Consultant, Deployment of Nigeria Learning Passport (Duration -250 days) at UNICEF

Job no: 561122

Scope of Work
Situation/Needs assessment:

• Using existing platforms such as HQ survey tools and U-report, conduct analysis of teachers and students on their use of the NLP platform, usefulness of materials in delivering quality teaching and learning, and/or any requests on the content, accessibility and functionality of NLP.

FME management capacity:

• Provide support to FME to manage and coordinate programme implementation activities related to NLP, which includes technical assistance to FME staff on how to operate and manage the platform including uploading content.
• Support FME in financial planning for digital learning, including assessing/forecasting capital and recurrent costs for NLP deployment and maintenance.

Communication, advocacy and stakeholder engagement:

• Coordinate the implementation of a communication, advocacy and stakeholder engagement plan in collaboration with FOs to sensitize government officials, schools, teachers, children and parents on LP management and use.
• Promote enrolment/registration of teachers, children and adolescents on the LP. This includes ensuring that the Learning Passport platform is equity-based and accessible to all including the most disadvantaged children.

Content management / quality assurance:

• Engage the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), National Teachers Institute (NTI) and Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) in FME to develop content quality standards and conduct quality assurance of materials on NLP.
• Support FME in developing and/or identifying supplementary learning resources and uploading the content on NLP, ensuring that the content is designed according to principles of equity and inclusiveness (e.g., gender sensitive and disability inclusive, based on the principles of Universal Design for Learning to the greatest extent possible).

Device management:

• Support FME, States, LGEA, schools and other education partners in managing and tracking onboard devices, including planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the mobile device management (MDM) solution.
• Support MDM online platform configuration for device management, user and device profiles with appropriate restrictions in place for devices as well as monitoring dashboards.

Connectivity:

• Support UNICEF and FME to develop and scale up partnerships for expanding connectivity and Whitelisting (e.g., Airtel, MTN, Glo, 9Mobile, Starlink), which includes advocacy and negotiation for zero-rating and/or education data plan of the LP with government line ministries, mobile network operators and communication regulatory authority.

Teachers’ skills:

• Support the development of a FME guidance and framework for teachers on how teachers use NLP for their teaching and learning as part of teacher standards and teacher training curriculum.
• Support FME and the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in rolling out teacher training modules within NLP.

Helpdesk (admin/user support):

• Provide FME with support for NLP maintenance and troubleshooting as needed.
• Provide a comprehensive up-to-date knowledge base that is available to support users and administrators.

Monitoring, evaluation and reporting:

• Conduct regular monitoring and reporting on usage of NLP.
• Conduct regular monitoring and reporting on NLP-related activities, including the implementation of NLP activities and scale up of the NLP in UNICEF Country Office (CO) and FOs.
• Support integration of digital learning indicators into Education Management Information Systems.
• Support evaluation surveys that aim to assess effectiveness of NLP on learning outcomes.

Requirements
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have:

• An Advanced University Degree (Master’s or higher) in Education, Digital Education, Instructional Design, Information Systems Management, ICT Management, Computer Science, or other relevant fields 

Required Skills and Experiences:

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in designing and implementing large-scale digital learning projects.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in developing/supporting instructional design, teacher competencies, e-learning materials and courses, and/or learning platforms, in the context of digital teaching and learning.
• Working experience in conducting a similar type of digital learning development and deployment projects (e.g., needs assessment, capacity building for administrators/users, promotion strategies, digital content management, device management, helpdesk, and/or monitoring/reporting).
• Fluency in English with strong written and oral skills.

Desired skills and Experiences:

• Experience in supporting the deploying and/or managing Learning Passport, such as coordinating with the government to decide on functions of platform, select content, support device procurement, develop partners for connectivity, and train teachers.
• Knowledge in instructional design, e-learning platform configuration, and digital learning content, with experience in requirements engineering related to applications for children, educators and parent.
• Experience in incorporating inclusive education strategies and/or universal design for learning (UDL) into technology-based learning solutions to improve accessibility to and use of digital learning platforms for children with disability.
• Result-based project/programme management skills.
• Experiences in working for UNICEF or UN agencies.
• Understanding of West Africa context.