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Consultancy – Education
Qualitative Research Consultant (Francophone) – Data Must Speak (DMS)
Research – Global Office of Research and Foresight – approx. 90 working
days (Remote/Work from home)
Job no: 574281
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Florence
Level: Consultancy
Location:
Categories: Education, Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

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, answers
Despite the global learning crisis, even in the most difficult
contexts, there are some “positive deviant” schools: those that are
outperforming (in terms of learning, participation, and/or equity) other
schools in similar contexts and with the same resources. Unfortunately,
these positive deviant schools are often not identified and very little
is known about the positive deviant practices and behaviours being
implemented in these schools or their communities that make them perform
better than others. Even less is known about how to incentivize and
scale up these positive deviant practices and behaviours in lower
performing schools.

The Data Must Speak (DMS) Positive Deviance
research, led by UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and
Foresight (UNICEF Innocenti), has been designed to address these
evidence gaps and inform policy and implementation. The research aims to
identify and scale positive deviant practices and behaviours to improve
learning outcomes. The research uses both quantitative and qualitative
methods, as well as other methodologies and approaches including
behavioural sciences, scaling science and implementation research.

The
DMS research is currently being implemented in 15 countries (Brazil,
Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Mali,
Nepal, Niger, Lao PDR, Tanzania, Togo, Viet Nam and Zambia) and is
co-funded by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE)/International
Development Research Centre (IDRC) global programme for Knowledge and
Innovation Exchange (KIX), Jacobs Foundation, Norad, Hewlett Foundation,
Schools2030 (Agha Khan Foundation) and UNICEF internal resources.

How can you make a difference?
The
consultant will support finalizing the implementation of the
qualitative research component of the DMS research in a maximum of 3
countries and develop research synthesis products and global public
goods for diverse audiences.

Major areas of work and responsibility
The
consultant will perform the following activities in collaboration with
other DMS researchers and in partnership with Ministries of Education,
UNICEF Country Offices and Regional Offices:

• Collaborate
  with DMS research team member(s) to develop coding framework and
  analytical strategies for qualitative data collected at country-level.
• Code
  qualitative data in French and/or English using Nvivo; ensure
  consistency in application of the codebook across multiple qualitative
  research consultants working in the same country.
• Complete
  qualitative data analysis by identifying key analytical points emerging
  from the data, including from individual school pairs, at the context
  level, and at the country level.
• Draft qualitative research
  sections and policy recommendations for the final Stage 3 report in
  French and/or English, dependent on the country.
• Draft country,
  regional, and/or global level reports and ensure publications adhere to
  UNICEF Innocenti Quality Assurance processes, including soliciting and
  responding to internal and external review.
• Develop additional
  dissemination outputs, knowledge products and donor reporting
  requirements, including blog posts, PowerPoint presentations, and/or
  social media content.
• Contribute to activities aimed at
  increasing the use of research findings by decision makers at country
  level. Work hand-in-hand with the DMS research team and the DMS
  co-managers to continuously learn, improve, and refine (using iterative
  processes) the DMS Stage 3 methodologies and its implementation at
  country-level, including through regular meetings.

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Supervision
The consultant will work under the direct supervision of one of the two Data Must Speak Co-managers.
Methodologies to be used: Qualitative research methodologies.
For further information, please see the full Terms of Reference: DMS Qual Researcher (Francophone) 2024 EXT.pdf

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

• An
  advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in education, social
  sciences, political sciences, international development, or related
  field.
• *A first University Degree in a relevant field combined
  with 2 additional years of professional experience may be accepted in
  lieu of an Advanced University Degree.
• A minimum of five years
  of work experience at national or international levels, with developing
  country level experience being an asset.
• Experience in qualitative research methodologies, including interviews, focus group discussions, and participatory methods.
• Demonstrated
  skills in coding and analysis of large qualitative datasets and
  experience using Nvivo software for qualitative data analysis.
• Excellent
  written and oral communication skills, including in translating
  research for policy-audiences and other education actors.
• Demonstrated
  ability to work well as part of a team and to forge and manage
  relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Commitment to UNICEF’s core values of care, respect, integrity, transparency, accountability, and sustainability.
• Ability to work in a multicultural, multi-ethnic environment.
• Developing country work experience and/or familiarity with emergency is considered an asset.
• Fluency in English required; proficiency in French required.

Desirable qualifications:
• Some research experience with data triangulation across quantitative and qualitative data sources preferred.
• Previous knowledge and experience with the Data Must Speak research methodology is an asset.
•
Experience working in the UN or other international development
organizations on research in the education sector is an asset.

Knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish) is an asset.

For every Child, you demonstrate:
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
To view our competency framework, please visit  here.

 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.

Individuals
engaged under a consultancy or individual contract 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 and Individual Contractors. Consultants and
individual contractors 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.
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Advertised: 01 Aug 2024 GMT Daylight Time
Deadline: 09 Aug 2024 GMT Daylight Time