TA-10012 NEP: Enhanced Policy and Program Implementation in School Education - Digital Education and Data Systems Specialist (E-049424-004)

The resource person will assess the existing digital systems of CTEVT, NSTB, the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), MoLESS, the Department of Information Technology, and provincial offices; consult with relevant stakeholders; and prepare recommendations for the project's digital and AI-enabled systems component. The resource person will work closely with the TVET Institutional Development and School Modernization Specialist, who leads institute assessments and Detailed Project Reports, and will draw on those assessments rather than duplicate them. The resource person will undertake two missions coinciding with the project preparation missions and provide support between missions. Detailed Tasks and/or Expected Output Output 1. Assessment of Current Digital Systems The resource person will: • inventory existing systems used to manage (i) TVET learners such as enrolment, drop out, credit/course completion, and job outcomes; (ii) private and public training provider affiliation and quality assurance; (iii) assessment and certification of learners; (iv) management of qualification standards and curricula; (v) tracking of apprenticeship and work-based learning; and (vi) teacher support tools. All assessment shall examine on which governance level data is collected and if unified systems are used across the federal, provincial, and institute level, recording each system's owner, functions, users, data and identifiers, technology, hosting, interfaces, cost, and support; • map the main data flows from enrolment through assessment, certification, and employment, and identify duplication, manual steps, and gaps in identifiers, interoperability, data quality, security, and data protection. This assessment shall explore how data flows will change through the handover of TVET institutes from the national to the local level and decentralisation of assessments. • assess the capacity to operate and sustain the systems, including IT staffing, hosting, and support at CTEVT, NSTB, and provincial level; and • rate each system's readiness against the project's requirements, with inputs to ADB's digital risk assessment. Output 2. Recommendations to Enhance, AI-Empower, and Integrate the Systems The resource person will: • propose a target architecture and integration approach, recommending for each system whether to enhance, integrate, or replace it, with a single learner identifier linked to the National Identity Number, open interfaces and data standards, and links to the school education, higher education, and labour market systems; • identify and prioritize AI applications that add measurable value, including the learning management system, career guidance, and job matching envisaged under the project, specifying for each the data prerequisites and safeguards, consistent with Nepal's National AI Policy 2082 (2025) and with human accountability for decisions on learners and providers; • recommend institutional arrangements, including ownership, data custodianship, hosting, IT staffing, data protection, and sustainability; and • sequence the recommendations into a phased roadmap for 2027–2031, distinguishing immediate measures, project-financed investments, and policy or regulatory prerequisites. Output 3. Inputs to Project Design The resource person will: • Outline investments needs and specifications to digitize and improve government digital systems • provide indicative cost estimates including recurrent and operation and maintenance costs; • Advice the ADB team how to scope and define procurement packages for the recommended digital investments, • Develop terms of reference for procuring needed services under the investment project • provide inputs to the design and monitoring framework, implementation arrangements, and the digital sections of project documents; and • present the findings at a validation workshop with MoES, CTEVT, NSTB, MoLESS, and the Department of Information Technology during Mission 2, and finalize the recommendations accordingly. Minimum Qualification Requirements • Master’s degree or higher, ideally, in a related field • Minimum of 6 years' experience in the assessment, design, and implementation of public sector information systems, including education, TVET, skills, or labour market systems • Demonstrated experience in digital assessment and systems integration • Demonstrated experience in applying AI in education or related field(s), and in preparing specifications and cost estimates for multilateral development projects • Significant work experience in at least one country in ADB DMC; experience in Nepal is considered an advantage • Fluent in English Minimum General Experience 7 Years Minimum Specific Experience (relevant to assignment) 6 Years Regional/Country Experience Required Desired Not Required Deliverables Details Name Type Estimated Submission Date Submission of Inception Note Others 30-Oct-2026 Submission of Mission Report Final Report 30-Nov-2026 Submission of Draft Assessment and Recommendations Report Final Report 31-Dec-2026 Support to Workshop, input to Project Design Final Report 31-Jan-2027 Final assessment and recommendations report Final Report 28-Feb-2027 Schedule and Places of Assignment (chronological and inclusive of travel) Schedule Type Continuous Intermittent Max. Working Days/Week Home Office 5 Field 6 City and Country Working Days Estimated Start Date Estimated End Date Other Details (use if place selected is Others) Home Office, Other Search and Select: Place 20 15-Oct-2026 25-Nov-2026 Other City, Nepal Search and Select: Place 10 26-Nov-2026 14-Dec-2026 Cities in Nepal to be determined Home Office, Other Search and Select: Place 10 15-Dec-2026 05-Jan-2027 Other City, Nepal Search and Select: Place 5 06-Jan-2027 31-Jan-2027 Cities in Nepal to be determined Home Office, Other Search and Select: Place 15 01-Feb-2027 28-Feb-2027 Total 60 Export to PDF Export to PDF Copyright (c) 1998, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Copyright (c) 1998, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Pick a Date Loading... Loading...