Consultant en analyses statistiques et économétriques appliquées au secteur de l'éducation

The consultant will provide high-level technical support in statistical and econometric analyses applied to the education sector, supporting various projects of the IIEP-UNESCO Africa office. The role involves data analysis, methodological development, and contributing to reports to improve education policy and planning in African countries.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of data source mapping.
• Contribute to the study protocol including methodological approach.
• Support processing of multiple datasets and statistical and econometric analyses for diagnosing current practices and evaluating allocation strategies.
• Assist in drafting study reports identifying allocation options at central and decentralized levels.
• Support literature review and mapping of governance roles and responsibilities in teacher management.
• Contribute to identifying and analyzing bottlenecks in decentralized teacher management mechanisms.
• Support statistical and institutional analysis of decentralization effects on resource efficiency, teacher management quality, and equity including gender dimensions.
• Analyze interactions between governance mechanisms and teacher allocation and management outcomes.
• Contribute to recommendations to improve coordination and efficiency in teacher management systems.
• Support cleaning and processing of three waves of complex teacher attendance data.
• Construct panel data from three surveys and analyze data to produce indicators for the third wave and the series.
• Support cleaning and processing of data from a study on learning outcomes.
• Analyze processed data and produce disaggregated indicators by equity and inclusion dimensions.
• Prepare data for sampling and conduct sampling for a preschool study.
• Support contextualization, testing, and finalization of data collection tools.
• Support cleaning, processing, and statistical, econometric, and psychometric analyses of collected data.
• Participate in report writing.

Requirements

• Minimum Master's degree in economics, statistics, econometrics, quantitative and qualitative research methods or equivalent fields.
• At least ten (10) years of relevant experience in quantitative analysis and/or research in education.
• Proven expertise (minimum 10 years) in statistical and econometric analysis using modern tools.
• Ability to communicate orally and facilitate technical discussion sessions.
• Excellent writing skills and ability to synthesize information.
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Advanced proficiency in at least one statistical and econometric software (Stata, R, Python or equivalent).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in French.
• Desirable: At least ten (10) years of experience conducting advanced studies and research related to the consultation themes.
• Desirable: Excellent knowledge of the African education system.

Skills

• Statistical Analysis
• Econometric Analysis
• Quantitative Research
• Qualitative Methods
• Data Analysis
• STATA
• Python
• Education Sector Research
• Technical Report Preparation
• Technical Facilitation
• Education Policy Evaluation
• Methodology Development
• Autonomous Work

Languages

French