Education Management Information System (EMIS) consultant, Tripoli, Libya

Purpose

The objective of this consultancy service is to strengthen the Information System towards the establishment of an advanced EMIS through the assessment of existing databases and data collection mechanisms and the development of an integrated system in order to use it as a reliable instrument for policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation, standards setting, regulatory frameworks, co-ordination and optimization of resource.

For details please see the Terms of Reference (TOR) and annex to TOR.

Qualifications & Competencies

• Advanced degree in education, statistics, mathematics, computer science or related fields,
• At least 8 years of extensive experience and demonstrated ability in designing and establishing EMIS,
• Excellent understanding of the current status and trends in terms of international education indicators, standards and targets in the context of MDGs, EFA, etc., • Competent in EMIS related database programs and other software with broad understanding of information systems and technology,
• Extensive knowledge and skills of computer programs applications, particularly in the area of database management system (e.g. SQL programming),
• High analytical skills using diverse and complex quantitative and qualitative data from a wide range of sources,
• Demonstrates, applies and shares technical knowledge to government partners,
• Fluency in English, Arabic is an asset,
• Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing, to varied audiences,
• Able to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment.

How to apply

After careful review of the work assignments and using the Work Plan attached as Annex 1, prospective consultants should submit a cover letter, CV and United Nations Personal History Form (P11 form) with their bids by indicating the number of days they require for each deliverable under each assignment, and their consultancy fee per day in US Dollars.

UNICEF will select the most appropriate proposals and will fix a rate for each deliverable taking into consideration the quotation of the consultant. It has to be noted that payments will be linked to deliverables and not to the number of days worked. An assignment should be undertaken as a whole, and the consultant should commit to all deliverables within any given assignment. However the consultant may wish to indicate if they would like to be considered for one or more assignments. Consultants may also wish to indicate different consultancy fees for different assignments. Consultants should also indicate the timeframe for each deliverable as required in the work plan. In addition consultants should indicate the date from which they will available to undertake the consultancy, candidates with immediate availability will be preferred.

All applications should be submitted to tdibanuka@unicef.org on or before 20 August 2012.