State Consultant - Comprehensive Skills

The consultant will provide technical support to the Education Departments of Rajasthan to roll out the comprehensive skills package with adolescents in the state, working closely with government and stakeholders to ensure effective data collection and reporting. The role involves supporting integration of 21st-century skills into the education system, capacity building, logistics, programme management, and monitoring and evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for the integration of the comprehensive skills package into the secondary education system
• Contextualize comprehensive skills package including service-based learning component
• Develop a capacity building plan for education functionaries including teachers and facilitate its implementation
• Provide logistics support for printing and distribution of learning materials
• Form and strengthen state and district PMUs to guide programme implementation including coordination support for research
• Provide technical support to the monitoring and evaluation (M&E)

Requirements

• Post-graduate degree in Education/ Social Sciences/ Humanities/ Policy
• At least 5 years’ experience of work in education with at least some of those for Life skill, 21st century skills development
• Previous experience of working with education data - data analysis & report writing
• Experience of working with Education Government system
• Expertise in using MS-Office application software (MS Word, Excel, Power Point) essential, especially Excel
• Previous experience of monitoring State and District level Programme
• Good verbal and written communication skills in Hindi and English required
• Ability to analyze data, identify bottlenecks to improve systems and provide recommendations
• Ability to liaison and advocate with state & district level government officers
• Ability to create a database to address contextual needs
• Ability to organize, manage and participate within teams
• Previous experience of implementation of large-scale programmes with government desirable
• Ability to navigate, evaluate, and create digital content

Skills

• Life Skills Education
• 21st Century Skills Implementation
• Education Data Analysis
• Report Writing
• Education Government Systems
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Excel
• Programme Monitoring
• Data Analysis
• Stakeholder Liaison
• Advocacy with Government Officials
• Database Creation
• Team Management
• Large-scale Programme Implementation
• Digital Content Creation
• Capacity Building
• Logistics Management
• Programme Management
• Monitoring and Evaluation

Languages

Hindi, English