Location: Myanmar
Deadline: Monday, 07 October 2013
Description
Deadline: Monday, 07 October 2013
Description
ADVERTISEMENT OF POTENTIAL ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK CONSULTANCY
National Researcher on Post-secondary Education (national; 6.0 person-months)
Note to interested candidates:
The following Asian Development Bank (ADB) individual consultancywith terms of reference (TOR)outlined belowis currently advertised on ADB's Consultant Management System (CMS) at the followingweb-link: https://uxdmz06.adb.org/OA_HTML/adb/xxcrs/jsp/ADBCsrnFwd.jsp?sel=110187
If you wish to be considered please log on to the above website to submit an expression of interest (EOI)before the deadline of 10:30PM (Yangon time) on Monday, 7 October 2013.
Please note that:
- The advertisement is for an individual consultancy (not for a firm), although individualsassociated with a firm or non-government entity are eligible to apply;
- Civil servants are not eligible for consideration;
- EOIs should be submitted using the above CMS website; and
- Candidates not yet registered in ADB's Consulting Management System (CMS) will need toregister before they can proceed to submitting an EOI. CMS registration can be done via the EOIpage (by clicking on 'Register as an Individual Consultant' near the upper right corner of the entryscreen). It's also advisable to click 'Save' frequently during various CMS-related processes, toavoid possible data loss.Thank you for your potential interest in this position.,
OUTLINE TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR
National Researcher on Post-secondary Education (national; 6.0 person-months)
Objective and Purpose of the Assignment
The technical assistance (TA) projectto be administered by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) directly supports Myanmar's Comprehensive Education Sector Review (CESR),which is led by the Ministry of Education (MOE), coordinating inputs from other agencies andmany development partners (DPOs). The TA will mobilize international and national experts tosupport analyses, policy dialogue processes, conceptualization of potential investments, andother agreed activities under the umbrella of the CESR, with a focus on post-primary education(PPE): i.e., the secondary education subsector (SES), technical and vocational education andtraining (TVET), and higher education subsector (HES). To flexibly meet varied and shiftingneeds for international best practice and in-depth local knowledge within the CESR process,experts inputs will consist of (i) formal consultants, to be recruited as individuals; and (ii)resource persons needed to provide focused, short-term inputs (up to 10 working daysmaximum). Experts will be recruited by ADB in dialogue with the MOE and other relevantagencies involved in PPE work under the CESR, and will work closely with the CESR Office, toensure linkages with other elements under the CESR. A knowledge plan will be developed earlyin the TA (and updated periodically, as needed) to provide an overall framework for reports,workshops, and other knowledge sharing and dissemination interventions under various sub-outputs.
To ensure responsiveness to evolving government needs and harmonization with inputsfrom other DPOs during Phases 2 and 3 of the CESR, the TA involves a flexible design, whichspecifies a total of six initial sub-outputs that will directly support CESR Phase 2 (in-depthassessment), while allowing subsequent sub-outputs to be added later in Phase 2 (if needed)and after priorities for ADB support to CESR Phase 3 (formulation of a Costed Education SectorPlan [CESP] laying out sequenced priority investments) have been clearly identified. Threeinitial international experts and three initial national researchers will collectively support initialsub-outputs under CESR Phase 2, centering on: (i) SES analysis, under sub-output 1.1; (ii)TVET analysis, under sub-output 1.2; (iii) HES analysis, under sub-output 1.3; (iv) formulation ofan SES curriculum reform framework and implementation plan, under sub-output 2.1; (v) apolicy note series, under sub-output 2.2; (vi) a policy forum series, under sub-output 2.3.
Scope of Work
The National Researcher on Post-secondary Education (national; 6.0 person-months)will work under guidance from ADB-mobilized Expert on Secondary Education Policy andCurricular Reform, and will principally support data collection, field study, and analyticalelements under sub-outputs 1B and 1C to support CESR Phase 2 and Phase 3 analysis on thepost-secondary education subsectors (i.e., TVET and HES). The precise balance of support toTVET and higher education subsector work during CESR Phases 2 and 3 will be determinedafter mobilization and reflected in a detailed work plan.
Detailed Tasks and/or Expected Output
Subject to a detailed work plan to be agreed with ADB and the CESR Office, theResearcher will provide the following types of technical inputs, as well as any other tasks asmay be reasonably be requested by ADB or the CESR Office:
- Based on a detailed review of the overall terms of reference for CESR Phase 2 andother relevant planning documents, work closely with international experts on TVETand higher education and CESR sub-teams responsible for TVET and HES todevelop a detailed work plan for inputs during Phase 2 (to be updated prior to Phase3 and more frequently as needed);
- Based on the detailed work plan agreed with ADB and the CESR Office, support thenoted international Expert, CESR Team, and ADB staff in the design, organization,and implementation of data collection related to various dimensions of TVET and/orHES related to access, quality, and management. This may include compilation ofexisting reports, supporting dialogue with relevant department and institutions, small-scale surveys of representative institutions offering post-secondary education, and/orother forms of collection;
- As needed, take a lead in or support systematic management of relevant data andinformation collected, potentially including data entry and data cleaning, summarytranslation of information, etc.;
- Support the international Expert, CESR Team, and ADB staff in carrying out analysisand developing relevant reports, tables, etc., as an input to broader CESR Phase 2and 3 reports. Take a lead in elements of the analysis, based on an agreed divisionof labor;
- Make related contributions to relevant policy notes (under output 2), workshops, etc.,and facilitate dialogue, coordination, and/or cooperation with relevant departmentsand institutions, including other development partners supporting CESR work onTVET and HES.
Minimum Qualification Requirements
The Researcher should have relevant educational credentials (preferably at least at amasteral level), and shall have significant experience and demonstrated capacity in quantitativeand qualitative analysis, preferably including prior experience in activities involving policy-relevant analysis and/or field investigation related to the education sector (if possible, in TVETand/or HES). He or she should have strong skills in data and information management andquantitative analysis (including using spreadsheet and preferably also statistical analysissoftware), as well as good spoken and written English skills.
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