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Background
The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) has selected UNICEF as the Grant Agent (GA) for managing the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) System Capacity Grant (up to US$ 4.7 million) to support GoB in the process for applying for System Transformation Grant (US$ 97.69 million).
UNICEF as the GA will support the education ministries to carry out different analysis and prepare required documents that are prerequisite for the application of System Transformation Grant. As per GPE’s 2025 operating model, three key activities have to be completed to this end, for moving from assessment and diagnosis to prioritization and alignment, and finally to implementation, learning and adapting. The first activity is to carry out an Enabling Factor Analysis (EFA), which will encompass reviewing the key enablers in the areas of i) data and evidence; ii) gender-responsive sector planning, policy and monitoring; iii) sector coordination; and iv) volume, equity and efficiency of domestic public expenditure on education. The second activity is to prepare a Partnership Compact (PC), based on the EFA findings, which will serve as the strategic blueprint for collaborating on key reform areas that has the potential to catalyse comprehensive systemic change/transformation. Following the EFA and PC, a comprehensive Education Sector Analysis (ESA) will be conducted, which will support the identification of high priority areas that have potentials for system transformation and can be implemented in an informed manner using System Transformation Grant.
The last ESA for Bangladesh was carried out in early 2020. The ESA 2020 reviewed access, equity, and quality aspects of pre-primary education (PPE), primary education, secondary education, technical and vocational education (TVET), non-formal education (NFE) and tertiary education. The ESA also touched upon few cross-cutting issues such as teacher supply and quality, climate change and education in emergencies (EiE), education for forcibly displaced children, ICT in Education, WASH in schools etc. However, the ESA 2020 used data mainly from 2018 and before and it refers to the pre-COVID19 times. Post-COVID situations appear to be different as the pandemic has affected many aspects of the education sector. Besides, it is important to ensure that the ESA covers disaggregated analysis of data, for example, education provision and outcomes in terms of geographical / administrative divisions.
The purpose of the consultancy is to support the education ministries in carrying out a comprehensive ESA, in accordance with GPE guidelines and strategic directions provided by the ELCG. In doing so, the consultant will work with MoPME and MoE closely and maintain continuous collaboration with FCDO, being the Coordinating Agency (CA). As a part of the process, the consultant is also expected to work closely with national GPE Technical Committee established by MoPME.
Scope of ESA
This ESA will focus primarily on two key sub-sectors: primary education (including pre-primary) and secondary education. Despite its relatively light coverage, the ESA aims to encompass all streams within these sub-sectors. The analysis will not be limited to government-run educational institutions; it will also comprehensively evaluate non-registered, private, and English-medium institutions. The scope of the analysis will extend across various dimensions, ranging from access to educational quality to governance. The intention is not to spread over too many sub-sectors, but to provide an in-depth examination of primary and secondary sub-sectors. However, the ESA will identify specific scopes based on guidance and discussions among members of the ELCG. Overall, the ESA will be guided by, but not limited to, the following key questions:
Purpose of Assignment
The overall objective of this assignment is to support GoB in realizing their Transforming Education Agenda through conducting a comprehensive analysis of the entire education sector that will inform education policy reforms, design/development of the next Education Sector Plan (ESP) and the Education Sector Programs in primary and secondary sub-sectors.
The consultants, with guidance from the Core Thematic Technical Working Group (CTTWG), and in coordination with the GoB will be responsible for the collection, review and analysis of the total education sector. Education policy review and public expenditure review will also be part of the analysis and should be presented as independent chapters in the report.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Based on the “Education Sector Analysis Methodological Guidelines” of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Secretariat, the following analyses will be undertaken in consultation with GoB:
Indicative data sources
Significant amount of data can be extracted from the latest Primary Education Management Information System (PEMIS), Secondary Education Management Information System (EMIS) and Digital Monitoring System (DMS), Education Survey – 2021 (BBS and UNICEF, 2023), the National Students Assessments – 2022 (DPE and UNICEF, 2023), Household Income and Expenditure Survey of 2022 (HIES, World Bank and BBS – 2023), National Survey on Persons with Disability 2021 (BBS, 2023), Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2022 (BBS, 2023) and the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 (BBS, 2023) have added additional data to explore and understand the education sector situation in the country.
Consultants will use this range of data sources to understand the situation of education provision, quality and outcomes in the country. A further deep dive through national and sub-national consultations will be done to enrich the qualitative analysis of the education situation. The education financing data will be analysed to understand the economy, efficiency and effectiveness of investments in various sub-sectors of education.
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Remarks:
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The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.
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