Education Evaluation Technical Consultant (National-only)

About the role

UNICEF is seeking an Education Evaluation Technical Consultant to support the transition of the Access to Education output into a programme approach in Ethiopia. The 6.5‑month consultancy will be office‑based in Addis Ababa with regular travel to stakeholder meetings.

Key responsibilities

• Organise and facilitate a high‑level workshop with government, donors and partners to gather input on the draft evaluation report.
• Present education components of the EU Education Project at the dissemination workshop.
• Review, finalise and incorporate the evaluation findings into the donor report for the EU grant.
• Coordinate with the Education Section to prepare a management response to the evaluation.
• Provide technical education inputs to the Evaluation Unit for the upcoming Access to Education evaluation.
• Maintain communication and liaison with donors, government and partners throughout the evaluation process.
• Draft a project‑to‑programme management and upstream transition plan for Access to Education Output 2.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in social sciences, education or a related discipline.
• Minimum three years of experience in project coordination.
• At least three years of experience managing EU‑funded grants.
• Experience working with UN agencies.
• Fluent English; Amharic is desirable.

Required skills

• Familiarity with EU and Finnish donor requirements.
• Project management and coordination.
• Technical support for evaluations.
• Knowledge management.
• Presentation and communication.

What we offer

• Opportunity to contribute to UNICEF’s education programmes in Ethiopia.
• Exposure to high‑level stakeholders and international donors.
• Professional development within a global humanitarian organisation.