EDC (Education Development Center)

General

• Lead a gender and social inclusion analysis as part of the broader situational assessment for the TPDP.
• Identify barriers to participation in CPD, with specific attention to female teachers in rural, nomadic, and conflict-affected areas, as well as female teachers in Integrated Quranic Schools.
• Provide technical input to ensure that TPDP policies, systems, and implementation approaches are gender-responsive and inclusive.
• Advise on inclusive design of CPD delivery models, including approaches suitable for low-resource, low-connectivity, and geographically dispersed settings.
• Support the integration of gender and inclusion considerations into stakeholder consultations with MoECHE, Federal Member States, Teacher Training Colleges, teacher associations, Islamic scholar networks, and development partners.
• Contribute to the development of inclusive frameworks, tools, and recommendations across key work packages, including implementation planning, governance arrangements, quality assurance, M&E, and digital learning systems.
• Help ensure that indicators, baseline tools, and reporting approaches capture relevant sex-disaggregated and inclusion-sensitive data.
• Work closely with the Team Leader and other technical specialists to ensure that gender and inclusion considerations are embedded throughout all deliverables.
• Contribute written sections, recommendations, and review comments to ensure final outputs are practical, evidence-based, and responsive to the Somali context.

Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist

Learning and Development

• Lead technical design inputs related to EMIS, data systems, and digital learning across the TPDP.
• Develop specifications for integrating CPD tracking fields, module coding, and reporting protocols into EMIS.
• Support the design of National Teacher Registry architecture and CPD record field specifications.
• Advise on the development of offline-capable digital platforms and module libraries suitable for low-connectivity environments.
• Contribute to the design of digital and blended learning delivery models for CPD implementation.
• Support the development of functional specifications for CPD record portals, mobile data platforms, and related digital infrastructure.
• Provide technical guidance on radio-based CPD content adaptation for areas with limited or no digital access.
• Help ensure that data systems and digital tools are aligned with monitoring, reporting, and implementation needs across all relevant work packages.
• Work closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist and other team members to ensure interoperability between indicators, data systems, and reporting protocols.
• Contribute written sections, recommendations, and review comments to support a practical, implementation-ready final TPDP document.

Data Systems, Digital Learning Specialist

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Lead the development of the TPDP financing strategy, including funding options, phasing, and sustainability considerations.
• Advise on government budget integration pathways for CPD, including approaches for transitioning toward a named recurrent budget line.
• Support the design of donor coordination and alignment mechanisms to help manage short funding cycles and improve financing coherence.
• Contribute to the development of operational and financial planning instruments required for the launch of Phase I.
• Help prepare activity-level cost estimates, unit cost assumptions, and financial planning inputs across relevant phases of implementation.
• Provide technical input on pooled funding approaches, financing architecture, and resource mobilization options appropriate to the Somali context.
• Ensure that financial planning is aligned with implementation timelines, institutional responsibilities, and work plan milestones.
• Advise the team on World Bank fiduciary considerations and other relevant financial compliance issues affecting the assignment.
• Work closely with the Team Leader and other technical specialists to ensure that financing considerations are integrated across all major deliverables.
• Contribute written sections, recommendations, and review comments to support a credible, implementation-ready final TPDP document.

Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist

Data Systems, Digital Learning Specialist

Finance and Resource Mobilization Specialist