Foundational Learning Consultant, Education section, 12 months, UNICEF Cairo, Egypt, Remote (for Egyptian nationals ONLY)

Working arrangement: Remote with travels 

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical leadership and project management for UNICEF’s Foundational Learning (FL) portfolio. Working in seamless coordination with the Ministry of Education and Technical Education (MoETE), the consultant will lead the co-design, quality assurance, and implementation of evidence-based interventions. The focus is on scaling evidence-based models across primary, preparatory, and TVET levels to ensure every learner achieves foundational mastery in alignment with national priorities.

Area of work and key deliverables are:

Area 1: Lead the technical design, planning, and implementation packages ready for scale-up FL programmes in partnership with MoETE.

Area 2: Ensure effective and quality implementation of FL initiatives through structured coordination and oversight of various implementation activities such as coordinating timelines, stakeholders, and deliverables across UNICEF and key partners to ensure coherence, quality& timely delivery, and evidence generation

Area 3: Establish a coherent performance, quality assurance, and documentation to guide effective implementation and scale-up of FL initiatives

Area 4: Accelerate the progress of foundational learning interventions by integrating Ed-Tech solutions and blended learning approaches to reach more students and ensure quality learning for all.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy scope and expected deliverables, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  TMC0002239 External ToR.pdf

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Social Sciences, International Development, or Humanitarian Studies.  A Master's degree in Education is considered a strong asset.

• Minimum 10–15 years of progressively responsible experience in foundational learning, early grade education, and adolescent remediation programmes.
• Proven experience co-designing large-scale education programmes with Ministries of Education, ensuring alignment with national curricula, policies, and institutional systems.
• Strong expertise in programme design across the learning continuum, including literacy, numeracy, school readiness, and remediation.
• Solid project management experience, including multistakeholder coordination, planning, timeline management, and risk mitigation.
• Demonstrated experience designing and delivering Training of Trainers (ToT), teacher professional development models, and instructional support systems.
• Experience integrating evidence, monitoring data, and research into programme design and implementation refinement.
• Understanding of early childhood education systems, school readiness programming, and teacher education pathways.
• Experience in international development sector is a strong asset.

• Excellent analytical, writing, and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, practical guidance for teachers and government stakeholders.

• Fluency in English and Arabic (written and spoken) is required.

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal  TMC0002239 Financial proposal.docx

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Additional information about working for UNICEF can be found here.

Advertised: 15 May 2026 Egypt Daylight Time
Applications close: 20 May 2026 Egypt Daylight Time

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