Consultant - Education for Health and Wellbeing (Junior Project Officer)

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**OVERVIEW** ------------ Parent Sector : Education Sector (ED) Duty Station: Bangkok Classification of duty station: \[\[filter12\]\] Standard Duration of Assignement : \[\[filter13\]\] Job Family: Education Type of contract : Non Staff Duration of contract : From 7 to 11 months Recruitment open to : Internal and external candidates Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 01-MAR-2022 UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism **OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST** ----------------------------------------- **Background:** The Section for Inclusive Quality Education (IQE) is one of the two education sections of UNESCO Bangkok that aims to enhance UNESCO Member States’ capacity to provide equitable, inclusive and quality basic education for all in the Asia-Pacific region. IQE is responsible for six programme areas, namely (i) Education 2030 regional coordination, (ii) education planning and management, (iii) basic education from early childhood to the secondary level, (iv) inclusive education and gender equality, (v) quality of education, and (vi) education for health and well-being. In line with UNESCO's global strategy, IQE is emphasizing gender mainstreaming in all of its programmes. This position is based in the Education for Health and Wellbeing Team (HWT/IQE) that coordinates UNESCO’s work on young people’s health and development issues and the promotion of safe, inclusive, gender-equitable, and health-promoting learning environments. The team provides technical assistance to national education authorities, regional partners and UNESCO field offices on strategic priority areas of school health and wellbeing. Priority areas include comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) and the promotion of safe, inclusive, gender transformative and health-promoting learning environments with efforts focused in the context of COVID-19 education sector recovery. HWT also collaborates with other UN agencies on regional and national initiatives on these themes. For additional information, please visit: Long Description ---------------- **Work assignment:** Under the overall authority of the Director of UNESCO Bangkok, Asia and Pacific Bureau for Education, the overall supervision of the Chief of Unit for Inclusive Quality Education, and the direct supervision of the Regional Advisor on Education for Health and Wellbeing, the incumbent will provide project support to the ongoing HWT/IQE activities, particularly on the following three main areas of focus: I. **Technical and monitoring support to HWT programme delivery**: i) Capacity-building of teachers for disability-inclusive CSE; ii) Transformative education through social and emotional learning (SEL) and responsive education systems for teacher and learner mental and psychosocial wellbeing; II. **Partner networking and inter-agency collaboration**: i) Joint advocacy and technical activities of the Asia-Pacific Thematic Working Group on School Health, Nutrition and Wellbeing III. **Event management and promotion**: i) Thematic panel(s) and side events of HWT at the 2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Education Ministerial Conference (APREMC-II), scheduled for June 2022; ii) UNESCO’s lead role or participation in other regional joint agency events and commemorative days. Long Description ---------------- Specifically, the incumbent will perform the following tasks: **I. Technical and monitoring support to HWT programme delivery:** i. ***Support responsive, quality CSE for learners with disabilities*** 1. Assist in HWT’s ongoing regional CSE needs assessment of teachers of learners with disabilities: support organization of an online validation workshop among stakeholders of the study findings; 2. Provide technical and monitoring support in the design and delivery of follow-up teacher capacity building activities for disability-inclusive CSE in partnership with key education partners at regional level and in select participating countries (e.g., Mongolia, Nepal, or The Philippines, TBC), based on the study’s findings and recommendations. 2. ***Support transformative education and teacher and learner wellbeing through social and emotional learning (SEL) and education sector mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) efforts*** 1. Assist in conducting initial desk review for a sub-regional research report and country case studies of Ministry of Education (MOE) responses to MHPSS needs of learners and teachers as part of education system recovery from COVID-19; 2. Support knowledge management of the MHPSS research and liaison with the study’s Technical Advisory Group, at all stages of the research; 3. Support to field testing a draft resource pack for building teachers’ SEL competencies with pre/in service CSE and health education teachers and teacher educators in one country. Long Description ---------------- **II. Partner networking and inter-agency collaboration:** 1. ***Joint advocacy and technical activities of the Asia-Pacific Thematic Working Group*** ***on School Health, Nutrition and Wellbeing*** 1. Support and assist the Regional Advisor in UNESCO’s co-chair role of the Asia-Pacific Thematic Working Group on School health, Nutrition and Well-being (TWG SHN & Well-being), co-convened with UNICEF and WHO, under the Asia-Pacific Learning and Education 2030+ (LE 2030+) Networking group, including communication and follow-up with TWG SHN & Well-being members. **III. Event management and promotion:** 1. ***Thematic panel(s) and side events of HWT at the 2nd Asia-Pacific Regional Education Ministerial Conference (APREMC-II), scheduled for June 2022.