Teaching at the Right Level Africa

Consultant

• Build and maintain high-level relationships with the Minister's office, Permanent Secretaries, Ministry of Education Directors, teacher unions, the Teaching Service Commission, Teaching Council of Zambia, donors, and other key stakeholders
• Provide technical support to TaRL Africa's participation in national foundational learning processes, including the Foundational Learning Technical Committee and Foundation Learning Investment Plan
• Support Ministry directorates to develop business cases for increased Foundational Learning and Numeracy funding and strengthen budget submissions through civil society and coordination platforms
• Contribute to TaRL Africa Zambia's strategy, aligning it with government FLN priorities, opportunities for institutionalising Catch Up, and long-term sustainability
• Develop and maintain policy briefs, advocacy materials, stakeholder engagement plans, and briefing notes for senior-level engagements
• Maintain an up-to-date stakeholder map and engagement tracker and provide regular updates on policy, budgetary and institutional developments affecting FLN
• Strengthen coalitions and identify and engage Catch Up champions, including relevant policymakers and Members of Parliament
• Provide monthly briefings to the Country Manager, contribute to funder reporting, and provide strategic advice on government relations, advocacy opportunities and risks
• Support development and implementation of the TaRL Africa Zambia Strategy 2026–2030/31
• Deliver a government relations and advocacy strategy, stakeholder and relationship mapping, a multi-year engagement plan, policy briefs, advocacy materials, a budget advocacy plan, intelligence updates, champion engagement, donor proposal and progress report contributions, and an end-of-cycle assessment

Individual Consultant – Government Relations and Advocacy