National Consultancy-Domestication of the National Guidelines for the Facilitation of Re-entry of Pregnant and Married Adolescent Girls into Schools at United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
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We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title:National Consultancy-Domestication of the National Guidelines for the Facilitation of Re-entry of Pregnant and Married Adolescent Girls into Schools
Location:Kwara State, Abuja Nigeria
Job ID: 595401
Purpose of the Assignment:
- The Federal Ministry of Education, with support from UNICEF and partners, developed the National Guidelines for the Facilitation of Re-entry of Pregnant and Married Adolescent Girls into Schools (‘National Re-entry Guidelines), which provide a framework for ensuring that girls who leave school due to pregnancy, marriage, or related circumstances are supported to return, remain, and complete their education.
- The guidelines promote equitable access to quality education, strengthen school management capacities, establish supportive school environments, and provide mechanisms for tracking, referral, retention, and re-entry of adolescent girls. The guidelines also include actions to prevent adolescent pregnancy.
- As part of efforts to strengthen inclusive education and ensure no girl is left behind, the Kwara State Ministry of Education, with UNICEF support, seeks to domesticate the National Re-entry Guidelines and develop a state-specific framework that reflects the state’s context, priorities, existing policies, and implementation structures.
- The consultancy aims to support the Kwara State Ministry of Education and relevant stakeholders to adapt, validate, and operationalize the National Re-entry Guidelines for effective implementation across the state.
- UNICEF seeks an experienced consultant to support the domestication of the National Guidelines for the Facilitation of Re-entry of Pregnant and Married Adolescent Girls into Schools in Kwara State.
- The consultant will work closely with the Kwara State Ministry of Education, SUBEB, Teaching Service Commission, Ministry of Women Affairs, Ministry of Health, State Planning Commission, civil society organizations, development partners, school administrators, and other relevant stakeholders.
- .Conduct a desk review of the National Re-entry Guidelines and relevant state policies, laws, strategies, and institutional frameworks that support girls’ education, retention, transition, and re-entry, to identify opportunities for alignment, contextualization, and effective domestication within Kwara State.
- .Facilitate stakeholder consultations and a state-level domestication workshop.
- .Adapt the National Guidelines into a Kwara State Re-entry Guidelines and Implementation Framework.
- .Develop practical monitoring, reporting, referral, and tracking mechanisms for implementation.
- .Support validation and finalization of the domesticated guidelines and implementation framework.
- .Produce a final document and implementation guidelines.
Work Assignment Overview:
- Desk review of existing state documents for the domestication process.
Deliverable/output:
- Draft analytical report produced – detailing key gaps and opportunities for alignment.
- Facilitate stakeholder consultations and a state-level domestication workshop.
Deliverable/output:
- Re-entry Policy domestication workshop conducted and report submitted.
- Development of State Guidelines: Collate input from workshop and develop first draft of the re-entry guidelines for review by UNICEF and Kwara State ME.
Deliverable/output:
- First draft guideline and implementation framework.
- Validation and Finalization: Incorporate feedback from the state and UNICEF.
Deliverable/output:
- Validation report and revised draft.
- Produce finalized re-entry guideline documents shared with Kwara SME and UNICEF for copy editing and design.
Deliverable/output:
- Final signed off Re-entry Guideline for Kwara state submitted.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
Education: Advanced university degree in Education, Gender Studies, Social Policy, Public Policy, Development Studies, Sociology, Law, International Development, or related field.
Work Experience: At least 5 years of experience in education policy development, gender and education, adolescent development, child protection, or related fields.
Skills: Experience facilitating multi-stakeholder consultations and policy dialogue.
- Experience working with government institutions and development partners.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in current global issues and best practices in education.
- Demonstrated experience supporting policy development, domestication, and implementation at state or national level.
- Strong understanding of girls’ education, gender equality, inclusive education, child rights, and safeguarding.
- Desirables:
- Knowledge of the Nigerian political landscape and recent developments in education.
- Experience working with UN agencies or other international development agencies.
- A good understanding of UNICEF’s programmatic areas.
Application Deadline: W. Central Africa Standard Time
METHOD OF APPLICATION
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