Terms of Reference of IEMIS Refining and Operationalization Consultant for Education Analytics

Overview

IPA has been collaborating with Rwanda's Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) and its affiliated agencies since 2013, a partnership underpinned by a Memorandum of Understanding. This consultancy supports the operationalization of Rwanda's centralized Education Data Warehouse under the Integrated Education Management System (IEMS).

Background

Education data in Rwanda is currently distributed across multiple operational systems, making unified data access and cross-system analytics difficult. These systems include:

• School Data Management System (SDMS)
• Comprehensive Assessment Management Information System (CAMIS)
• Teacher Management Information System (TMIS)
• Inspection Systems (Ireme)
• Higher Education Management Information System (HEC-MIS)
• Other sector platforms

These systems operate on heterogeneous technologies including PostgreSQL, SQL Server databases, REST APIs, and flat files. To address this fragmentation, MINEDUC has designed a centralized Education Data Warehouse under the IEMS, which is ready for operationalization.

The IEMS is intended to serve as a unified analytics platform providing reliable, timely, and secure access to education data for planning, monitoring, and policy decision-making at all levels of the education system.

Engagement Overview

MINEDUC, in collaboration with IPA, seeks an Individual Consultant on a short-term, output-based contract to deliver defined technical components for the operationalization of the IEMS Data Warehouse and the improvement of CAMIS Business Intelligence and Advanced Analytics capabilities. This is a time-limited technical assistance engagement, not an ongoing operational role.

The Consultant will deliver specific data integration, transformation, and analytics outputs for the IEMS platform, and will ensure that MINEDUC and NESA technical staff are fully equipped to operate and maintain the system independently upon completion of the engagement.

Scope

The overall scope of this consultancy contract is to: