National Consultant - Education Financing and DRM Capacity Strengthening

About the role

UNICEF, supported by the GPE-KIX Country Support Mechanism, is helping the Tanzanian Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) strengthen capacity on domestic financing for education. The consultancy provides technical support in designing, adapting and delivering a five-day capacity-strengthening programme that combines technical learning for education-sector officials with inter-sectoral dialogue on education financing, expenditure efficiency, the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and budget execution. The work is home-based in Tanzania, with travel to Morogoro and other locations as required.

Key responsibilities

• 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 broader inter-sectoral dialogue.
• Work within a Government-led process to connect domestic resource mobilization with expenditure efficiency, prioritization, MTEF, budget execution and education results.

Required profile

• 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; experience in education or social-sector financing is a strong advantage.
• Experience designing or delivering capacity strengthening for government officials.
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili.

Required skills

• Strong applied knowledge of Tanzania's fiscal architecture, domestic revenue system, budget process, MTEF and public financial management systems.
• Ability to engage across sector ministries, central finance institutions, revenue authorities and subnational governments.
• Ability to turn complex public finance concepts into accessible learning materials and facilitate senior-level technical dialogue.
• Strong analytical, facilitation and communication skills.

Candidates apply through the UNICEF online recruitment portal (TMS) with an up-to-date profile, CV, cover letter and a financial proposal in the specified template. The advert was published on 6 November 2026 and closes on 15 November 2026.