E T Consultant

1. Background: At the World Bank, a member of the World Bank Group (WBG), you’ll join a diverse, global community working across cultures, disciplines, and borders to address the world’s most pressing development challenges. With 1.2 billion young people reaching working age in the decade ahead, the challenge of job creation has never been greater. Through partnerships across 145 countries and more than 182 offices worldwide, we work with governments, private sector, development partners and other stakeholders to invest in people, strengthen markets, and deliver scalable, data-driven solutions that generate more and better jobs and improve lives. For more information, visit International Bank for Recons truction and Development . Ethiopia’s education sector is undergoing a period of significant transformation, shaped by ambitious national reforms and supported by a set of large-scale World Bank–financed operations and analytical engagements. Central among these are the Ethiopia Education Transformation Operation for Learning (ETOL) and the Human Capital Operation (HCO), which together aim to improve learning outcomes, strengthen system performance, and enhance equity across the education sector. The ETOL program focuses on improving foundational learning, addressing disparities in equitable access, improving learning outcomes and strengthening service delivery at federal and regional levels. ETOL also supports system reforms related to teacher effectiveness, learning assessment, curriculum implementation, and education management information system. The program is complemented by Additional Financing operations intended to deepen results and scale up interventions to support education for refugees and the refugee-hosting communities. The HCO in Ethiopia takes a multi-sectoral approach to improving human development outcomes, with education as a core pillar alongside health and nutrition. Within the education sector, the HCO supports reforms aimed at strengthening basic education, girls participation in education, improving service delivery to underserved populations, and reinforcing institutional capacity for planning, financing, and implementation. In parallel, the World Bank serves as Grant Agent for the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) System Capacity Grant (SCG), a US$4.1 million grant implemented over the period 2024–2028. The SCG is designed to address systemic bottlenecks in Ethiopia’s education sector through three financing windows: (i) gender-responsive system planning and policy development; (ii) coordinated action and financing for transformative change; and (iii) strengthening data, evidence, and capacity to support adaptive learning and results-based implementation. Given the scale, complexity, and interlinkages across ETOL, the HCO, and the GPE SCG, the Education Global Practice seeks to engage an Extended Term Consultant (ETC) to provide technical, analytical, and operational support across the education portfolio in Ethiopia. 2. Objective of the Assignment: The objective of this assignment is to provide comprehensive and continuous technical and operational support to the World Bank education portfolio in Ethiopia, with a particular focus on:

• Supporting implementation and supervision of ETOL and its Additional Financing;
• Contributing to education-related activities under the Human Capital Operation;
• Supporting implementation of the GPE System Capacity Grant; and
• Strengthening coordination, analytical rigor, and results orientation across education sector engagements. The ETC will play a key role in ensuring coherence across operations, analytical work, and policy dialogue, thereby contributing to improved learning outcomes, equity, and system effectiveness. 3. Scope of Work: The ETC will work under the guidance of the Education Task Team Leader(s) and in close coordination with government counterparts, development partners, and internal World Bank teams. Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following. A. Support to Education Operations (ETOL and HCO).
• Provide day-to-day technical and operational support to the implementation and supervision of ETOL and ETOL Additional Financing.
• Contribute to education-related components and results supported under the Human Capital Operation, ensuring alignment with ETOL and sector-wide priorities.
• Support preparation and review of key operational documents, including Project Appraisal Documents (PADs), restructuring papers, Implementation Status and Results (ISR) reports, management briefs, and aide-memoirs.
• Assist in tracking progress against results frameworks, disbursement-linked indicators, and implementation milestones. B. Support to GPE System Capacity Grant Implementation.
• Support implementation of the GPE SCG across its three financing windows: o Gender-responsive education sector analysis and sector plan development; o Coordinated action and financing, including resource allocation and financing diagnostics; o Capacity building and evidence generation related to data systems, digital content, and monitoring and evaluation.
• Coordinate technical inputs from consultants and stakeholders contributing to SCG-funded activities.
• Support reporting, documentation, and communication related to grant progress and results. C. Analytical and Technical Work.
• Prepare and review technical notes, policy briefs, background papers, and analytical summaries to inform operations and policy dialogue.
• Review national education policies, strategies, and sector plans, with attention to learning outcomes, equity, gender, and system efficiency.
• Provide technical inputs on foundational learning, teacher development, learning assessment, and service delivery reforms. D. Coordination, Missions, and Stakeholder Engagement.
• Support planning and organization of supervision missions, implementation support missions, and technical workshops.
• Participate in field visits and prepare mission documentation, including findings, recommendations, and follow-up action matrices.
• Facilitate coordination and dialogue with the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, regional education bureaus, and development partners. 4. Deliverables: Key deliverables are expected to include (but are not limited to):
• Regular implementation support notes and progress updates for ETOL, HCO-related education activities, and the GPE SCG.
• Contributions to ISRs, PADs, restructuring papers, and mission aide-memoirs.
• Technical notes, analytical briefs, and policy summaries supporting education reforms.
• Mission reports and field visit documentation, including actionable recommendations.
• Consolidated inputs from extended team members and consultants into coherent operational and analytical outputs. Deliverables will be produced on an ongoing basis and in accordance with timelines agreed with the Task Team Leader. 5. Reporting and Institutional Arrangements: The ETC will report to the designated Education Task Team Leader(s) and work closely with the Ethiopia Country Team, operations officers, and fiduciary and safeguards teams, as needed. 6. Duration of Contract: The assignment will be for an Extended Term Consultant appointment, with an expected duration of 12 months (renewable subject to performance and business needs). 7. Duty Station: The ETC will be based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with travel as required to support missions and field activities. 8. Charge Codes: PE-P501017-SPN-TF0C5979 and PE-P501017-SPN-TF0C9327