National Consultant – Education Financing and Domestic Resource Mobilization Capacity Strengthening, Dodoma, Tanzania (home-based) #596868

Apply now Job no: 596868 Contract type: Consultant Duty Station: Dodoma Level: Consultancy Location: United Republic of Tanzania Categories: Education Working arrangement: based in Tanzania, with travel to Morogoro and other locations as required 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. UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF. For every child, the right to learn Tanzania is pursuing an ambitious education reform agenda through the Education Sector Development Plan (ESDP), including expansion of compulsory education, increased transition to secondary education, investments in skills and employability, digital learning, infrastructure, and improvements in education quality. Delivering these reforms within a constrained fiscal environment places increasing importance on sustainable domestic financing, effective use of available resources, and strong alignment between sector priorities, planning and budgeting processes. Against this backdrop, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) has identified domestic resource mobilization (DRM) and education financing as important areas for continued institutional learning, collaboration and dialogue. Tanzania already has significant expertise and ongoing initiatives across these areas. The opportunity is to bring together the complementary perspectives and responsibilities of institutions across the financing and implementation chain – including MoEST, the Ministry of Finance, Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA), President’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG), Local Government Authorities (LGAs), and other relevant actors – to develop a shared understanding of education financing priorities, constraints and opportunities. Through the GPE-KIX Country Support Mechanism, UNICEF is supporting MoEST to convene an applied capacity-strengthening and inter-sectoral engagement around this agenda. The engagement will connect domestic resource mobilization with expenditure efficiency, prioritization, the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), budget execution and education results. It will also provide a practical platform for examining financing and expenditure patterns alongside learning and other education outcomes, strengthening evidence-informed dialogue on resource allocation, efficiency and value for money. How can you make a difference? The purpose of the consultancy is to provide technical support to UNICEF and MoEST in the design, adaptation and delivery of an applied capacity-strengthening programme on domestic financing for education in Tanzania. Working within a Government-led process, the consultant will curate and adapt existing education financing, domestic resource mobilization and public finance materials to the Tanzania context and support facilitation of a five-day engagement combining technical learning for education-sector officials with broader inter-sectoral dialogue on education financing. If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: Tor ext TMC0008344.pdf To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… Education Minimum requirements: – An advanced university degree in economics, public finance, public policy, education economics, or a related field. Work Experience – At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in public finance, fiscal policy, budgeting, education financing, or related areas. – Demonstrated experience working with the Ministry of Finance and/or other central government institutions in Tanzania. – Experience in education financing or social-sector financing would be a strong advantage. – Experience designing or delivering capacity strengthening for government officials. Language Requirements – Fluency in English and Kiswahili Knowledge/Expertise/Skills – Strong applied knowledge of Tanzania’s fiscal architecture, domestic revenue system, budget process, MTEF and public financial management systems – Demonstrated ability to engage effectively across sector ministries, central finance institutions, revenue authorities and/or subnational government structures – Ability to translate complex public finance concepts into practical, accessible learning materials and facilitate senior-level technical dialogue. – Strong analytical, facilitation and communication skills. Desirables – Exhibit the UNICEF Core Values of: Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, Sustainability For every Child, you demonstrate… UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values [Remove the following paragraph if not a child safeguarding elevated risk role] This position has been assessed as an elevated risk role for Child Safeguarding purposes as it is either a role with direct

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