Need assessment on the education sector in Cambodia At Entreculturas

The International Federation of Fe y Alegría is in search of an expert or a team to conduct a needs assessment in the education sector in Cambodia. This assessment will support the work conducted by Fe y Alegría Cambodia.

With the intention of understanding in depth the educational situation of the country and the existing needs and gaps, we want to carry out a diagnosis that will provide us with inputs for decision making and advance in the process of Fe y Alegría in Cambodia. In particular, this diagnosis will be used as input to: a) define the educational strategy of Fe y Alegría in the country (delimitation of geographic areas, definition and delimitation of action lines, etc.) and b) define the institutional model to follow.

The diagnosis to be conducted must:

a) Collect public information on education in the country in general and in Battambang and Banteay Meanchey in particular.

b) Apply quantitative and qualitative techniques to know the educational situation in Battambang and Banteay Meanchey.

c) Conduct interviews with staff of Fe y Alegría and associated organisations.

d) The methodology applied must include a gender approach, promoting active participation of women and men, generating scenarios where the presence of the debate is well-balanced, and analysing the information collected differentiating between men and women.

To conduct this diagnosis, a person or team that meets the following requirements is required:

• It is essential to have knowledge and provable experience in social research, especially in the education sector.
• Have provable experience in conducting educational diagnosis.
• Knowledge and experience in the education sector, especially in education policies in the region.
• Training and provable experience in gender equality and in application of gender perspective in diagnosis.
• It will be highly valued if the team or any of its members is personnel residing in Cambodia.
• Proficiency in English. Knowledge of Khmer and Spanish will be highly valued.
• Availability during the whole commissioning period, especially for field work, work meetings and the return of results.

Details of the assignment and the required profile can be found in this link.