Consultant (South Africa, Learning and Scaling), Education Outcomes Fund, remote. Req#589171

About UNICEF

Consultancy: Consultant (South Africa, Learning and Scaling)

Duty Station: UNICEF Hosted Funds, Education Outcomes Fund

Duration: 01 February 2026 – 30 September 2026

Home/ Office Based: Remote

BACKGROUND

Purpose of Activity/ Assignment:

In partnership with the South African Department of Basic Education (DBE), The Education Outcomes Fund (EOF) launched the South Africa ECCE Outcomes Fund (“Fund ”) in December 2025. Over three years, five implementing partners (IPs) will open around new Early learning programmes (ELPs) and support around 600 existing ones throughout the country. The Outcomes fund is a form of outcomes-based financing, wherein payment to IPs is dependent on their progress towards pre-specified target outcomes. Under this model, EOF, IPs, and pre-financers providing working capital and performance management to the IPs, will frequently co...