Consultant – Disabilities Inclusive Education Programming and Policies, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO), Bangkok, Thailand, Job No

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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfilling their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, a better future

UNICEF works to ensure the rights of all children in the East Asia and Pacific Region. This means the rights of every child living in this country, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion or ethnicity, to:

• survival – to basic healthcare, peace and security;
• development – to a good education, a loving home and adequate nutrition;
• protection – from abuse, neglect, trafficking, child labour and other forms of exploitation; and
• participation – to express opinions, be listened to and take part in making any decisions that affect them

How can you make a difference?

The Education Section, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office is seeking an individual consultant to support the Education team of UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) to advance disabilities inclusive education programming and policies.

Prior to COVID-19, children with disabilities in the East Asia and Pacific region are one of the groups the most systematically excluded from learning. COVID-19 school closures have led to important learning losses and exacerbated their exclusion from quality education and learning. This consultancy will provide technical assistance and programmatic guidance to EAP Regional and Country Offices to strengthen its disability inclusive education programming.

Work Assignment:

This consultancy will help to advance implementation of the regional roadmap for disability inclusive education, by contributing to four key tasks: 1) provision of technical and programmatic assistance to country offices, 2) provide technical support to EAPRO and regional partners to strengthen capacity development and advocacy efforts in the region; 3) Generating knowledge on innovative approaches to advancing disability inclusive education and 4) supporting other related education programme priorities.

Task 1. Technical and programmatic assistance to country offices on disability inclusive education

• Consult and work with three priority country offices – Timor Leste, Indonesia, Cambodia – and advise on strategies for developing/advancing disability inclusive education roadmaps and support design and implementation of those road maps;
• Interview/survey countries on Disability Inclusive Education needs;
• Provide technical support and guidance to all country offices, as needed and requested;
• Contextualisation and roll-out of global guidelines and regional roadmap on Inclusive Education

Task 2. Provide technical support to EAPRO and regional partners to strengthen capacity development and advocacy efforts in the region

• Support launch and rollout of EAPRO digital IE teacher training package at regional and country levels;
• Help map CO 2022 disability IE activities, based on discussions with COs, annual reports and other sources;
• Participate and contribute to Disability Inclusive Education Working Group meetings;
• Support, design, advise and help implementation of Disability Inclusive Education Working Group annual work plan, including the design and rollout of disability inclusive Education data workshop planned for education officials in the region in 2022;
• Communicate and collaborate with Regional Disability, ECD and ADAP specialists and other sections in UNICEF, as required;

Task 3. Generating knowledge and public goods on innovative approaches to advancing disability inclusive education

• Review, contribute to and prepare knowledge management products, such as programme guidance, plans, country case studies and studies related to inclusive Education, to be defined;
• Research, develop and draft three issue briefs on improving learning for children with disabilities (topics to be decided based on country office needs – One potential topic digital opportunities for children with disabilities)
• Deliver online presentation for each issue brief.

Task 4. Supporting other related education programme priorities.

• Review, comment and contribute to education documents, fundraising proposals and standard Monitoring processes
• Contribute to programmatic discussions, knowledge products and meetings on Education
• Contribute to strengthening disaggregated data collection on Inclusive Education
• Undertake other related tasks as part of the Education team

Work Schedule:

Tentative timeline

Outputs

31 October 2022

• Progress report
• Workplan for consultancy developed, finalized and approved
• Launch and roll out of digital IE training package

30 November 2022

• Progress report
• Survey and country interviews conducted and documented in brief summary

31 December 2022

• Progress report
• Contributions made to finalize planning of Inclusive Education Data workshop (to be led by D IE Working Group)

31 January 2023

• Progress report
• Final draft of Issue Brief 1 (TBC - Digital opportunities for children with disabilities)

28 February 2023

• Progress report
• Mapping of Disability IE activities from CO annual reports

31 March 2023

• Progress report
• Report on focused support provided to Indonesia CO provided
• Data Workshop successfully held

30 April 2023

• Progress report
• Final draft of Issue Brief 2 (TBC)

31 May 2023

• Progress report
• Focused support provided to Timor Leste CO provided

30 June 2023

• Progress report
• Focused support provided to Cambodia CO provided

31 July 2023

• Progress report
• Presentation of Issue Briefs

15 August 2023

• Progress report
• Focused support provided to Indonesia CO provided

• Final draft of Issue Brief 3 (Topic TBC)

  Duration of Contract: 120 days within 1 October 2022 - 31 August 2023, with an average of 11 days per month.

Official Travel: Travel is required. Consultant will travel twice to Bangkok and undertake two country level mission travels (countries TBC).

Work Location: Consultancy can be performed remotely.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Advanced degree in Education, and/or Social Sciences with relevant work experience.
• Minimum 10 years relevant professional experience, Experience working in issues relating to education, disability, social inclusion and/or related fields in developing country contexts.
• Strong experience in research, program management, monitoring and reporting.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and previous experience communicating with partners at different levels.
• Demonstrated ability in work planning and report preparation.
• Demonstrated skills in professional high quality writing in English.
• Experience working in the East Asia Pacific region highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Experience working with UNICEF an asset.

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV or P-11, full contact information of minimum 3 references, availability, and proposed daily professional fee in USD by 22 September 2022****.

FORM P11.doc

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People, and Drive for Results.

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.

UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.