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The Pestalozzi Children’s Foundation (PCF) is a unique Swiss non-profit organisation based in Trogen, Switzerland. We are committed to creating access to quality and equitable education for all children and young people in Switzerland and worldwide. The implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child forms the framework of our projects.

The Children’s Village is a place of encounter and the heart of our foundation.

In Tanzania, PCF works with local partner organisations to promote safe school environments, improve teaching quality through the Child Centred Pedagogical Approach and increase access and inclusion of vulnerable girls and boys to quality education in the regions of Songwe and Arusha.

Position: Short-Term Consultancy: Training on Data Collection, Analysis, Interpretation and Application

Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Assignment Period: 28th September 2026 to 2nd October 2026

Training Objective and Participants

PCF provides funding to local partner organisations and aims to strengthen their staff capacities and skills to achieve programme outcomes. To support local partner organisations, PCF would like to offer a training for their partner organisations’ staff on data collection, analysis, interpretation and application.

The training will equip participants with the knowledge and practical skills to effectively design, implement, and support education projects, with a strong focus on data collection, analysis, interpretation, and application.

It will strengthen participants’ ability to use school-level and community data to inform decision-making, improve programme implementation, and contribute to better learning outcomes.

The knowledge and skills gained from the training will also support participants in maintaining accurate monitoring systems, preparing quality result-based and analytical reports, and effectively tracking progress and results against the Logframe.

The training shall be practical, participatory and tailored to the specific needs and knowledge of the PCF’s partner organisations in Tanzania and developed in close collaboration with the PCF Tanzania Country Office.

The participants will be selected from PCF’s partner organisations in Tanzania, which are two medium-sized local organisations operating in Karatu and Mbozi Districts.

Approximately 11 participants will attend, including:

• Project Managers/Coordinators
• Education Officers
• Project Officers
• Monitoring and Evaluation Officers

Topics to Be Covered

• Understanding education project indicators and performance measurement
• Quantitative and qualitative data collection methods
• Sampling methods and sample size determination
• Development and use of different data collection tools
• Data quality assurance and verification techniques
• Ethical considerations, confidentiality, and child safeguarding in data collection
• Data cleaning, validation, storage, and management
• Basic data analysis using relevant tools
• Interpretation of education data and identification of trends
• Data visualization and presentation of findings
• Result-based and analytical report writing and evidence-based decision-making
• Using data for project planning, monitoring and learning

Dates, Language and Location

• Dates: The assignment is scheduled to take place from 28th September 2026 to 2nd October 2026.
• Duration: The duration will not exceed five days, excluding arrival and departure.
• Language: The workshop will be delivered in English.
• Location: Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania.
• Logistics: Costs for transport, accommodation, and meals are covered by PCF.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified consultants are invited to apply for the Short-Term Consultancy: Training on Data Collection, Analysis, Interpretation and Application .

Applicants should submit the following documents:

• Training proposal
• Financial proposal
• Updated CV

Application Deadline: 11th September 2026

Application Email:

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