Mid-level research consultants for the Global Education Monitoring Report (multiple) - EXTENDED

OVERVIEW

Parent Sector : Education Sector (ED)

Duty Station: Multiple

 

Job Family: Education

Type of contract : Affiliated personnel

Duration of contract : From 7 to 11 months

Recruitment open to : External candidates

Application Deadline (Midnight Duty Station Time) : 2026-02-28

 

UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

 

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST

IMPORTANT: APPLICATION PROCEDURES

In place of the Employment History Form, please upload required documents. The whole package needs to be uploaded as a single PDF document (CV, Technical and financial proposal):
1)    an updated curriculum vitaea
2)    a technical proposal including an approach and methodology for the assignment (1-2 pages)
3)    a financial proposal: The amount to be charged for the assignment, which should be quoted in US dollars, GBP or Euros as a monthly fee.

 

The position will be carried out remotely.

 

Please submit your supporting documents in English.

 

UNESCO places great emphasis on ensuring that the objectives of the work assignment, as described in the Terms of Reference, are met. Accordingly, in evaluating the proposals for the assignment, attention will focus first and foremost on the technical elements. From those proposals deemed suitable in relation to the criteria set forth in the Terms of Reference, UNESCO shall select the proposal that offers the Organization best value for money.

 

Only complete applications will be considered. 

 

By submitting your application for this vacancy, you consent to the inclusion of your profile in our consultant roster, and you may be contacted in the future for similar types of tasks or opportunities. If you prefer not to be included in the roster, please indicate in your application.

UNESCO is inviting written proposals from Individuals for the work assignment described in Annex A.

 

ANNEX A

Long Description

1. BACKGROUND

The Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report, established in 2001 as the Education for All Global Monitoring Report (GMR), is an editorially independent, authoritative, and evidence-based annual report that monitors progress in education in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were adopted as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Its mandate was established in the Incheon Declaration of the World Education Forum in May 2015. The Incheon Declaration of the World Education Forum in May 2015, established  the renewed mandate of the GEM Report which consists in  “monitoring and reporting on SDG 4 and on education in the other SDGs”; and reporting “on the implementation of national and international strategies to help hold all relevant partners to account for their commitments”.  

 

The GEM Report is funded by a group of governments, multilateral agencies and foundations. It is published by UNESCO to serve the international community. It is widely recognised as an indispensable advocacy and technical tool supporting inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning for all.

 

Each report has traditionally had two parts: one focusing on monitoring the international education targets and one focusing on a theme, selected jointly with its Advisory Board. Its monitoring part draws on the latest data provided by UIS. Its thematic and policy part draws on the latest data and evidence from a wide array of sources leading to recommendations on how to accelerate progress towards achieving the international education targets. Since 2016 the themes of reports were education and sustainable development (2016), accountability (2017/8), migration and displacement (2019), inclusion (2020), non-state actors (2021/2), technology (2023) and leadership (2024/5). The 2026 and 2027 GEM Report editions, part of the Countdown to 2030 series, will focus on access/equity and learning/quality, respectively. 

 

In addition to the main report, the team also produces thematic editions (on gender, youth, finance, other SDGs), regional editions (e.g. u