e-CAPH is seeking an individual consultant or qualified research consultancy to undertake a girls’ education financing and budget gap analysis and develop a costed advocacy agenda and investment case for Kaduna State.
COVERAGE
Kaduna State | Igabi |Chikun |Kagarko| Jama’a |Kubau |Soba
DURATION
20 Working Days | 4 Weeks
| Assignment detail | Description |
| Activity | 1.1 – Girls’ education financing and budget gap analysis |
| Implementing organisation | Enhancing Communities Action for Peace and Better Health Initiative (e-CAPH) |
| Project | PAF-GSE Kaduna Project, supported by Malala Fund |
| Coverage | Kaduna State; Igabi, Chikun, Kagarko, Jama’a, Kubau and Soba LGAs |
| Duration | 20 working days over four weeks |
| Type | Individual consultant or qualified research consultancy |
| Reporting | Project Coordinator; technical oversight by Executive Director and Education Financing Officer |
TERMS OF REFERENCE (ToR)
Consultancy for Kaduna State Girls’ Education Financing and Budget Gap Analysis, Development of a Costed Advocacy Agenda and Investment Case
| Assignment detail | Description |
| Activity | 1.1 – Girls’ education financing and budget gap analysis |
| Implementing organisation | Enhancing Communities Action for Peace and Better Health Initiative (e-CAPH) |
| Project | PAF-GSE Kaduna Project, supported by Malala Fund |
| Coverage | Kaduna State; Igabi, Chikun, Kagarko, Jama’a, Kubau and Soba LGAs |
| Duration | 20 working days over four weeks |
| Type | Individual consultant or qualified research consultancy |
| Reporting | Project Coordinator; technical oversight by Executive Director and Education Financing Officer |
1. Background and rationale
The PAF-GSE Kaduna Project seeks to translate policy commitments into meaningful secondary education opportunities for girls, particularly those facing poverty, early marriage, adolescent pregnancy, disability-related exclusion and other barriers to accessing or completing education. Evidence is required to assess whether budget commitments translate into adequate allocations, timely releases, effective spending and services reaching underserved girls.
e-CAPH will conduct one Kaduna State girls’ education financing and budget gap analysis using state budget documents, LGA budget performance evidence, Community Development Charter (CDC) priorities and community evidence from six LGAs. The findings will inform one costed advocacy agenda and investment case.
2. Purpose
Generate credible, actionable and gender-responsive evidence on girls’ education financing in Kaduna State; identify priority funding and implementation gaps; and develop a practical, costed advocacy agenda and investment case grounded in evidence from the six target LGAs.
3. Specific objectives
- Analyse approved state education budgets, implementation reports and actual expenditure for an agreed three-year period, with attention to girls’ secondary education.
- Examine available LGA budget performance evidence and relevant education financing arrangements in the six target LGAs.
- Identify differences between allocations, releases, expenditure, documented needs and implementation of relevant girls’ education policies.
- Review CDC priorities and collect complementary community evidence, including perspectives of married adolescents, young mothers, out-of-school girls and girls with disabilities.
- Assess financing and implementation arrangements for retention, safe learning environments, re-entry and second-chance education.
- Produce one evidence-based, costed advocacy agenda and investment case with priorities, indicative costs, responsible institutions and measurable commitments.
Scope of work: 4.1 State budget and expenditure analysis
Review available appropriation laws, education budgets, budget implementation reports, financial statements, sector plans and policies. Analyse trends, recurrent and capital expenditure, budget credibility, execution rates and gender-responsive interventions. Distinguish identifiable girls’ education allocations from wider education spending.
4.2 LGA performance analysis
Examine available budget and expenditure evidence for Igabi, Chikun, Kagarko, Jama’a, Kubau and Soba, including state-funded interventions delivered in these LGAs. Distinguish LGA-controlled funds from state and other funding sources to prevent double-counting.
4.3 CDC and community evidence
Review existing CDC priorities and project-generated evidence; consult girls, young mothers, community representatives, education stakeholders and duty-bearers. Use accessible, age-appropriate and safeguarding-compliant approaches.
4.4 Financing gap estimates
Estimate resources needed to address documented priorities. Separate current budget shortfalls, expenditure or implementation gaps and additional investment needs. Disclose costing assumptions, source data and uncertainties.
4.5 Advocacy agenda and investment case
Develop practical priorities with unit costs, financing options, budget entry points, responsible institutions, timeframes and monitoring indicators. Support projected benefits with explicit evidence and assumptions.
5. Methodology
Apply a mixed-methods approach comprising an inception meeting, systematic document review, quantitative budget analysis, targeted key informant interviews, participatory community consultations in all six LGAs, triangulation and a validation meeting. Prepare a data-request matrix and clearly document unavailable records, inconsistent classifications and limitations. Disaggregate findings wherever reliable and safe. Use informed consent and assent as appropriate, confidentiality, data minimisation and safe referral procedures for engagement involving minors.
Deliverables and four-week deadlines
| Deliverable | Required content | Deadline |
| 1. Inception report | Methodology, workplan, source and data-request matrix, tools, sampling and safeguarding plan | End of Week 1 |
| 2. Budget analysis workbook and evidence register | Cleaned state and LGA budget/expenditure tables, source register and calculation notes | End of Week 2 |
| 3. Draft analytical report | State and six-LGA findings, CDC and community evidence, gap estimates and draft recommendations | Mid-Week 3 |
| 4. Stakeholder validation | Presentation, feedback log and documented decisions | End of Week 3 |
| 5. Final analytical report | One revised Kaduna State girls’ education financing and budget gap analysis | End of Week 4 |
| 6. Advocacy and investment package | One costed advocacy agenda, one investment case, concise policy brief and editable costing tables | End of Week 4 |
The consultant will submit editable versions of the final report, datasets, calculations, presentation and advocacy package. The compressed four-week schedule requires early access to budget documents and parallel desk review and field consultations.
7. Four-week implementation plan
| Week | Key activities | Milestone |
| Week 1 | Inception; approve methodology and tools; request documents; start desk review; organise consultations | Approved inception report and document request matrix |
| Week 2 | Complete desk review; analyse state and LGA budgets; review CDC priorities; conduct six-LGA consultations in parallel | Budget workbook and evidence register |
| Week 3 | Triangulate findings; calculate gaps; draft report, advocacy costing and investment case; hold validation | Draft report and validation feedback |
| Week 4 | Address feedback; finalise costed agenda, investment case, policy brief, workbook and report; present results | Acceptance of final |
Qualifications and experience
- Advanced degree in economics, public finance, education policy, development studies, public administration or a related field.
- At least five years’ relevant experience in public expenditure analysis, education financing, budget tracking or public financial management.
- Demonstrated gender-responsive budgeting, education policy analysis and costed advocacy or investment case experience.
- Knowledge of Nigerian state and local education financing arrangements and experience with participatory research involving adolescents.
- Strong quantitative analysis, stakeholder facilitation, safeguarding and technical report-writing skills. Kaduna State and CDC experience are assets.
9. Coordination and reporting
The consultant reports to the PAF-GSE Project Coordinator. The Education Financing Officer coordinates technical inputs, government document requests and review of the financial analysis. The MEAL and Safeguarding Focal Persons support data quality, research ethics and participant protection. e-CAPH will facilitate appropriate stakeholder introductions; the consultant remains responsible for transparent and independent analysis.
10. Quality assurance and acceptance
- Traceable figures linked to source documents and fiscal years; reproducible calculations.
- Clear separation of allocations, releases, actual expenditure and estimated additional needs.
- Evidence from all six LGAs, with explicit documentation of unavailable records and analytical limitations.
- Documented integration of CDC priorities and safely collected community evidence.
- Transparent costing assumptions, financing options, institutional responsibilities and monitoring indicators.
- Compliance with e-CAPH safeguarding, confidentiality and data-protection requirements.
11. Financial proposal and payment
Applicants should submit separate technical and itemised financial proposals covering professional fees, fieldwork, travel, data processing, validation, reporting and applicable taxes. The consultancy budget ceiling will be confirmed against the approved project budget. Suggested payments: 20% on approval of inception report; 40% on acceptance of the draft report and workbook; 40% on approval of all final deliverables.
12. Ownership, confidentiality and safeguarding
All commissioned tools, datasets, reports and outputs will be submitted to e-CAPH subject to contract terms and third-party rights. The consultant may not publish findings or disclose restricted information without authorisation. Engagement with adolescents must be voluntary and appropriately consented, and no participant should be required to disclose sensitive personal experiences.
13. Application requirements
Applicants should submit a technical proposal with methodology, team and four-week workplan; an itemised financial proposal; relevant CVs or organisational profile; and examples of comparable assignments. Selection will follow approved e-CAPH procurement criteria.
14. Expected use of findings
The final analysis, costed advocacy agenda and investment case will inform Activity 1.1 and subsequent project engagement with Kaduna State institutions, six target LGAs, community stakeholders, civil society and development partners. They will also provide an evidence base for tracking subsequent financing commitments and responses to community-identified girls’ education priorities.
Application Deadline:30 September 2026
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Interested and Qualified candidates should Submit to [email protected] on or before Wednesday September 30th, 2026
