Non-Staff Consultant

National Consultant - Education Unit

National Consultant - Education Unit

Parent Sector :Education

Duty Station: Dhaka

Job Family: [[Programme]]

Type of contract : [[Consultant ]]

Duration of contract : [[7-11 Month]]

Recruitment open to : [[All Bangladeshi National]]

Application Deadline (Midnight Duty Station Time) : [[06 May 2025]]

UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST

Under the overall authority of Head of Office, overall supervision of Education Specialist, daily direct supervision of the Project Officer (PO) for Education (CSESI), and guidance provided by the Education Unit at UNESCO Dhaka Office, the incumbent will support the contextualization of Global CSESI for Bangladesh at the national level along with the implementation of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Greening Education (GE) initiatives and perform the following responsibilities:

Provide technical, administrative and logistical support for project formulation and financial management

Support to conceptualize, develop, implement projects on CSESI, ESD, GE, and SDG 4.7, 12.8, and 13.3 initiatives;  
Prepare Concept Note, proposal and budget plan for CSESI, ESD, CC, GE to mobilize resources;
Prepare project work plans, budgets, and proposals on project implementation arrangements;
Process contracts and payments for consultants and IPs;
Support for routine delivery and reporting of project-supported activities and financial monitoring with spot checks for quarterly financial reports of IPs;
Identify sources, and gather and compile data and information for the preparation of documents, guidelines, speeches, infographics, and position papers;
Support the implementation partners (IPs), including liaison, coordinate and communicate activities, do follow up as necessary;
Monitor implementation schedule of project activities, budgets, expenditures, and raise issues with PO as necessary.
Facilitate knowledge building and knowledge sharing

Support to synthesize lessons learnt and best practices related to project management and finance;
Support to contextualize project documents in English and Bangla, drafting letters and documents, situation analysis, rapid needs assessment, design hybrid training programme, action research and assessment, desk review to produce well-articulated reports, publications, curated resource pack, and blueprint.
Provide administrative and daily operations support

Undertake all logistical, administrative, and financial arrangements to organize meetings, workshops, consultations, seminars, trainings, orientations, launchings, disseminations, events with internal and external stakeholders, and missions;
Support stakeholder engagement from Govt., private, development and other sectors through CSESI, ESD and GE workplans implementation;
Make travel arrangements, travel requisitions and claims for the ED Team;
Prepare public information materials, briefing packets, prepare PPTs and other presentations, and assist with IT support.
Ensure gender equality and intersectorality are considered and integrated into all activities and aspects;
Carry out additional programmatic, operational, and administrative responsibilities as delegated by both the Supervisor and the Head of Office.
The incumbent will provide the monthly deliverables within 2025 covering the following (by 22 May, 22 June, 22 July, 21 August, 22 September, 22 October, 20 November and 22 December):

List of meetings attended with minutes
Draft agenda, budget, participant list, invitations, PPT and list of proposed speakers prepared for each event
Draft TORs for entities and personnel to arrange committee meetings, orientations, workshops, consultations, trainings, studies, surveys, etc.
Draft CPE content for social media posts for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube, including 2 web articles by 22 June and 22 December in 2025.

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COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial)

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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• An advanced university degree (Master or equivalent) in the field of Climate Change or Disaster management or relevant.

• At least 5 years of progressively responsible relevant work experience in technical, logistical, and administrative project management support;
• Experience in supporting a team and working in a digital work environment using multiple office software packages;
• Experience in working with government entities and working in an international environment like UN agencies or INGOs will be an added advantage.

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DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Good knowledge of project management skills, competencies in project planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting, budgeting and finance management.
• Strong planning and organizing, analytical and problem-solving skills, with ability to administer and execute administrative processes and transactions.
• Excellent presentation skills and ability to communicate effectively in a multicultural environment, including good drafting skills in English and Bangla.
• Excellent IT skills, proficiency in the use of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Canva, Photoshop, Adobe), etc. and knowledge on SPSS or STATA or R would be an added advantage.
• Ability to facilitate, and coordinate to contextualize, develop, and deliver face-to-face, and/or online orientation, and trainings on CSESI, ESD, GE, and SDG 4 indicators at the national to global levels.

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