Job: Education expert for the EU Monitoring and Advocacy Program, OSI

[peto, andrea]

>
>
> Vacancy Announcement: Education Expert (Consultant - 1 position)
>
> The Open Society Institute (OSI) Budapest is currently seeking to
> engage a
> consultant education expert for the EU Monitoring and Advocacy
> Program's
> (EUMAP, http://www.eumap.org) Equal access to quality education for
> Roma
> project. The project, in collaboration with OSI's Education Support
> Program and Roma Participation Program, will cover the eight countries
> included in the Decade for Roma Inclusion (Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech
> Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, and
> Slovakia). It will result in the publication of a volume of monitoring
> reports, to include eight individual country reports and an overview
> report outlining the main findings across the countries monitored. The
> consultant will be responsible for advising a Budapest-based team in
> the
> preparation of these reports on education policy and practice. The
> consultant should have a background in minority education issues, and
> substantial experience in designing and conducting data collection and
> analysis. The consultant will work with OSI to develop the reporting
> methodology and template upon which the reports will be based, help
> train
> teams in eight countries to apply the methodology and template, and
> assist
> in preparing substantial reports based on the country teams' research.
> The
> consultancy is expected to last 18 months, beginning in April 2005; the
> education expert should be based in Budapest or elsewhere in Europe,
> with
> frequent travel to the region.
>
> Responsibilities:
> The consultant will have the following main responsibilities:
>
> Methodology development: Carrying out an extensive literature survey to
> establish key sources of information on Roma education issues in the
> eight
> countries covered; consulting widely with a range of interlocutors,
> including from international organisations, in preparation for
> developing
> the methodology; in cooperation with OSI staff, developing a
> comprehensive
> methodology detailing the content and format for the project; refining
> the
> methodology as required throughout the project.
>
> Support for the monitors: Working with the monitoring teams in each of
> the
> countries to support the collection of relevant data; participating in
> preparatory meetings in Budapest bringing together all concerned with
> the
> project, including the individual country monitoring teams.
>
> Training and capacity development: Traveling regularly to the eight
> countries to meet with the reporting team and discuss and develop the
> monitoring carried out in each country; in collaboration with other OSI
> staff, providing support, training and capacity building to the
> monitors
> as required.
>
> Report preparation: Collaborating with the EUMAP editorial team to
> ensure
> the substantive accuracy of the country reports; contributing to the
> preparation of the final overview report drawing together the main
> findings, conclusions and recommendations across all the countries
> monitored.
>
> Period of engagement:
> The education expert will be engaged on a consultancy basis
> (approximately
> 50 per cent engagement) continuously from April 2005 to end October
> 2006.
> At certain key periods of the project, agreed at the beginning of the
> project, an increased availability of the consultant would be
> requested.
> The education expert will be paid a daily rate commensurate with
> experience.
>
> Profile:
> The Consultant will either be based in Budapest or elsewhere in Europe
> with
> frequent travel to Budapest. He or she will also be required to travel
> regularly to the eight countries included in the Decade of Roma
> Inclusion.
> He or she will have the following profile:
>
> Education:
> * Postgraduate degree in education, sociology or a related field.
> * Knowledge of statistical analysis and sampling techniques.
> *
> * Experience:
> * Required
> * At least five years experience with an international organisation
> and/or
> intergovernmental bodies working on educational issues in Europe;
> * Significant experience in designing and conducting quantitative and
> qualitative data collection and analysis;
> * Significant experience working on national, regional and
> international
> education projects;
> * Substantial knowledge of developmental and education policy issues in
> some or all of the eight countries involved in the Decade of Roma
> Inclusion;
> * Knowledge of the specific issues related to minority education in
> Europe;
> * Familiarity with international legal instruments, policies, and
> programmes relating to minority education;
> * Experience in international networking.
> *
> * Desirable
> * Knowledge of the specific issues related to improving the educational
> opportunities for Roma;
> * Experience in working with developing Roma civil society sector and
> developing the skills of individual and NGO partners (training);
> * Experience in working collaboratively on a complex project.
> *
> * Other skills and competencies:
> * Very good English language skills (written and spoken);
> * Ability to work independently, using distance communication (email,
> phone, internet);
> * Good computer skills;
> * Effective communication skills with people from diverse cultures and
> backgrounds;
> * Ability to design and deliver convincing presentations and to
> represent
> organisational priorities.
>
>
> For examples of previous EUMAP reports, please see
> http://www.eumap.org/reports.
>
> Please submit a CV and cover letter by 11 March 2005 to
> <applications at adminconsult.hu> Please reference "EUMAP Education
> Expert" in
> the subject line.
>
>