Ref.
2024/CEFTRFFTIA/11605
Job offer type
Experts
Type of contract
Service contract
Activity sectors
Education, Higher Education and Research
Deadline date
2024/08/19 10:26
Duration of the assignment
Short term
Contract
Freelancer
Duration
80 days
Département Capital humain et Développement social - CHDS > Education, Enseignement supérieur et Recherche
Published on : 2024/07/26
Objective of the assignment.
The consultancy will build upon the results of an initial assignment conducted by a Communication expert who supported the project inception phase from April to June 2024. The assignment involves four distinct work packages crucial for advancing the Facility’s communication objectives. These packages include:
The activities, deliverables, and associated days for these work packages are detailed in the attached terms of reference.
The operational communication strategy and tools will be developed through a participatory approach involving the Initiative’s implementing partners (through the Communication Working Group), with approval from DG INTPA unit 02 (EU Political Strategy and Communication). The successful execution of these work packages will enhance the Facility’s visibility, stakeholder engagement, and contribute to improving education quality across Africa.
Facility background.
Teachers are one of the biggest investments in education systems in Africa. Evidence points consistently to the impact that effective and quality teaching has on improving learning outcomes. But teachers and teaching across the African continent are confronted with several adverse and constraining factors that undermine their ability to teach and to facilitate learning. These factors are broadly seen across the continent but the conditions and context in which they manifest vary from country to country.
These challenges break down into two broad categories:
To address these challenges, the Regional Teacher Initiative for Africa (RTIA) was designed by the African Union Commission (AUC), UNESCO (IICBA and International Teacher Task Force) and the European Union (EU) as a multi-donor mechanism to improve learning outcomes and the socio-emotional development of children in Africa, by having a more competent, motivated and inclusive teacher workforce in basic education.
Specifically, the RTIA will seek to achieve the following outcomes over the next 6 years:
1. Improve the governance, management, attractiveness and gender balance of the teaching profession, with a strong focus on increased digitalisation and innovation.
2. Enhance the quality, relevance and effectiveness of initial and continuous teacher professional development, notably through digital education, peer-to-peer learning approaches and regional collaboration.
In this regard, the Initiative is aligned with EU's development and cooperation policy framework as laid out in the European Consensus on Development (2017) and its core objectives of poverty eradication and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the UN 2030 Agenda. It will primarily contribute to the achievement of SDG 4 (ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all), and in particular to target 4.c (substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers, including through international cooperation for teacher training in developing countries, especially in least developed countries and small-island developing States). The RTIA is furthermore aligned with the comprehensive ten-year Continental Education Strategy for Africa (CESA 2016-25) adopted by the African Union Commission (AUC) which underlines that the improvement of quality of teaching is a main priority for the African continent and has as its number 1 strategic objective to revitalize the teaching profession to ensure quality and relevance at all levels of education.
Within the broader programme, the Regional Facility for Teachers in Africa complements other components of the Initiative to support teacher policy and improve teacher education and professional development systems by i) providing capacity building at country level through technical assistance, ii) promoting innovation and scaling of effective teaching solutions; iii) increasing the production and use of data and evidence, and iv) promoting the use of regional frameworks, evidence-based practices and joint learning at regional level.
Facility’s objectives.
The Regional Facility for Teachers in Africa will reach the above-mentioned objectives through 3 types of instruments or “windows”:
i) one window to deliver technical assistance on teacher governance and teacher education and professional development on the basis of the demand from eligible partner countries ,
ii) one window on testing and scaling effective programs for teacher education and professional development in the thematic areas of digital skills, gender, green skills, and pedagogical skills, including in the context of refugees and displaced populations,
iii) a research window to create new evidence and support the integration of evidence in the policy making process and in the design of teacher education and professional development programs.
In addition to these windows the Facility’s knowledge management and communication activities will further contribute to the sharing of knowledge, evidence, and best practices related to the overall Initiative outcomes.
The Facility will be funded by the European Union and implemented by a partnership of three EU Member States (France through Expertise France, Belgium through Enabel and Finland through EDUFI). The duration of the action is scheduled from 01.02.2024 to 31.01.2027 (36 months) with a budget of 46.000.000 EUR.
The Communication Expert should possess the following qualifications and experience to successfully carry out the consultancy:
The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, able to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously, while ensuring high-quality deliverables and meeting tight deadlines. A strong commitment to the Facility’s mission and goals, as well as an understanding of international cooperation and development aid mechanisms, is essential.
Consultants/experts should submit their CV along with a financial offer that clearly specifies the daily fee.
The selection process for candidates will be based on the following criteria :
Deadline for application : 2024/08/19 10:26
File(s) attached : ToR - Support to the operational communication strategy of the Facility_Communication Expert.pdf
Expertise France is the public agency of French international technical cooperation. The agency operates around four priorities:
In these areas, Expertise France carries out engineering and implementation missions for capacity building projects, mobilizes technical expertise and acts as an aggregator of projects involving public expertise and private know-how.
With an activity volume of 233 million euros, more than 400 projects in portfolio in 80 countries, and 63,000 days of expertise, Expertise France focuses its action towards France’s solidarity policy, influence and economic diplomacy.