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Consultancy Title: Programme Consultant - South Africa

Section/Division/Duty Station: Education Outcomes Fund - PRETORIA

Duration: September 1 2025 to August 30, 2028

Home/ Office Based: NYHQ/ Remote

Purpose Of Activity/Assignment: Provide technical support to EOF for the delivery of EOF’s Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Outcomes Fund in South Africa.

The consultant will support EOF’s team in relation to its ECCE (Early Childhood Care and Education) outcomes fund in South Africa, which is expected to launch in November 2025 and continue implementing until December 2028.

• Support project implementation and delivery oversight, and support the implementing partners to solve complex problems that may arise.
• Maintain timelines, identify risks and mitigation strategies, and escalate issues as needed.

Deliverable 1: 6 quarterly milestone tracking reports, 12 updates to risk register, 6 summary performance reports

• Deliverable 2: 11 governance meeting support packs prepared, 11 sets of meeting notes and action items
• Deliverable 3: 18 bi-monthly grantee query and coordination logs, summary of recurring themes/issues

Deliverable 4: 12 operational workshops, workshop decks and short summaries

• Deliverable 5: 9 site visits, 9 visit reports, annual safeguarding summary report
• Deliverable 6: 8 data coordination and evaluation memos, 3 roundtable notes capturing DBE-evaluator alignment

Deliverable 7: 6 implementation guidance notes

• Deliverable 8: 1 field-based reflections input note per year, 6 grantee spotlight briefs
• Deliverable 9: 6 cost verification support logs, 3 process documentation checklists or SOPs

Deliverable 10: 3 programme delivery contribution packs, coordination with EOF central team on finalization of the programme

• Deliverable 11: Drafted communications calendar and asset tracker for 2025–2026, draft and quality assure at least 3 third-party content products

• Education: A University degree in International Development, Public Policy, Education, Business, Economics, Political Science, Finance or related, is required.
• Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required: At least 5 years’ experience in relevant professional experience in project management and delivery.

Desirable requirements: Experience with innovative finance, particularly outcomes funds, is desirable. Fluency in Sepedi, IsiZulu or IsiXhosa is desirable.

• Completed profile in UNICEF's e-Recruitment system and upload copy of academic credentials
• Financial proposal that will include the costs per each deliverable and the total lump-sum for the whole assignment

UNICEF is committed to fostering an inclusive, representative, and welcoming workforce. For this position all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, are encouraged to apply.