a leading global player in OBF and the only dedicated centre of expertise for OBF in education and skills. With successful programs already underway in Basic Education in Ghana and Sierra Leone, EOF is now preparing to launch programs in Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in Rwanda, South Africa, and Sierra Leone, and a Skills for Employment program in Tunisia.

Since our inception in 2018, EOF has:

How can you make a difference?

The Consultant (Operations, Rwanda) will provide operational guidance and support for the implementation of the program. The Consultant (Operations, Rwanda) will report directly to the Operations Specialist and work closely with EOF’s team. An estimated 12 mission travels are estimated as required within Rwanda to visit sites of the programs’ implementation. This will be an estimated 4 travels per year of the assignment. Each mission travel will be for an estimated 5 working days.

DESCRIPTION OF ASSIGNMENT

Deliverable

Description

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Deadline/ timeline Deliverable 1:
15 written reports on EOF’s implementing partners, their expenses and recommendations for how to improve their financial processes. Reports written and shared with EOF’s implementing partners. Estimated 15-20 pages per report. On 15 occasions throughout the contract, and supported by EOF’s Operations Specialist, lead the expense verification exercise for EOF’s program in Rwanda.
The activities required are:
• Request transaction listings from implementing partners
• Review and verify a sample of transactions
• Undertake visits to the partners’ offices
• Draft and share a report on the transactions with each partner including recommendations for how to improve their financial processes.
• Monitor the ongoing implementation of these recommendations. 180 (12 days per verification exercise)

15 occasions through the program:

• 3 in 2025
• 5 in 2026
• 5 in 2027
• 2 in 2028

Conduct site visits, supported by EOF's Operations Specialist, to a sample of program sites (5 sites per visit), ensuring program implementation aligns with standards.

Write detailed site visit reports summarizing activities, successes, challenges, and recommendations for improvement.

Reports must be shared with stakeholders within one month after visits.

Visits will also be used to gather inputs in order to update the program’s protocols related to safeguarding, field visits, and operational procedures.

15 occasions through the program:

• 5 by the end of 2025
• An additional 4 by the end of 2026
• An additional 5 by the end of 2027
• The final visit by the end of the assignment

Produce a report summarizing market research to support the offices’ local procurement planning. Examples could include local office supplies and local vehicle hire.

Each report should be 5-8 pages.

24

(3 days per procurement process)

Organize the logistics for and facilitate half-day in-person workshops between EOF’s central team and its implementing partners to develop solutions to key implementation challenges that have arisen for the program.

Prepare pre-reading of estimated 20-page slide deck per workshop.

48

(4 days per workshop)

Reports detailing the payment process from EOF to its implementing partners.

This will include coordinating with the NCDA finance team to ensure the smooth processing of payments to EOF’s implementing partners on the annual payment dates.

426

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 

DESIRED REQUIREMENTS

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check. 

Remarks:  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process. 

Interested candidates are required to fully complete their application profile, upload a cover letter and their financial proposal that outlines the daily fee rate in USD and anticipated travel costs, as the consultancy assignment requires travel within Rwanda.

Applications with incomplete profile and without a financial proposal will not be considered.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants. Consultants are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.