
Foundational Learning in Humanitarian Settings Consultant
Category | Grade:Professional | CONDeadline:28 Jul 2026Job ID:594614Posted on:21 Jul 2026
Overview
Provides global technical leadership on foundational learning in humanitarian settings, translating evidence into guidance, tools and operational approaches, advising crisis-affected education programmes, and convening governments, UNICEF offices and partners around effective learning recovery.
Languages
Required: English
Desired: French, Spanish, Arabic
Job Areas
- Education, Training & Capacity Building
- Humanitarian Response
Minimum Experience
10 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Develop guidance and operational frameworks for foundational learning in crises
- Translate research and operational evidence into recommendations and knowledge products
- Advise programmes on literacy, numeracy, learning recovery and continuity
- Support quality assurance in fragile and displacement settings
- Facilitate technical exchanges, workshops and communities of practice
Requirements
- Advanced degree in education, international development, social sciences or a related field
- At least ten years of progressive experience in education planning, policy, systems strengthening and humanitarian programming
- Experience with foundational-learning programmes in crisis-affected settings
- Experience developing guidance, frameworks and tools for literacy, numeracy or learning recovery
- Fluency in English
Skills
Foundational LearningEducation in EmergenciesLearning AssessmentEducation Systems StrengtheningEvidence SynthesisLearning RecoveryInclusive Education
Tools
INEEEducation Cannot WaitGlobal Partnership for Education
Additional info
- Remote consultancy for 12 months
- Application requires a CV, cover letter and financial proposal