Consultant International: Support to the Ministry of National Education for Capacity Building on SDG 4

The international consultant will provide conceptual, statistical, methodological, and functional expertise to produce a core set of SDG 4 indicators directly usable in the pilot BI system. The role involves remote work with two missions to Algiers and close coordination with the Ministry of National Education, National Statistics Office, and other national and international stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide conceptual, statistical, methodological, and functional expertise for producing a core set of SDG 4 indicators for the pilot BI system.
• Coordinate closely with the Ministry of National Education, National Statistics Office, national SDG monitoring actors, and national IT/EMIS/AI consultant.
• Design and validate indicators, data contracts, quality protocols, BI functional specifications, and test scenarios.
• Conduct action training and facilitate multi-institutional collaboration.
• Ensure quality assurance, confidentiality, data protection, and human supervision of AI usage.

Requirements

• Master's degree in statistics, economics, education sciences, public policy, planning, monitoring and evaluation, international development, data governance, or related field.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience in SDG 4, educational statistics, EMIS, indicators, metadata, data quality, institutional support, and capacity building.
• Skills in indicator design and validation, data contracts, quality protocols, BI specifications, test scenarios, action training, and multi-institutional facilitation.
• Excellent command of French and English; Arabic is desirable.
• Experience in multi-country projects and collaboration with ministries of education, national statistics institutes, United Nations or international partners is an asset.

Skills

• Educational Statistics
• SDG4 Indicators
• EMIS Systems
• Indicator Design
• Indicator Validation
• Data Quality Protocols
• Capacity Building
• Institutional Support
• Data Governance
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Statistical Methods
• Business Intelligence Specifications
• Testing Scenario Development
• Multi-institutional Facilitation
• Multi-country Project Coordination
• Collaboration with Ministries of Education
• Collaboration with National Statistics Institutes
• Collaboration with International Partners

Languages

French, English, Arabic