National Consultant for GPE Mid-Term Review – Education Sector, Ghana

About the role

UNICEF is seeking a National Consultant to support the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Mid‑Term Review aligned with Ghana's Ministry of Education Education Sector Performance Review. The consultant will work remotely with periodic travel to Accra, under the supervision of the UNICEF Education Specialist and the Chief of Education.

Key responsibilities

• Assess progress against the Partnership Compact using credible evidence, agreed indicators, and sector performance data.
• Review the validity of the Compact’s theory of change, enabling factors, assumptions, risks, and implementation conditions.
• Facilitate inclusive, structured dialogue among government, development partners, civil society, and other stakeholders to build consensus on findings and priorities.
• Generate clear, prioritized, and actionable recommendations to inform adaptive management, decision‑making, and follow‑up with GPE.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree (master’s) in Education, Public Policy, Development Studies or related fields; PhD is an asset.
• Minimum 8 years of progressively responsible experience in education sector planning, policy analysis, sector performance review, programme evaluation or system‑level education reform.
• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting mid‑term reviews, joint sector reviews, GPE Compact processes or comparable sector‑wide review mechanisms.
• Strong technical expertise in evidence synthesis, theory of change analysis, results monitoring, bottleneck analysis, risk assessment and formulation of practical recommendations.
• Proven ability to analyse and synthesize quantitative and qualitative education data and translate findings into concise, decision‑oriented reports.

Required skills

• Evidence synthesis
• Theory of change analysis
• Results monitoring
• Bottleneck analysis
• Risk assessment
• Quantitative data analysis
• Qualitative data analysis

What we offer

• Opportunity to work with UNICEF and the Ghana Ministry of Education on a high‑impact education reform project.
• Professional development through collaboration with international experts and sector stakeholders.