*** 1. Support the planning and delivery, with IQE Quality Education team and UN agency partners of a thematic session on transformative education, in the APREMC II programme. 2. Support the planning and delivery, with UN, civil society and youth partners of the conference programme’s youth engagement activities. 3. Support the planning and delivery, with UN, civil society and youth partners of the conference side event(s) on health and wellbeing themes. 2. ***UNESCO’s lead role or participation in other regional joint agency events and commemorative days*** 1. Support the planning and delivery of regional joint agency events and drafting of communication materials including for eg. World AIDS Day, the International Day Against School Violence and Bullying, World Mental Health Day, and the 16 Days of Activism Campaign against Gender-Based Violence. **Expected Deliverables/Outputs** Deliverable Deadline for submission 1 Draft invitation letter, agenda and UNESCO PPTs for online validation workshop on the disability-inclusive CSE teacher needs-assessment. Draft HWT inputs to APREMC II thematic panel session outline on transformative education. Draft web article on UNESCO/UNDP resource-mapping and needs-assessment of vulnerable and marginalized young people on their digital literacy, safety and participation. 25 March 2022 2 Draft concept note and expert TORs for field testing the resource pack for SEL teacher competencies; Draft TORs for Technical Advisory Group (TAG) for MHPSS study and desk review inputs; Draft UNESCO inputs to concept note for APREMC II youth session. 20 April 2022 3 Draft programme and concept note for virtual learning session for UNESCO & UNFPA regional staff and the Asia-Pacific Disability-Inclusive Education Working Group on findings of the disability-inclusive CSE teacher needs assessment. Draft concept note and expert TORS to support follow up teacher capacity building activities on disability-inclusive CSE at country level. 20 May 2022 4 Quarterly report of the TWG on SHN & wellbeing to the LE 2030+ networking group. Report of final consolidated technical and logistic inputs for APREMC-II thematic panel on transformative education (HWT background paper, panel run of show, speaker bios and presentation etc); web article of HWT side event(s), as relevant, at APREMC II. 30 June 2022 5 Draft web article of findings of the disability-inclusive CSE teacher needs assessment and follow on capacity building work. Draft social media pack to call for young people to take initiatives regarding planetary and their own health; and to commemorate the International Youth Day(12 August 2022). 20 July 2022 6 Draft concept note for UNESCO Bangkok commemoration activities for World Mental Health Day (10 October 2022) with focus on adolescents and youth. Draft concept note for UNESCO Bangkok commemoration activities for the International Day against School Violence and Bullying (3 November 2022). 20 August 2022 7 Draft concept note for UNESCO Bangkok commemoration activities for the 16 Days of Activism campaign. Web article for World Mental Health Day, drawing on findings of the desk review of the MHPSS study. 20 September 2022 8 Draft concept note and invitation flyer for launch event, with the Asia-Pacific Disability Inclusive Education Working Group, of the study findings of the disability-inclusive CSE teacher needs assessment; draft gender checklist for publication of the report. Draft social media pack and web article for the International Day against School Violence and Bullying. 20 October 2022 9 Draft web article for World AIDS Day (1 December 2022) highlighting UNESCO’s Positive Learning resource and education sector responses to young people living with and affected by HIV. Draft web article for the launch event of the study findings of the disability-inclusive CSE teacher needs assessment, for release on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (3 December 2022). 