Reference: STPD/PHCWG/0860
Location: Home-based
Duration: 60 person days
Closing date: 9 April 2014
Location: Home-based
Duration: 60 person days
Closing date: 9 April 2014
Assignment requirements
We are seeking proposals for a consultancy to develop a Guidebook for Education Initiatives in the Commonwealth.
The guide will present information that can be used by ministries of education to enhance their effective running. It will also highlight key priorities facing governments and cover a range of interventions, policies and transferable good practices from across the Commonwealth. The following specific activities will be undertaken:
- communicating with Commonwealth ministries of education and other relevant bodies to identify successful policies, strategies and reform initiatives;
- undertaking a review of the available literature to identify other successful initiatives in the Commonwealth;
- collating details about these initiatives into a document to be known as the Guidebook for Education Initiatives in the Commonwealth;
- undertaking a consultation exercise with stakeholders to ensure the usability and accuracy of the document, and amending it in light of the consultation outcomes.
The guidebook will use a consistent framework to present the information and initiatives, to ease comprehension and enable cross-referencing between initiatives. The book will:
- include initiatives from as many Commonwealth countries as possible;
- group initiatives thematically, so that they can easily be found;
- cross-reference initiatives, so that connections can easily be made between different themes;
- provide a brief contextual analysis of each initiative, such that the relevance and impact of the background may be clearly understood; the analysis should include a short description of the education structure and situation in the country;
- identify the key features of each initiative, such that it could be easily replicated;
- describe what contribution each initiative makes towards quality and inclusion;
- identify what the outcomes were and how they were measured;
- describe the key challenges in implementing the initiative and how these were overcome;
- draw attention to initiatives supported by Commonwealth organisations by placing them in box-outs.
The initiatives will be arranged thematically, e.g. gender, adult education, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), multilingual, education in difficult circumstances etc, and cross-referenced so that all initiatives at, for example, primary level are linked. The list of themes to be included will emerge as initiatives are submitted and will be finalised in consultation with the Commonwealth Secretariat. Every effort will be made to have at least one initiative from each Commonwealth country.
Since this will be the second publication on the subject, effort will be made not to reproduce good practices that were first published in 2012.
How to apply
Please note this consultancy is open only to citizens of Commonwealth member countries or organisations registered in a Commonwealth country.
Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria are invited to submit their proposals containing:
- A summary of track record demonstrating required experience
- Comments on the Terms of Reference
- A description of the understanding of the objectives of the assignment and the proposed approach and methodology
- Work plan detailing the schedule of work and number of days
- If a team is proposed, description of the team, roles and responsibilities. CVs of all team members must be included.
- Budget breakdown.
- Completed Personal History form for individual consultants or Consultancy Company Registration form
Applications should be submitted via email to p.sharma@commonwealth.int
Mrs Puja D Sharma
Human Resources
Commonwealth Secretariat
Pall Mall, London UK, SW1Y 5HX
Phone: + 44 207 747 6531
Human Resources
Commonwealth Secretariat
Pall Mall, London UK, SW1Y 5HX
Phone: + 44 207 747 6531
Further information
- How to apply (PDF)
- Terms of reference (PDF)
