ACCESS Lagos - National Education Programme Consultant

About the role

UNICEF is recruiting a consultant for its ACCESS Lagos programme, a 12-month consultancy based in Lagos, Nigeria, with remote work combined with travel. The consultant coordinates, implements, monitors and supports the delivery of the ACCESS programme at local government area (LGA) level.

Key responsibilities

• Support the identification and enrollment of out-of-school children with school mobilization teams, schools and communities
• Improve school attendance and retention with schools
• Facilitate the transition of out-of-school children between education levels with schools and parents/caregivers
• Enhance foundational literacy and numeracy outcomes with schools
• Strengthen community engagement, ownership and social mobilization with all relevant stakeholders, including schools, headteachers and teachers
• Build sustainable community-based systems that support children's continuous education and learning
• Carry out monitoring, evaluation and learning, ensuring data is collected, analyzed and used cyclically to improve enrolment and learning

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in education development, foundational learning, sustainable development, education policy, teacher training or another educational field
• At least 8 years of progressively responsible experience in education programming, including school-based programmes, community-based interventions, out-of-school children programming, school enrolment and retention, stakeholder engagement, M&E and professional development
• Preferred: experience in Lagos State with LASUBEB and LGEAs, donor-funded programmes, and UNICEF, UN agencies or international NGOs
• Fluency in English; Yoruba preferred, and ability to communicate in other local languages spoken in Lagos communities

Required skills

• Expertise in education, out-of-school children programming, community mobilization, foundational literacy and numeracy, data analysis and reporting, and social and behaviour change approaches
• Strong written and oral communication in English, and coaching and mentoring skills with headteachers, teachers and community leaders
• Proven knowledge of the out-of-school children and foundational literacy landscape, ideally in Sub-Saharan Africa and Nigeria

Candidates apply through the UNICEF online recruitment portal with an up-to-date profile, CV, cover letter, a financial proposal using the provided template and a technical proposal (writing sample). The position is advertised until 09 November 2026.