MEL Lead (FCDO GOAL)
International Rescue Committee · Pakistan · Apply by November 30, 2026
About this role
About the GOAL Opportunity The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is preparing to bid for FCDO's Girls and Out-of-School Children: Action for Learning Programme (GOAL) Long-Term Technical Assistance (LTTA) contract in Pakistan, following release of FCDO's Terms of Reference (ITT 7863). GOAL builds on more than a decade of UK-funded education reform in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), delivered through the Punjab Education Support Programme (PESP, 2013–2022) and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Education Sector Programme (KESP, 2012–2022), and on two live GOAL components: the Bridging Technical Assistance grant (B-TAG, ending March 2027) and the ILMpact remedial learning grant (ending September 2026), both of which the incoming Supplier will need to review and build on during inception. The LTTA contract will run for up to 38 months (December 2026 – January 2030), comprising a 4-month inception period, a 32-month implementation period, and a 2-month closure phase, with a budget of up to £13 million and an extension option of up to £6.5 million and 18 months at FCDO's discretion. It will deliver systems-strengthening, politically informed technical assistance to provincial education…