Under the overall authority of the Regional Director of UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok (hereinafter called UNESCO), the direct supervision of the Head of UNESCO Antenna Office in Yangon and in close collaboration with the Responsible Officer, the Contractor shall specifically perform the following:
- Meet with the UNESCO team and other key stakeholders to understand the approach and scope of the work, agree on methodology and objectives of the tasks.
- Familiarize themselves with Class Map, including reviewing the relevant user guides and manuals.
- Provide to UNESCO the list of 10 schools that the Contractor intends to work with and communicate at the earliest opportunity any challenges being encountered to identify remedial actions.
- Provide orientation, training and support to 10 schools/learning centers on Class Map to teachers and administrators with additional technical backstopping provided by UNESCO.Organize, deliver and facilitate trainings, integrating the use of Class Map, on topics that include but are not limited to school needs assessment, school planning, budgeting, financial accountability and data collection through virtual, in-person or hybrid modalities.
- Design a plan, in consultation with UNESCO, for recruiting community schools/learning centers to register to Class Map and participate in capacity building trainings.
- Prepare training materials and exercises covering topics that include but are not limited to school needs assessment, school planning, budgeting, financial accountability and monitoring and evaluation which uses Class Map as a platform for practical training.
- Deliver virtual, in-person (if safe to do so) or hybrid trainings targeting 30 participants (teachers and education administrators) across 10 community schools/learning centers located in various states/regions in Myanmar. Trainings will be done across 2 batches (5 schools in each batch). Each batch will receive 3 trainings, and such should not exceed 1.5- 2 hours per training session.
- Monitor the progress of 10 schools/learning centers receiving technical support from UNESCO to strengthen their capacity to manage education programmes and service delivery following their participation in education systems strengthening and capacity building trainings. All supporting evidence provided by schools (pictures, success stories, project briefs etc) should be submitted to UNESCO. The Contractor must obtain the relevant consent from the school/learning center to use images taken.
- Conduct monitoring visits and check-ins, either though virtual or in-person modalities, with schools to assess their use of Class Map, evaluate progress against training outcomes, challenges and identify how Class Map can be improved.
- Prepare a six-monthly progress report (maximum A4 10 pages) in Standard English. The report shall follow the undermentioned format (subject to change in consultation with the Contractor):
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Details of training and outcomes
- Progress on activities implemented by schools/learning centers
- Challenges, Lessons Learnt and Solutions
- Recommendations
- Conclusion
- Annexes (List of schools/learning centers participating in trainings, images and other relevant documents)
- Prepare a final report (maximum A4 12 pages) in Standard English. The report shall follow the undermentioned format (subject to change in consultation with the Contractor):
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Details of training and outcomes
- Progress on activities implemented by schools/learning centers (with an emphasis on results and achievements)
- Success Stories on the impact of Class Map (at least 2)
- Challenges, Lessons Learnt and Solutions
- Recommendations
- Conclusion
IV. Deliverables and Timeline
The Contractor shall submit to UNESCO the following deliverables in English and in editable format such as MS Word and/or MS Excel:
Detailed Training Work Plan and Inception Report that must be developed consulting the Class Map User guides and Class Map Application by 30th April 2025
Concept Note and training materials (PPTs, exercises) that integrates orientation and practical application of Class Map in trainings by 12th May 2025
Final training materials and list of participants for training batch 1 by 2nd June 2025
Final training materials and list of participants for training batch 2 by 16th June 2025
Six-monthly report that outlines progress, challenges and recommendations by 29th August 2025
Monitoring visit and check-ins (virtual or in-person) to schools/learning centers by 30th October 2025
Monitoring visit and check-ins (virtual or in-person) to schools/learning centers by 28th November 2025
Final report that outlines progress, success stories, impact of Class Map, challenges and recommendations by 31st December 2025
V. Eligibility, Qualifications, Experience and Competencies
Organization
Required Qualifications
- Must be an international or national organization with a proven track record of successfully implementing training and/or capacity building programs.
- At least 5 years of experience in building capacity related to monitoring and evaluation, educations systems strengthening, education technology, or other relevant area.
- Ability to integrate digital technologies in trainings and build capacity on using mobile education technology.
- Strong understanding of data analysis and monitoring and evaluation.
Desirable Qualifications
- Experience working with CSO and /or other UN agencies and INGOs.
- Familiarity with Myanmar education context.
Personnel/Staff who will lead the implementation of the activities
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in psychology, digital technology, education, public policy, economics or any other related discipline.
- 4 – 5 years relevant work experience delivering education-related trainings and building capacity, preferably in monitoring and evaluation, education technology or education planning.
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills.
- Tech savvy and ability to easily understand new mobile applications.
- Ability to write progress reports based on data analysis findings.
- At least one member of the team must have an advanced understanding of Myanmar language.
Desirable Qualifications
- Master’s degree in psychology, digital technology, education, public policy, economics or any other related discipline
- Experience working with CSO and /or other UN agencies and INGOs.
How to apply
VI. How to Apply
Qualified Organizations/Institutions/Firms should submit the following to UNESCO clearly referencing ‘Education Systems Strengthening and Capacity Building Using Digital Technology (ClassMap)’
- Technical Proposal clearly indicating 1) qualifications and experiences that make the organization/firm suitable for this project, 2) the methodology/approaches and workplan to be adopted to carry out the project, 3) detailed CVs of all team members that will be a part of this project.
- Financial proposal indicating all project expenses related to the implementation period.
- References: The names and contact details of 3 references for whom you undertook prior work should be provided.
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 terms of the criteria in the Terms of Reference, UNESCO shall select the proposal that offers the Organization best value for money.
In line with UNESCO’s overall gender mainstreaming strategy, the Contractor is expected to integrate a gender perspective in all activities and apply gender analysis and mainstreaming concepts wherever feasible.
Your application should reach yangon@unesco.org by email no later than 17:00 Hours (Yangon time) on 7th March 2025.
Prospective applicants requiring additional details on this assignment are strongly encouraged to contact yangon@unesco.org to schedule a call with the relevant project lead.
Only short-listed organizations/institutions/firms will be contacted.