Jobs in Tanzania 2019: New Job at The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) - Elimu Bora Project, Consultant | Deadline: 21st August, 2019
AJIRA TANZANIA 2019 / NAFASI ZA KAZI 2019
Vacancy title: Consultancy
Jobs at: Aga Khan Foundation (AKF)
Deadline of this Job: 21st August 2019
Duty Station: Within Tanzania , Dar es Salaam , East Africa
JOB DETAILS:
The
Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a private, non-denominational,
international development agency promoting creative and effective
solutions to selected problems that impede social and economic
development in parts of Africa and Asia. AKF-Tanzania is part of the
AKF-East Africa regional structure that supports programmes in Kenya,
Tanzania and Uganda.\
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Background and Rationale
The Government of
Tanzania and partners are developing the ‘Satellite Centre’ model
through a consultative process cumulating in guidelines for pre-primary
satellite centres. Within this context, AKF is implementing the Elimu
Bora project, which supports government’s efforts by demonstrating the
application of contextualized, cost-effective and high-quality community
based and satellite school models in geographically and
socioeconomically marginalized communities. A key aim of this pilot
project is to generate learning and good practices of community-level
pre-primary education that will inform and improve national
implementation of community-level pre-primary education in Tanzania
(Zanzibar and Mainland).
Research Objectives
The Elimu Bora
project is designed to enable the Ministry of Education and the Madrasa
Early Childhood Programme – Zanzibar (MECP-Z) to turn the theoretical
costed model into a practical and replicable model in Kilwa and
Zanzibar. This study will directly support the above-mentioned
objective.
The key research question is:
What are the principal
factors that contribute to and inhibit the success of sustainable
satellite and community based pre-primary education models?
In an
attempt to address the question above, the study is expected to provide a
detailed account of factors for the successes/failure, limitations and
challenges of each model, with a specific view to examine their
feasibility and sustainability within socio-economically marginalized or
resource-constrained communities in both geographies (Zanzibar and
Kilwa). The research must analyze the underlying drivers of these
factors (i.e. what is driving each factor and who is the key stakeholder
in driving it?). Given that the models have their differences, the
research will need to identify what each model can learn from the other
to further improve delivery. The key lessons from the two geographies of
the project are expected to be widely applicable for remote and
marginalized communities in other resource-constrained contexts within
and outside of Tanzania.
The Elimu Bora project has based its implementation plan in Kilwa on the Government of Tanzania’s Satellite School Guidelines (still in draft). Part of this research will be to look at the guidelines against Elimu Bora implementation and make recommendations accordingly.
Scope of Work
The proposed research will span for a period up to six months including one field visit. While the details of the methodology will be worked out with AKF and the selected consultant(s), we envisage a field visit of about 2-3 weeks, targeting approximately 8-10 schools (4-5 in each Zanzibar and Kilwa) plus key stakeholders’ meetings in Dar es Salaam and both geographies.
The consultant will work in close collaboration with the Education Program Manager and MERL teams of AKF and MECP-Z, under the guidance of the MERL Manager to ensure smooth and efficient delivery of the following tasks:
• Inception and Planning: Review of TORs, proposed methodology, timelines and fieldwork planning in consultation with AKF-T and MECP-Z
• Develop the Study Protocol and process research clearance from relevant authorities in both Zanzibar and Tanzania mainland.
• Document Review: Undertake desk review of key project and other related documents[1] to understand the project’s objectives, indicators and the context within which the project is operating.
• Design data collection tools and undertake data collection in consultation with AKFT and MECP-Z.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Develop a data analysis plan, carry out the analysis using the appropriate tools, interpret and summarize findings in a concise and presentable manner. Based on the analysis, a detailed report, that meets professional level standards will be prepared to communicate findings to a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally.
• Presentation of findings. The researcher will present findings of the study in a face-to-face manner to stakeholders in a meeting(s) prepared by AKF and MECP-Z. Comments provided during this stakeholder meeting will be incorporated in the final report. A shorter 2-page policy brief should accompany the final report.
Key Deliverables
The Consultant will submit the following as outputs:
• Detailed inception report, clearly indicating their understanding of the context, study methodology, proposed data collection tools and proposed scope of literature review/document analysis, research permit and ethical clearance, data analysis and costing plan and reporting guidelines. The draft inception report MUST be submitted to AKF for review and approval at least 10 working days before the commencement of the fieldwork.
• Develop a research proposal and plan with dully filled research permit application form and submit them for ethical clearance from responsible authorities in Zanzibar and Tanzania mainland.
• Fieldwork plan with specific dates and duration including training data collectors, data collection. A portion of the fieldwork should also be conducted with key national-level stakeholders.
• Debrief meeting with AKF and MECP-Z at the end of the fieldwork
• The draft report to be submitted to AKF and MECP-Z in soft copy by 15th December 2019.
• The final report and policy brief to be submitted to AKF and MECPZ in both soft and hard copies by 30thJanuary 2020.
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Qualifications and Experience Required
AKF is seeking a competent and experienced researcher with extensive knowledge of Early Childhood Education (ECE) approaches, methods and practices, ideally in Tanzania, to undertake this qualitative study. The consultant may be a person, a team of individuals or a firm, with the following minimum requirements:
• The principal investigator must have at least a master’s degree in education, sociology, psychology or related discipline (PhD preferred) and at least eight years of professional experience in conducting qualitative studies in the education sector.
• Preference will be given to consultants with relevant experience in Tanzania and/or in the East Africa Region.
• Expert knowledge of Early Childhood Education (ECE) and/or pre-primary educational research and policy in Tanzania.
• Demonstrated command of qualitative research methods, including data collection, data analysis and report writing (sample work required).
Job application procedure
All interested applicants must submit the following documents in a folder, to Aga Khan Foundation Tanzania through email to akftzprocurement@akfea.org by 21st August 2019. Please mention the title of the consultancy in your email subject. The selection will be based on technical evaluation & financial proposal in the ratio of 70:30, respectively.
i. A detailed proposal, describing their understanding of the assignment, study approach and methods and analysis framework and detailed work plans
ii. A detailed financial proposal indicating all expenses associated with task and professional fees
iii. The applicants’ relevant experience on similar assignments clearly outlining their relevant experience in studies related to the subject; including competencies in qualitative data collection, analysis and reporting. If a team of consultants are submitting, CVs for each member of the team should be included.
iv. For a consultancy firm, copies of relevant legal documents mandating existence and operations such as Registration Certificates, Business license and Tax Certificates will be required.
v. Two samples of relevant previous work demonstrating both technical and theoretical competency undertaking qualitative research of a similar nature.
For further details of the requirement, kindly contact akftzprocurement@akfea.org or visit our office address AGA KHAN FOUNDATION , Plot 37 | Haile Selassie Road | Oysterbay, P.O. Box 125, Dar- es – Salaam, Tanzania .
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications without all relevant documents will not be considered.
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