International Consultancy-Tracer study on Girls Education and Skills Partnership
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United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
- Career category: Research/ Data analysis
- Job type: PhD
- Experience level: 5-10 years
- Organisation type: Inter-governmental
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 28/10/2025
- Location: Nigeria
UNICEF, guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, works together with partners in 190 countries and territories to promote and advocate for the protection of the rights of every child.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built, we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.
For every child, a chance.
In Nigeria, UNICEF works in a complex humanitarian and development setting to fulfill and protect children's rights in partnership with the government, civil society, children, and families. UNICEF Nigeria is one of the largest UNICEF Country Offices globally - click the link to learn more about UNICEF in Nigeria:
How can you make a difference?
Scope of work
The objectives of this tracer study are as follows:
1. Assess the effectiveness of GESP in increasing girls’ skills and attitudes to work as well as the programme impact on transition to work (i.e., employment and entrepreneurship) and income generation.
2. Assess the extent to which the GESP interventions are gender-transformative (e.g., sense of agency; self-esteem; self-efficacy) and addressing barriers faced by adolescent girls and young women.
3. Examine the social impacts of the programme on parental and community attitudes toward girls’ education and employment?
4. Identify enabling and constraining factors by examining how various factors (e.g., programme designs; characteristics of girls; skills and practice of trainers and employers; attitudes of parents and community) are associated with the outcomes.
Work Assignment Overview
1. Inception of tracer study
Conduct a desk review.
Draft an inception report.
Organize an inception meeting.
Finalize an inception report
Deliverables/Outputs
Inception report with research plan
2.Preparation of data collection
Draft, pilot and finalize survey instruments.
Develop survey manuals.
Train national consultants.
Develop sampling frames and guidelines.
Coordinate sampling.
Develop and finalize survey plans.
Deliverables/Outputs
Survey instruments.
Survey manuals.
Record of training for national consultants.
Sampling frames and guidelines.
Survey plan.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Advanced university degree in education, international development, social sciences or other relevant fields.
A minimum of 5 years of experience in education. research, including quantitative and qualitative methods, in development and/or humanitarian contexts.
Experiencing in leading and/or coordinating a research team.
Experience in gender analysis
Strong knowledge of the education, skills, and labor contexts in Nigeria and/or other sub-Saharan countries.
Experience working with UN agencies or other international development agencies.
Demonstrated skills to present ideas concisely for diverse audiences and to give practical, actionable advice grounded in evidence
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built, we offer our staff diverse opportunities for personal and professional development that will help them develop a fulfilling career while delivering on a rewarding mission. We pride ourselves on a culture that helps staff thrive, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.
For every child, a chance.
In Nigeria, UNICEF works in a complex humanitarian and development setting to fulfill and protect children's rights in partnership with the government, civil society, children, and families. UNICEF Nigeria is one of the largest UNICEF Country Offices globally - click the link to learn more about UNICEF in Nigeria:
How can you make a difference?
Scope of work
The objectives of this tracer study are as follows:
1. Assess the effectiveness of GESP in increasing girls’ skills and attitudes to work as well as the programme impact on transition to work (i.e., employment and entrepreneurship) and income generation.
2. Assess the extent to which the GESP interventions are gender-transformative (e.g., sense of agency; self-esteem; self-efficacy) and addressing barriers faced by adolescent girls and young women.
3. Examine the social impacts of the programme on parental and community attitudes toward girls’ education and employment?
4. Identify enabling and constraining factors by examining how various factors (e.g., programme designs; characteristics of girls; skills and practice of trainers and employers; attitudes of parents and community) are associated with the outcomes.
Work Assignment Overview
1. Inception of tracer study
Conduct a desk review.
Draft an inception report.
Organize an inception meeting.
Finalize an inception report
Deliverables/Outputs
Inception report with research plan
2.Preparation of data collection
Draft, pilot and finalize survey instruments.
Develop survey manuals.
Train national consultants.
Develop sampling frames and guidelines.
Coordinate sampling.
Develop and finalize survey plans.
Deliverables/Outputs
Survey instruments.
Survey manuals.
Record of training for national consultants.
Sampling frames and guidelines.
Survey plan.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Advanced university degree in education, international development, social sciences or other relevant fields.
A minimum of 5 years of experience in education. research, including quantitative and qualitative methods, in development and/or humanitarian contexts.
Experiencing in leading and/or coordinating a research team.
Experience in gender analysis
Strong knowledge of the education, skills, and labor contexts in Nigeria and/or other sub-Saharan countries.
Experience working with UN agencies or other international development agencies.
Demonstrated skills to present ideas concisely for diverse audiences and to give practical, actionable advice grounded in evidence
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