National Consultant to support the development of Climate Education Learning Materials for Junior Primary and Lower Secondary schools 54 working days (Open to Zimbabwean Nationals only)

Consultant Programme & Policy Teaching & Training

Overview

Support the development of Climate Education Learning Materials for schools in Zimbabwe.

You have:

• Masters degree in Education, Climate, Disaster Risk Management or any relevant area of study
• Minimum 5 years of experience in creating and facilitating training sessions, workshops, or educational activities related to climate change, disaster risk management, and resilience or any other relevant area.
• Fluency in English is required
• Previous work with UNICEF/other UN agencies or other national, regional or international institution (public or private)

Contract

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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.

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For every child, education

UNICEF has been operating in Zimbabwe since 1982. We are a team of passionate professionals committed to the protection and fulfillment of children’s rights.

Supporting the Government’s vision of a prosperous and empowered upper-middle-income society, the country programme is aimed at contributing to sustainable socioeconomic development that provides all children, including adolescents, with opportunities to fulfil their potential, lead a healthy life, access quality learning and protection and meaningfully participate in society.

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How can you make a difference?

UNICEF Zimbabwe is inviting applications for a national individual to support the MoPSE to develop comprehensive Climate Education Learning Materials for Junior Primary and Lower Secondary schools.The consultant will review relevant climate education documents from both MoPSE and other government Ministries, agencies and departments ensure active participation from all stakeholders, guide discussions in the drafting and validation workshops to identify key concepts and gaps and consolidate outputs into a practical climate education learning material.

BACKGROUND

Zimbabwe faces numerous climate-related challenges, including droughts, floods, erratic rainfall patterns, and rising temperatures. These changes significantly impact various sectors, including agriculture, water resources, health, and education. The education sector is particularly vulnerable to disruptions caused by extreme weather events, which can damage school infrastructure, interrupt learning, and affect student attendance.

In response, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE), in with support from UNICEF, supported development of Climate Education Teacher Training Modules for Junior Primary and Lower Secondary aimed at enhancing climate education, strengthening preparedness and resilience building. The developed climate education teacher training modules will be completement by learning materials for learners to enhance teaching and learning outcomes. This initiative aligns with the broader goals of disaster risk management and resilience in schools, as outlined in the Disaster Risk Management and Resilience Plan for the Education Sector in Zimbabwe.

ASSIGNMENT:

The assignment will consist of 54 days (from 28 July to 19 September 2025), focusing on the following:

Preparation for learning material development

• Desk review of relevant climate education documents from both MoPSE and other government Ministries, agencies and departments.
• Developing a detailed workshop agenda in consultation with MoPSE and UNICEF.
• Prepare workshop materials, including presentations, discussion guides, and group work templates with interactive facilitation. Coordinate with the organizing committee to ensure all logistical arrangements are in place.

Workshop for Development of Learning Materials

• Facilitate the three-day workshop, ensuring active participation from all stakeholders.
• Use the developed climate education teacher training modules for junior primary and lower secondary, to influence learning materials content for the same levels.
• Lead group work sessions to design specific components of the training module (e.g., curriculum content, teaching methods, resources). Consolidate group work outputs into cohesive learning materials.

Validation of Learning Materials

• Compile a comprehensive workshop report summarizing the discussions and key concepts into learning materials

• Provide recommendations for the final development, implementation, and evaluation of the learning materials

• Facilitate validation workshop and produce validation report
• Validation workshop and finalized learning materials
• Approval of the learning materials

Major tasks and deliverables:

Tasks/Milestone:

Deliverables/Outputs:

Timeline

• Share action plan with timelines and responsibilities
• Compile and share materials developed during the workshop.
• Produce Draft Climate Education Learning Materials for Junior Primary and Lower Secondary schools
• Facilitate validation workshop

• Finlise validated Climate Education Learning Materials for Junior Primary and Lower Secondary schools

• Finalized workshop agenda and materials

• Summary report of key concepts and recommendations
• Draft learning materials for validation
• Final workshop report with recommendations
• Validation Workshop
• finalized learning materials

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Start Date:

28.07.2025

End date:

19.09.2025

Total Working Days:

54

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

Education:

• Masters degree in Education,Climate,Disaster Risk Management or any relevant area of study

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in creating and facilitating training sessions, workshops, or educational activities related to climate change, disaster risk management, and resilience or any other relevant area.

Desirable

• Previous work with UNICEF/other UN agencies or other national, regional or international institution (public or private)

Language requirements:

• Fluency in English is required

The detailed consultancy terms of reference is downloadable via this link ToRS Climate Education Learning Materials_JP and LS ps.pdf

If interested and available to undertake the individual consultancy, please submit your application online and attach the required documents including the technical proposal and an all-inclusive financial proposal incorporating an approximate number of travel days for field (local) travel.

Technical proposal: The Technical Proposal should articulate an understanding of the TOR and include the proposed Tasks/Milestones, Deliverables/Outputs, Timeline and level of effort by deliverable. The similar table provided in the TOR is indicative. Applicants may use the indicative table as a guide or deviate as per the proposed approach. The proposal should also cost-effectively propose the local travel proposed by the applicant to undertake the assignment.

Financial proposal: The Financial Proposal should include the costs (providing a daily rate as justification) for each task, including consultant fee, proposed travel costs and perdiem, communications costs and any other proposed cost.

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.

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