1. About the Project
SEP-II presents a continuation of the Syria Education Programme, a project funded by the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), that provides access to safe, inclusive, and quality learning opportunities to children in Syria, while strengthening education actors to effectively manage education.
SEP-II activities will be focused on Northwest Syria, and are planned to start in May 2023 and last until June 2027. The programme will primarily aim to facilitate access to and improvement of formal primary education, with a focus on literacy and numeracy for girls. The three main pillars of the programme are: (1) Strengthening education management and leadership; (2) enhancing child protection and safeguarding; and (3) improving teaching and learning.
The intented impact is at least 150,000 girls and boys in school per annum, with at least 50% of children being able to read by the end of primary education, as measured by an international reading assessment.
2. Call for Consultants
The British Council is looking for qualified consultants or other individual specialists who may be engaged in specific tasks to support the delivery of SEP-II. Expressions of interest are sought from junior and senior consultants with professional experience in delivering education in fragile contexts, including the following:
· School administration and management
· Educational programme/project management
· Education policy
· Child protection and safeguarding
· Teacher development and recruitment
· Educational training/capacity building
· Inclusive programming
· Gender transformative programming
· Monitoring, research, evaluation, and learning (MREL) processes
· Mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS)
· Financial management
· Procurement
· Communications
· Community engagement
3. Basic Requirements
Senior Consultants should have considerable international and/or regional experience (minimum 8 years) in their field, including leading on work streams within a significant project. Relevant master’s level degree or equivalent. English level C1 or above.
Junior consultants should have some relevant experience (minimum 5 years) in their field, assisting work streams within a project, and at least a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. English level C1 or above.
4. Submission
Interested candidates are invited to submit their CVs to mateja.stojanovic@britishcouncil.org by 21 September 2022, with E-mail subject in the following form: “[Area of specialisation] – [Consultant name]”. Please include a short profile highlighting your competence in one or more of the mentioned subjects and experience in Syria or other relevant contexts. Please also indicate your availability and preference of engagement over the programme implementation period (May 2023 – June 2027).
5. Disclaimer
The profiles of qualified individual specialists responding to this call will serve to complement other relevant experts’ facilities, in order to inform and facilitate the selection of suppliers for possible tasks that the British Council may need to assign within the framework of the programme. Issuing this Call for Consultants does not commit the British Council to select any expert and/or applicant. Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
The British Council recalls that paramount consideration in the selection of a suitable candidate shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, technical competence and integrity.
The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and diversity and apply a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of harassment. Individuals from minority groups and indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply.
All applications will be treated with the highest level of confidentiality and the British Council undertakes not to divulge any of the applicants’ personal information to any third party without the prior consent of the applicant.
The British Council is an internationally recognised project management and consultancy services organisation. We work with governments, donors, lenders and private sector clients to provide services tailored to their needs. We have worked in development for over 40 years, adapting our approaches to diverse and changing circumstances.
