[Hiring] Consultant for Multiple and Flexible Pathways for Adolescents @AGORA

Role Description

UNICEF is committed to ensuring that all children and young people acquire the knowledge and skills needed to learn, thrive, and transition to further education, decent work, and active citizenship. However, many adolescents, particularly those affected by conflict and displacement, face barriers to formal education due to:

• Interrupted schooling
• Age-grade mismatches
• Lack of documentation
• Legal restrictions

Flexible learning pathways such as accelerated learning, bridging programmes, alternative delivery models, and links to vocational training can help address these challenges, but their implementation remains inconsistent.

This assignment will address three key gaps:

• Limited documentation of effective practices
• Barriers to certification and progression
• Lack of practical guidance for displacement settings

Drawing on evidence from PROSPECTS partnership countries, the consultancy will:

• Identify and analyze promising approaches
• Examine certification and transition pathways
• Develop practical guidance to support UNICEF country offices and partners in expanding quality, flexible education opportunities for adolescents in fragile and displacement-affected contexts

If you would like to know more about this consultancy on the detailed deliverables and expected outcomes, please review the complete Terms of Reference.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education, development studies, monitoring & evaluation or a related field

Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of professional experience in education systems strengthening, with demonstrated expertise in Multiple Flexible Pathways (MFPs), secondary education, and skills development
• Proven experience in designing and operationalizing system-level reforms, including integration of non-formal and alternative pathways within national education systems, and alignment with qualification frameworks, certification systems, and learning-to-earning pathways
• Strong track record of working in humanitarian and development contexts
• Proficiency in English; knowledge of Arabic will be an added advantage

Benefits

• Diverse opportunities for professional and personal development
• Attractive compensation and benefits package

Company Description

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence. At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence.