Home-based Consultant: Teacher Training Repository on and Online Teacher Training Courses on Inclusive Education for Emergency Context (61 working days) - ECARO

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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 fulfill 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, commitment.

Purpose of Activity/Assignment

Support to review, curate and organize teacher training materials, as well as develop pathways for online teacher training on inclusive education.

Scope of Work

As part of the broader Ukraine response, UNICEF across RRO countries have supported the development of and implementation of various teacher training programmes to empower teachers and schools to address the complex needs of Ukrainian children and support their integration in the national education systems. At the beginning, these efforts were building on the programmes and experiences implemented by UNICEF across ECAR countries with long standing engagement in inclusive education.

To improve the effectiveness of teacher training and build capacity of teachers with new skills and competencies in emergency context, but also beyond, especially on new relevant topics, such as language development, mental health and psychosocial support and trauma-informed teaching, UNICEF ECARO is undertaking an initiative to consolidate and integrate these programmes into one single UNICEF ECAR repository on teacher training. The repository will be posted on the website and will be available for use more broadly. Furthermore, UNICEF ECARO will develop online teacher training that can be used by countries to inform their teacher training efforts at national, school and individual level. The process will involve close consultation with UNICEF Education teams across countries, including national partners to ensure relevance and considerations for contextualization.

The international consultant will work closely with the ECARO education team and in consultation with the UNICEF country education teams and the Learning Passport.

Work Assignment Overview

Tasks / Milestone******Deliverables / Outputs******Timeline / Deadline******ECARO Repository of TT (teacher training) resources

Collect and review of available TT resources- UNICEF ECARO and COs resources, but also EASNIE, EU, CoE on different topics related to IE, including MHPSS, Roma inclusion, language development, prevention of violence with focus teaching and learning in emergency situations.Content reviewed8 working days;

By 30 June 2024

Consultations with the ECAR network of education focal pointsConsultations completed1 working day;

By 30 June 2024

Propose conceptual framework, structure for presenting TT resources with guidance note on how to use these for TT at national level- the purpose, target group, how to use it.Conceptual framework, structure proposed, and guidance note develop9 working days;

By 30 June 2024

Present the ECARO TT repository to the ECAR network of education focal points.Meeting organized with ECAR network of education focal points2 working days;

By 30 June 2024

Collaborate and support UNICEF team to organise internal (SP) and external (website)Throughout the contract period- meetings organized with UNICEF3 working days;

By 30 June 2024

Online self-paced training for National Teacher Trainers and National Trainers of School Professional and Specialists with focus on emergency situations

Develop draft pathways for online training for teacher trainers, teachers, school professionals and specialists providing additional support for learning.Draft pathways24 working days;

By 30 June 2024

Consultation with ECAR Network of education focal pointReport from consultations1 working day;

By 30 June 2024

Finalize pathways for 2 online self-paced training: 1) for National Teacher Trainers; and 2) National Trainers of School Professional and SpecialistsFinalized pathways5 working days;

By 30 June 2024

Work with the UNICEF Education Team on the UNICEF Learning PassportAt least three (3) meetings with LP team2 working days;

By 30 June 2024

Review and finalize four (4) country case studies Review and finalize four (4) country case studies to ensure consistency and alignment with regional conceptual framework on inclusive education, including terminology and language, editing and finalizationFour (4) country case studies reviewed, and comments provided4 working days;

By mid-May 2024

Inputs from country education teams incorporated and case studies finalized2 working days;

By mid-May 2024

Estimated Duration of the Contract

61 working days between April and June 2024.

Consultant's Work Place and Official Travel

The Consultant will be remote/home-based with no travel foreseen.

Estimated Cost of the Consultancy & Payment Schedule

Payment will be made on submission of an invoice and satisfactory completion of the above-mentioned deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold all or a portion of payment if performance is unsatisfactory, if work/outputs are incomplete, not delivered or for failure to meet deadlines. All materials developed will remain the copyright of UNICEF and UNICEF will be free to adapt and modify them in the future.

Please submit a professional fee (in USD) based on 61 working days to undertake this assignment.

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

• PhD in education, pedagogy, psychology or other social sciences.
• Experience in education related research, development of policies and guidance, teacher education.
• More than ten (10) years of professional experience in education, policy and practice for quality and inclusive education.
• At least ten (10) years of experience in teacher education in inclusive practice.
• Professional experience in implementation of IE and enhancement of inclusive environment for development, learning and participation of vulnerable children, in particular children with disabilities.
• Previous experience in developing teacher training materials and resources, and training of trainers, preferably with UNICEF.
• Excellent writing skills, and evidence of previous work and documentation.
• Excellent research skills and ability to quickly review existing policy document and research evidence.
• Excellent knowledge of English.
• Excellent communication skills, proactive and good team player.
• Ability to respond flexibly to changing circumstances, priorities and deadlines.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most marginalized children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family 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:

Please include a full CV and Cover Letter in your application. Additionally, indicate your availability and professional fee (in USD) to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a professional fee will not be considered. 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.

UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants 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.