Overview
The consultant will lead the learning, scaling, and evidence synthesis agenda for the South Africa ECCE Outcomes Fund (Fund 1.0) to inform the design of a future outcomes fund (Fund 2.0).
Key Responsibilities
- Shape Fund 2.0 by engaging with the DBE and national partners to determine key learning priorities and questions, including an analysis of the ECD market and opportunities for sector-wide value addition.
- Collaborate with IPs and their pre-financers to surface learnings by leveraging IPs data collection and through peer-learning engagement.
- Synthesize findings across all learning agenda pillars into coherent evidence and insights to inform strategic decisions for the DBE and EOF.
- Disseminate key learnings and influence the broader ECD ecosystem by sharing evidence with sector stakeholders, contributing to public dialogues, and strengthening coordination and collaboration.
- Facilitate a co-design process with DBE, EOF and national stakeholders to finalize the Learning & Scaling Agenda.
- Produce an actionable evidence package to inform Fund 2.0 concept development through a structured desk review and targeted stakeholder interviews.
- Synthesize lessons from prior initiatives and surface financing/partnership options for scale, including risks and mitigation strategies.
Required Experience
Experience in leading learning, scaling, and evidence synthesis agenda for an outcomes fund. Experience in engaging with government departments, implementing partners, pre-financers, NGOs, CSR/impact investors, and outcome donors. Experience in synthesizing lessons from prior initiatives.
