National Consultant - Education Financing and Domestic Resource Mobilization Capacity Strengthening, Dodoma, Tanzania (home-based) #596868

UNICEF • Washington, DC

5d • Remote

About The Position

UNICEF is supporting Tanzania’s Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) through the GPE-KIX Country Support Mechanism to strengthen institutional learning and inter-sectoral engagement on education financing and domestic resource mobilization. Tanzania’s Education Sector Development Plan includes reforms such as expanding compulsory education, increasing transition to secondary education, investing in skills and employability, digital learning and infrastructure, and improving education quality. Delivering these priorities in a constrained fiscal environment requires sustainable domestic financing, effective use of resources, and stronger alignment between sector priorities, planning and budgeting.

The consultant will provide technical support to UNICEF and MoEST to design, adapt and deliver an applied capacity-strengthening programme on domestic financing for education in Tanzania. Working within a Government-led process, the consultant will curate and adapt existing education financing, domestic resource mobilization and public finance materials to the Tanzanian context, and support the facilitation of a five-day engagement. The engagement will combine technical learning for education-sector officials with wider inter-sectoral dialogue on education financing.

The work will bring together complementary perspectives across the financing and implementation chain, including MoEST, the Ministry of Finance, Tanzania Revenue Authority, President’s Office – Regional Administration and Local Government, Local Government Authorities and other relevant actors. It will link domestic resource mobilization with expenditure efficiency, prioritization, the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework, budget execution and education results. It will also provide a practical platform to review financing and expenditure patterns alongside learning and other education outcomes, supporting evidence-informed dialogue on resource allocation, efficiency and value for money.

Requirements

• Advanced university degree in economics, public finance, public policy, education economics or a related field.
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in public finance, fiscal policy, budgeting, education financing or related areas.
• Demonstrated experience working with the Ministry of Finance and/or other central government institutions in Tanzania.
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili.
• Strong applied knowledge of Tanzania’s fiscal architecture, domestic revenue system, budget process, MTEF and public financial management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to engage effectively across sector ministries, central finance institutions, revenue authorities and/or subnational government structures.
• Ability to translate complex public finance concepts into practical, accessible learning materials and facilitate senior-level technical dialogue.
• Strong analytical, facilitation and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in education financing or social-sector financing.
• Experience designing or delivering capacity strengthening for government officials.
• Exhibit UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability and Sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to UNICEF and MoEST in designing, adapting and delivering an applied capacity-strengthening programme on domestic financing for education in Tanzania.
• Curate and adapt existing education financing, domestic resource mobilization and public finance materials to the Tanzania context.
• Support facilitation of a five-day engagement combining technical learning for education-sector officials with inter-sectoral dialogue on education financing.
• Support engagement across relevant government institutions and actors, including MoEST, the Ministry of Finance, Tanzania Revenue Authority, PO-RALG and Local Government Authorities.
• Connect domestic resource mobilization with expenditure efficiency, prioritization, the MTEF, budget execution and education results.
• Support practical examination of financing and expenditure patterns alongside learning and other education outcomes to strengthen evidence-informed dialogue on resource allocation, efficiency and value for money.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior