Technical consultant, Secondary Education Guidance: Multiple and Flexible Pathways (2027 edition)

Technical consultant, Secondary

Education

• Guidance: Multiple and Flexible Pathways (2027 edition)

• The purpose of this consultancy is to produce the 2027 edition of UNICEF's Secondary

Education

• Guidance: Multiple and Flexible Pathways as a standalone, user-friendly reference for UNICEF country offices, anchored in the SSE pillar's programme offer and differentiated by country context. The product supersedes the 2020 guidance while carrying forward the elements of it that remain valid, and refers readers to the 2020 guidance, the 2025 evaluation and the Strategy for depth rather than reproducing them.

• The primary audience is UNICEF staff, in particular education and adolescent development colleagues in country offices. The secondary audience is UNICEF's partnership base, including governments, multilateral and bilateral partners, foundations and the private sector, for whom a short partner-facing summary will be produced.

• Qualifications / Specialized Knowledge / Experience / Competencies (Core/Technical/Functional) / Language

Skills

• Required for the Assignment

Minimum requirements:

• Education: Advanced university degree in education, social sciences, development studies or a related field.

Years of Experience/ Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

• Work

Experience

• At least 15 years of professional experience in education policy and programming in low- and middle-income countries, including secondary education, skills development and alternative learning pathways; experience with UNICEF education programming and guidance development; demonstrated ability to write concise, practical guidance for programme staff.

• Language

Requirements

• Fluency in English.

• Knowledge/Expertise/Skills: Familiarity with the 2020 Secondary

Education

• Guidance and with UNICEF's Strategic Plan 2026-2029 and Strategy; knowledge of the global evidence on secondary education, skills and TVET; experience in multi-country consultation and synthesis.

• For every Child, you demonstrate...

• UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability underpin everything we do and how we do it.

• UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. 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. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

• UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)

• Cover letter

• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template)

• Deadline: 9 Nov 2026

• Location: Jordan

• Notes: All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

• Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.