SCOPE OF WORK

MAIN OBJECTIVES

The overall programme of the Uganda Country Action Plan is mainly focused on supporting the Ministry of Education and Sport (MoES) in the actual implementation of the Teacher Policy (TP), both at policy, institutional, and operational levels through the implementation of the new TP orientations.

The general objective of this assignment is to support the implementation and monitoring of the 2019 National Teacher Policy. However, the National Teacher Policy is already 5 years old and went through the COVID period, which slowed down most MoES’s activities. A review would allow to take stock of what has been done so far. Without going through a heavy revision process, the expertise would provide key recommendations for its implementation in the 5 upcoming years and put the focus on operational targets for the next period (acknowledging that the operational plan might not be fully comprehensive).

The specific objectives of the assignment are to:

• perform a mid-term review
• develop a budgeted operational plan for the next 5 years

METHODOLOGY & GENERAL APPROACH

The international expert will work closely with a national consultant. The international expert will be responsible for all deliverables. The national consultant will be supporting the process, providing insights on the methodology and local context and contributing to the deliverables. The consultancy as a whole will be carried out over a period of 40 days, during which the national consultant will provide support for a total of 20 days.

The indicative methodology is as follows but not limited to - the consultant is expected to propose a more in-depth methodology in his/her application.

In implementing this consultancy, the selected consultant is expected to carry out the following :

 A scoping meeting

A scoping meeting will be held with the country partner, Ugandan MoE and the Facility, which will be the subject of a short note outlining the work to be carried out, including the methodology and an updated timetable taken into account workshops and the distribution between remote work and in-country missions. An inception report is expected.

A mid-term Review:

• Document Review: analyze existing policy documents, reports, and data.
• Stakeholder Consultations: Conduct interviews and focus groups with key stakeholders (teachers, school administrators, policymakers).
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Compile findings and draft the mid-term review report.
• Assessment of the NTP implementation: Identify gaps and ways forward for the next five years.

An operational Plan Development:

• Strategic Planning: Develop strategies and actions to address identified priorities.
• Budgeting: Create a detailed budget for the operational plan.

A 4-day mid-term review workshop will be organized to enable a collective analysis of the implementation of the National Teacher Policy, and draw out lessons learned, bottlenecks and identify priorities for the remaining period. This key moment will provide an opportunity to bring together all the stakeholders involved in the implementation of the National Teacher policy. The first stage will be a presentation of the actions undertaken related to the implementation of the NTP and a rigorous analysis of the progress of implementation towards the M&E framework of the policy. Based on the findings of the analysis, the second stage will be focused on the elaboration of an operational and budgeted plan for the remaining period of implementation.

A 1-day workshop will allow for the validation of the mid-term review and the budgeted operational plan.

A participatory approach will be necessary to ensure that (1) the deliverables developed address to the real needs of the partner - relevance (2) the perspectives of all stakeholders are taken into account - consistency (3) the administrations concerned take ownership of the project, which will enhance the sustainability and effectiveness of the technical assistance.

STAKEHOLDERS

During the assignment a close collaboration is expected with the Ministry of Education and Sports and especially the Department of Teacher Education and Training Development which submitted the request. In the purpose of a participatory approach, various actors should be met and involved at different stages of the study. Below is a non-exhaustive list of the relevant stakeholders:

Stakeholders to be involved in information gathering:

• Basic Education Department (BED)
• Direction of Human Resources in the MoES
• Communication and Information Management Unit (CIM)
• TVET Trainers Training Research and Innovation (TTTRI)
• Preschool Department
• Teacher Training Centers/University
• National Teacher Council

Stakeholders to be involved in the elaboration of deliverables:

• Teacher Education and Training Department (TETD)
• Policy and research departments of the MoES

Stakeholders who will benefit (directly or indirectly) from Technical Assistance:

• Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES)

 The consultant will also have to meet, at a minimum, the GLPE coordination agency.

MAIN DELIVERABLES

The specific deliverables under this consultancy are the following:

• Deliverable #1: inception report - a detailed methodology note including an outline of the work to be carried out and the distribution of responsibilities between the national and the international consultants (no longer than 4 pages)
• Deliverable #2: Mid-term review report of the 2019 National Teacher Policy
• Deliverable #3: Budgeted operational plan for the next five years
• Deliverable #4: final report

As this mission is performed by a team of two consultants (national and international), the international consultant will be responsible for the quality of deliverables while the national consultant will provide input to the deliverables.

Each deliverable will be validated by the MoES and the Facility. Deliverables 2 and 3 will be validated during a 1-day workshop.

The PowerPoint presentation and slides developed to facilitate workshops must be sent with deliverables.

TERMS OF IMPLEMENTATION

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF DAYS & GENERAL TIMELINE

 Consultancy should not exceed 20 working days for the national expert.

ROLES AND RESPONSABILITIES

The Ministry of Education and Sport – under the leadership of the Teacher Education Training and Development department.

The Ministry will be responsible for:

• Providing the documentation
• Facilitating the meeting with the relevant stakeholders
• Organizing the workshop and providing workspace
• Comment on and approve deliverables

 The Facility of the RTIA

The Facility will be responsible for:

• Contracting and facilitating the onboarding of the consultant by providing all documents and resources available
• Monitoring the Consultant's work from start to finish
• Act as the main resource person for the Consultant
• Ensure quality control of deliverables in collaboration with the Ministry's focal point for this consultation
• Share deliverables with key stakeholders and contribute to internal and external Knowledge Management
• Collect feedback and comments from stakeholders Acknowledge the validation of the deliverables by all parts
• Evaluate the overall performance of the Consultant for this mandate.

 The National Consultant

The National Consultant shall have full responsibility for: 

• Support the International Consultant in all activities especially in the mission and coordination of the in-country mission
• Provide national context insights and related operational knowledge
  
• Compile existing literature related to implementation of the national teacher policy (NTP)
  
• Assist in stakeholder consultations and data collection – conduct preliminary interviews
  
• Co-facilitate the validation workshop
  
• Contribute to all deliverables.