Consultant to produce core teaching and learning materials (TLM) package for Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in Basic Education (Nigeria) -duration 4 months

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In Nigeria, UNICEF works in a complex humanitarian and development setting to fulfill and protect children's rights in partnership with the government, civil society, children, and families. UNICEF Nigeria is one of the largest UNICEF Country Offices globally - click the link to learn more about UNICEF in Nigeria: https://www.unicef.org/nigeria/

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Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

Under the supervision of the Chief Education, the consultant will be responsible to produce core teaching and learning materials (TLM) package for Foundational Literacy and Numeracy in Basic Education over the course of the 4-month contract.

Scope of Work:

• Collating all TLMs identified by Field Office staff which are used by UNICEF for procurement and distribution across pre-primary education through junior secondary education; • Reviewing relevant guidance (including but not limited to the Nigerian curriculum, international guidelines and guidance from programmes such as RANA and TaRL which are currently implemented in Nigeria) to develop a checklist of criteria for selecting quality, relevant TLMs which are age- and developmentally appropriate, gender transformative, disability inclusive culturally relevant and contextualized; • Mapping all of the collated TLMs against this checklist to identify whether each meet the required quality standards and to identify gaps where further materials may need to be identified; • Working with FO and NCO colleagues to identify relevant materials as needed to fill the identified gaps; • Curating core TLM packages based on the identified materials which: • cover different age/grade groups (pre-primary education, primary 1-3; primary 4-6; and junior secondary) • are differentiated for use by the whole class, small groups and individuals • are differentiated according to learners’ diverse needs and can accommodate disabilities and special educational needs • are available in mother tongue and English as relevant by grade level • Meeting with Field Office colleagues to review the curated packages and revise them as necessary based on at least one round of FO feedback; • Develop a cover-page note for each package to guide teachers and school personnel on how to use them; and • Developing a brief guidance note for UNICEF FO colleagues to guide their procurement and distribution of the packages.

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

• An advanced university degree (Masters or higher) in Primary and/or Secondary Education/Pedagogy, Education Development, Education Policy, Social Policy, International Relations, or a related field
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in education sector policy, with a focus on learning quality, including education sector plan development and implementation and education policy.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in improving learning quality, ideally with a focus on curriculum or learning materials development, teacher professional development, quality pedagogy, and teaching and learning approaches in basic education
• Demonstrable experience supporting the development, implementation, and scale-up of effective approaches for improving learning quality, ideally focused on developing and rolling out quality, curriculum-aligned content for basic education focused on foundational literacy and numeracy.
• A minimum of 5 years working experience working in or as a direct consultant for UN organizations and/or Ministries of Education
• Strong working knowledge of key international guidance on curriculum and teaching/learning content development
• issues, including the status of the humanitarian-development nexus nationally and at the state level in Nigeria, particularly as it relates to education for girls and marginalized populations.

Other skills and attributes:

• Experience working in Nigeria, West, and Central Africa region, or other similar development contexts
• Strong knowledge of the Nigerian political landscape and recent developments in education
• A good understanding of UNICEF’s programmatic areas, namely Education (especially Education in Emergencies), social policy, and child protection
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with experience translating evidence for and communicating with a broad range of actors (including government) on sensitive issues
• Ability to present ideas concisely for diverse audiences and to give practical, actionable advice grounded in evidence

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).

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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.

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.

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.