Campus Africa Consultant
at UNESCO, Nairobi, Kenya
- Contract
- Level 2 - Middle
- Closing date
- 24 November 2026
- Listed
- 15 October 2026, from UNESCO
The advert
INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE DO NOT MODIFY THE FIELDS OF THE SECTION BELOW.JOB DETAILS Type of contract : Consultant Contract Level : Level 2 - Middle Hiring Unit : Education Sector (ED) Duty Station : Nairobi Work location : On site Duration of contract : 6 months Hiring open to : External candidates Application deadline (Midnight UTC+3 Time) : 23/10/2026 UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, ProfessionalismOVERVIEW UNESCO’s Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA), based in Nairobi, implements the Campus Africa Programme, a continental initiative aimed at transforming higher education across Africa to drive inclusive development, innovation, and regional integration. In Eastern Africa, the Programme focuses on four interconnected pillars: enhancing research capacity through networking and partnerships; improving relevance through links to employers and skills development; building robust quality assurance systems and fair recognition of qualifications; and strengthening institutional governance and leadership. Over the 2026-2027 biennium, UNESCO ROEA has prioritised a set of strategically important activities spanning gender-responsive research in applied STEM, AI integration in higher education (including support to the East African Alliance for Digital Skills and AI Research and Innovation (AI for EAC)), social entrepreneurship for student innovators, and recognition of qualifications under the Addis Ababa Convention. These activities require sustained, high-quality technical and programmatic support over an extended period to generate knowledge products, manage partnerships, coordinate evidence generation, and mobilise resources. UNESCO ROEA therefore seeks to engage a qualified Individual Consultant to support the implementation of the Campus Africa Programme across its pillars and transversal axes, working as part of the UNESCO ROEA Campus Africa team under the direct supervision of the Education Sector Head.Long Description The Individual Consultant will provide technical and programmatic support to UNESCO ROEA for the implementation of the 2026-2027 Campus Africa workplan in Eastern Africa. This covers five discrete work areas drawn directly from the approved workplan: finalisation of the “Empowering Women in Applied STEM: Advancing Gender-Responsive Career Services in Agriculture, Renewable Energy and Technology” (hereafter referred to as “Empowering Women in Applied STEM”) research project across selected Anglophone Eastern African countries; publication and dissemination of the pilot phase of the same “Empowering Women in Applied STEM” research project, in complementarity with the research and report development led by UNESCO IESALC; technical and programmatic support to the Education Track of the East African Alliance for Digital Skills, AI Research and Innovation (AI for EAC); strengthening social entrepreneurship skills for student innovators in East Africa; and promoting awareness, regional dialogue, and capacity building on recognition of qualifications and the implementation of the Addis Ababa Convention. In addition, the Consultant will provide implementation and coordination support to assigned Campus Africa activities, including drafting of proposals, networking, and workshop participation across the region. Scope of Work and Specific Tasks The Individual Consultant will work under the authority of the Regional Representative and Director of the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa, and under the direct supervision of the Education Unit Head and the Programme Specialist responsible for Campus Africa. The Consultant will be based in Nairobi, Kenya, and may be required to undertake missions in other counties in Kenya to EAC Partner States and other countries in Eastern Africa as required by the programme, subject to UNESCO travel authorisation and provisions. The Individual Consultant will support the implementation of the following activities as set out in the UN