REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT – FOUNDATION OF QUALITY EDUCATION PROJECT

POSITION: INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT ON REVIEWING THE ROLES OF INSTITUTIONS RESPONSIBLE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE TEACHING AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT OF THE SCHOOLS IN TAJIKISTAN FOR PROJECT LEARN

CONSULTING SERVICES

REFERENCE NO. MOES/LEARN/IC/2024-03

GRANT NO. IDA-E1560

I. Expression of interest

The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan has received grant funding in the amount of US$50.0 million from the World Bank for the implementation of the "Learning Environment – Foundation of Quality Education Project” (the Project, LEARN) during 2023-2029. The Project will be implemented by the Ministry of Education and Science (MOES), and in close coordination with the Agency for Supervision in the Sphere of Education and Science (ASSES). 

The Project Development Objective is to enhance the quality of teaching and learning environments in selected general secondary schools.

The objective of this assignment is to conduct a comprehensive review of the roles and effectiveness of institutions responsible for ensuring the quality of the teaching and learning environment in schools in Tajikistan.

i. Review and propose the institutional capacity, financing and necessity in services on ensuring the quality required for the successful and sustainable implementation of the new national framework for teaching and learning environment.   

ii. Collaborate with stakeholders to gather insights and validate findings.

iii. Propose options for further consideration by the government in order to ensure the use of quality assurance to increase learning and school accountability.

The Terms of Reference for the assignment can be found at the following link:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wZfKk7yVqAgEcxR0l9Jp1P9xskPE9l6f/edit 

II. Requirements to the consultant

The Consultant should have the following qualifications: 

a. Masters/PhD in Education, Public Policy, Economics, International Development, or related discipline(s).

b. Minimum 5 years professional experience in educational policy analysis, institutional assessment, or a closely related field

c. Proven ability and experience to develop and conduct research on assessment in education system and experience in conducting learning needs assessments of government employees

d. Proven methodological knowledge to conduct reviews, focus groups, interviews and work with data collection tools 

e. Experience in education policy development, especially on improving the quality and effectiveness of institutional capacity, financing and quality assurance services.

f. Able to work independently, and as part of a team and produce high-quality outputs under tight time constraints. 

g. Highly organized and detail-oriented.

h. Proficiency in English and Russian will be an advantage.

Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistan now invites eligible consultants (Individual consultant) to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (CV, copy of documents evidencing appropriate qualifications and skills, experience and competence related to the task, description of similar tasks performed, references, etc). 

The attention of interested Consultants is drawn to Section III, paragraphs, 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s “Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers” (July 2016, revised in November 2017 and August 2018 and November 2020) - Procurement in Investment Project Financing Goods, Works, Non-Consulting and Consulting Services (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest.

A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the selection of Individual Consultants (IC) method set out in the Consultant Guidelines.

Interested Consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 09:00 to 17:00 hours of Dushanbe/Tajikistan time.

Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by August 20, 2024 (17:00 p.m.) 

Mr. Dilshod Safarzoda

Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Republic of Tajikistan

Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Nissormuhammad Ave. 13A

Email address: procurement.learn@maorif.tj c/c project.learn@maorif.tj  

Tel/Fax: (+992 37) 2274502