International ECE consultant to support capacity building of universities in developing and delivery of ECE bachelor programmes in Tbilisi, Georgia

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Purpose of Activity/Assignment:

The purpose of the assignment is to support capacity building of state universities in Georgia in finalizing and delivery of bachelor programmes in early childhood education

Scope of Work:

The consultancy envisions: (i) conducting online workshops (total of 24 hours) for a group of 35 university professors/lecturers; (ii) supporting university academic teams in finalizing BA programmes and developing at least 2 core course syllabi. Consultancy consists of 19 working days, online, without travel requirement. Consultancy days will be stretched over the period of 15 September - 15 November, 2021.

Duration: Start Date: 15 September End Date: 15 November

Number of Days (working): 19 days

Work Assignment Overview :

1. Tasks/Milestone: Review the draft BA programmes of 6 state universities; desk review of ECE Educators National Professional Standards, and ECE Educators BA programme standards

Deliverable/output: Brief report on draft BA programmes, with recommendations for improvement

Timeline: 2 days September

2. Tasks/Milestone: Develop online workshop plan (total of 24 hours – 3-hour sessions distributed over 8 days) and necessary materials, integrating the following major topics: - Developing BA programme in ECE: key principles, best practices, quality assurance and assessment. - Innovative teaching methods for ECE BA programmes - BA dissertation methodology - Organizing student practice; building partnerships with preschools for student practice; Mentoring/coaching of students. The workshop should be based on the principle of project-based learning. Workshop plan should include specific activities/tasks to be completed by the university teams between the sessions; groupwork sessions, discussion points, reading materials

Deliverable/output: Workshop detailed plan with necessary materials, finalized in coordination with the UNICEF education section

Timeline: 4 days September

3. Tasks/Milestone: Conduct online workshops (total of 24 hours – 3 hour sessions distributed over 8 days) for a group of 35 university professors/lecturers

Deliverable/output: Workshops conducted in line with the developed plan

Timeline: 4 days October

4. Tasks/Milestone: Support six university academic teams (3 half days per university) in finalizing BA programmes and developing at least two core course syllabi.

Deliverable/output: Individual mentoring with six state university ECE academic teams conducted; BA programmes revised and finalized; syllabi for two core courses developed for each BA programme.

Timeline: 9 Days October/ November

Minimum Qualifications required:

Education: PhD in Early Childhood Education and Care

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required: • At least 8 years of academic research in the field of early childhood education and care; • At least 5 Years of teaching ECEC in higher education institution; • Experience with developing ECEC teacher pre-service training programmes; • Work experience in a developing country context, preferably Eastern Europe/Central Asia • Experience in conducting interactive trainings or workshops. • Proficiency in English

Location: Home Based

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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.