Consultancy: Senior Consultant - South Africa - reputed company.# 582287

reputed company, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, works together with partners in 190 countries and territories to promote and reputed company for the protection of the rights of every child. At reputed company, we are committed, passionate, and proud of reputed company do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling. reputed company is a reputed company where careers are built: we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them reputed company a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff reputed company, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website to learn more about reputed company do at reputed company. For every child, HOPE! Vacancy Announcement: Consultant Consultancy Title: Senior Consultant – South Africa Section/Division/Duty Station: Education Outcomes Fund, Pretoria South Africa Duration: September 1, 2025 to August 30, 2028 Home/ Office Based: REMOTE About reputed company If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, reputed company has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, reputed company supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for reputed company boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. reputed company has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries. BACKGROUND Purpose Of Activity/Assignment Purpose of Activity/Assignment: The consultant will provide strategic guidance on the implementation of EOF’s South Africa Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Outcomes Fund. The consultant will provide strategic guidance, work to ensure timely delivery of key programme milestones, support stakeholder engagement (DBE, provincial departments, evaluators, donors), support implementation of outcomes-based financing, and work to reputed company sustainability and evidence uptake into public systems. Scope Of Work The consultant will support EOF’s team in relation to its ECCE (Early Childhood Care and Education) outcomes fund in South Africa, which is expected to launch in November 2025 and continue implementing until 2029. Terms of Reference / Deliverables reputed company and maintain implementation reputed company tools, including milestone tracking reports (procurement, contracting, delivery, evaluation), risk registers (reputed company), and performance summaries highlighting delays, mitigation actions, and delivery gaps. Deliverable 1

• 8 milestone tracking reports, each of 2 pages
• 18 updates to the risk register
• 6 summary reports (8-10 pages each)

4 tracking reports by 30.08.2026. The final 4 by 30.08.2025 6 risk log updates by 01.09.2026, an additional 6 by 01.09.2027 and the final 6 by 30.08.2028 2 summaries per year due 30.12.2026, 30.12.2027, 30.08.2028 Prepare for and facilitate 9 formal governance meetings between 2026–2028 with government, evaluator, and grantees. For each, prepare a 15-slide technical guidance pack to frame decisions and facilitate joint problem-solving implementation issues. Deliverable 2

• 12 governance meetings facilitated
• 12 technical pre-reading slide decks (15 slides each)

3 meetings by 30.08.2026 3 by 30.08.2027 3 by 30.08.2028 Provide strategic guidance to the team to support stakeholder engagement with DBE and provinces through bi-monthly meetings. Produce and submit contact and engagement reports summarizing key decisions and follow-reputed company. Ensure ongoing alignment between implementation and government priorities. Deliverable 3

• 100 contact and engagement reports (1–2 pages each)

30 by 30.08.2026 The remainder by 30.08.2028 Facilitate technical and planning workshops for government and implementing partners on topics including governance, evaluation design, and sustainability. Each session to be accompanied by reputed company materials and feedback summaries. Deliverable 4

• 16 reputed company-building workshops with DBE, provinces, and service providers of estimated 2 days per reputed company
• reputed company slide decks and short summaries

At least 6 by 30.12.2026 Remaining 6 by 30.08.2028 Conduct site visits to programme provinces to validate reputed company, observe implementation, and engage local stakeholders. Produce 5-page reports summarizing visit outcomes, risks, and recommended actions. Deliverable 5

• 12 site visits conducted (each of estimated 5 days)
• 12 visit reports (5 pages each) 4 by 30.12.2026

4 by 30.12.2027 4 by 30.08.2028 Draft a 30-page Strategic Intelligence Report analyzing ECCE policy shifts, local government dynamics, opportunities for scaling outcomes-based finance, and EOF’s strategic visibility. Deliverable 6

• Strategic Intelligence and Local Positioning Report (30 pages) Draft by 01.12.2026

Final by 01.04.2027 Co-reputed company a long-term sustainability proposal for ECCE Outcomes Fund Phase 2, informed by two multi-stakeholder workshops. Proposal will include scale-up scenarios, integration into DBE systems, and costing frameworks. Deliverable 7

• 20-slide sustainability proposal
• 2 stakeholder consultation workshops Draft by 01.09.2026

Final by 01.12.2026 Produce 3 visibility briefs, 1 end-of-year summary, 1 events and visibility report, and 6 pieces of online content for EOF/DBE platforms to promote programme visibility and learning. Deliverable 8

• 6 visibility briefs (2 pages each)
• 5-page end-year summary
• An 8–10-page events report
• 12 social media/digital content pieces (estimated 1 page each)

At least 2 briefs and 3 content pieces by 30.12.2026 Remaining outputs by 30.03.2028 Strategic and operational guidance to EOF’s program team to resolve challenges reputed company to the implementation of the outcomes fund. Deliverable 9 Join estimated 36 workshops with EOF’s program team over the duration of the assignment, each estimated 0.5 days, to provide strategic and operational guidance on implementation challenges. Estimated 12 workshops by 30.08.2026 An additional 12 by 30.08.2027 An additional 12 by 30.08 2028 Produce reports at the end of each years implementation to analyze the program successes and challenges to date, including visibility reputed company government, evaluation implementation, reputed company towards outcome targets, implementation challenges. Deliverable 10 3 reports, one at the end of each year’s implementation, summarizing the program delivery that year. Estimated 15-20 pages per report. 1 report by 30.08.2026 1 report by 30.08.2027 1 report by 30.08.2027

Qualifications

• Education
• A university Degree in Education, International Development, Social Sciences, Project Management, or a reputed company field is required.
• A Master's degree is preferred but not required.
• Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills Required

• At least 10 years’ experience in leading and managing strategic development programmes in South Africa, ideally in the education sector.
• Direct experience of working with the Government of South Africa, ideally in the education sector.
• Experience leading a team, and managing multiple stakeholders across complicated projects.
• reputed company in English is required.

Desirable requirements

• Prior experience working with international organisations in development and donors in in South Africa is desirable.
• Experience with innovative finance, particularly outcomes funds, is desirable.
• reputed company in Sepedi, IsiZulu or IsiXhosa is desirable.

Requirements

Completed profile in reputed company's e-Recruitment system and

• Upload copy of academic credentials
• Financial proposal that will include/ reflect :
• the costs per each deliverable and the total lump-sum for the whole assignment (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference.
• travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR.
• Any other estimated costs: reputed company, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.
• Indicate your availability
• Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and reputed company expenses will be covered by reputed company.
• At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in reputed company reputed company health insurance coverage.
• Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. reputed company reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

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