International Evaluation Consultant

Leads an independent formative evaluation of UNICEF’s six-year education reform programme in Tajikistan, covering teaching materials, teacher learning and pedagogical practice. The consultant owns methodology, analysis, quality assurance and final reporting.

Department: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation

• Design and lead a formative, DAC-aligned evaluation covering both phases of the education reform programme
• Develop a mixed-methods evaluation approach, instruments and contribution-plausibility analysis
• Direct the national consultant and institutional data-collection contractors while assuring data quality remotely
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative evidence on teaching materials, professional learning and pedagogical practicum models
• Author all evaluation deliverables, conclusions and recommendations and maintain analytical independence
• Integrate gender equality, equity, child rights, ethics and safeguarding into the evaluation

• Master’s degree or PhD in education, educational measurement, evaluation, social sciences or a closely related field
• At least ten years of experience designing and leading independent education programme evaluations or quality-assurance studies
• Experience with DAC framework evaluations and contribution-plausibility designs
• Experience evaluating competency-based education reform or comparable systemic education reform
• Ability to manage large-scale data collection and assure data quality remotely
• Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills
• Fluent written and spoken English

• International consultancy open to international applicants
• Home-based assignment with travel to Dushanbe
• Contract duration is 6.13 months