15 November 2022 10 Quarterly report of the TWG on SHN & wellbeing to the LE 2030+ networking group. Draft web article on the role of SEL competencies in recovering learning loss and COVID-19 education recovery; brief report on support provided to the field-testing of SEL resource pack. 10 December 2022**Duration of contract:** The consultant will be required to work for an estimated period of 10 months (March 2022 and December 2022). **Location and Travel:** The consultant will be based in Bangkok, Thailand. The work may include incidental travel to participate in field work, workshops, or conferences; such travel will be governed by UNESCO’s travel policies for consultants. **COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial)** ------------------------------------ Accountability (C) Communication (C) Innovation (C) Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement (C) Planning and organizing (C) Results focus (C) Teamwork (C) Professionalism (C) **-** ----- For detailed information, please consult the [UNESCO Competency Framework](https://en.unesco.org/sites/default/files/competency_framework_e.pdf). **REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS** --------------------------- - Advanced university degree or higher in social science, education, gender, communications, or other relevant field. - At least 3 years of relevant experience in project management, with thematic focus on education for health; public health, school health, sexuality education, social emotional learning (SEL), or teacher professional learning. **DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS** ---------------------------- - Previous experience working in Asia and the Pacific. - Previous experience working with the UN/ multilateral/ bilateral institutions. **Functional Competencies:** - Strong experience in both quantitative and qualitative research, including analytical review and synthesis of research materials; - Excellent oral and writing skills in English, including writing technical reports and communication materials for both diverse and targeted audiences; - Excellent organisational skills; - Good computer skills; - Experience in producing corporate communication products; - Knowledge in the subject matter (education for health, school health, mental health, adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights, young people’s health and wellbeing etc.) - Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure; **Behavioural Competencies:** - Ability to be flexible and respond to changes to text/layout as part of the review and feedback process; - Strong interpersonal skills, able to communicate and work with diverse people and cultures; - Participate effectively in the team-based, information-sharing environment, collaborating and cooperating with others; - Ability to work independently on delegated tasks; - Focus on impact and results for the client. **APPLICATION PROCESS** ----------------------- Interested individuals are invited to submit to UNESCO Bangkok office the **specific requirements through its Success Factors portal** at [careers.unesco.org](https://career2.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=10801&company=unesco). Interested candidates should click on “**Apply Now**” and download and complete the Employment History form (Word document) in **‘Employment History Form / My Documents’**. Before uploading the document, at the end of the Word document, please insert the extra pages with the following required information: - Up-to-date CV with contact details of references including email address and telephone numbers; - A brief motivation letter; - Brief proposal on approach to carrying out the assignment (maximum 2, A4 pages) and **the proposed fee total and monthly rate**; and - A sample of writing (a communications piece to promote an event or project). **The complete application shall be submitted on or before 1 March 2022, 17h30 Bangkok time (GMT+ 7:00).** **Notes:** - Application documentation must include all required information as stated above to be considered as a complete application. Incomplete applications will not be considered. - Due to the large number of applications we receive, we are able to inform only the successful candidate(s) about the outcome or status of the selection process. Please submit your application through SuccessFactors. Only if you are unable to attach requirements in system, please inform us at **SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS** ------------------------------------- Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application and provide complete and accurate information. To apply, please visit the [UNESCO careers website.](https://careers.unesco.org/careersection/2/joblist.ftl) No modifications can be made to the application submitted. The evaluation of candidates is based on the criteria in the vacancy notice, and may include tests and/or assessments, as well as a competency-based interview. UNESCO uses communication technologies such as video or teleconference, e-mail correspondence, etc. for the assessment and evaluation of candidates. Please note that only selected candidates will be further contacted and candidates in the final selection step will be subject to reference checks based on the information provided. **Footer** ---------- "UNESCO recalls that paramount consideration in the appointment of staff members shall be the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, technical competence and integrity. UNESCO applies a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of harassment. UNESCO is committed to achieving and sustaining equitable and diverse geographical distribution, as well as gender parity among its staff members in all categories and at all grades. Furthermore, UNESCO is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. 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