National/International consultancy: Teaching English as a Second Language to UNICEF staff

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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, imagination.

UNICEF started operation in Cambodia in 1952 and opened first country office in 1973 in Phnom Penh. More information on what we do in Cambodia is available at https://www.unicef.org/cambodia/.

How can you make a difference?

Provision of English language training to strengthen staff capacity to meet the professional demands at work including preparedness for work at the international level and complementing global and regional online learning opportunities. Face-to-face language learning and a more personalized teaching methodology would allow for accelerated progress of learning. This English language courses would prioritise for national staff and be delivered from the UNICEF Phnom Penh premises in Cambodia under a blended modality, during early morning or evening hours.

The purpose of this assignment is to contribute to the improvement of English language skills for national staff who have different levels of receptive and productive skills in English. The objectives would be to advance at least one level of proficiency every 30 hours of learning.

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

Minimum Qualifications Required:

• At least a Bachelor’s degree in English.
• A CELTA, or MA in TESOL, or any other relevant certification on Teaching English as a Second Language.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

• A minimum of five years of relevant professional work experience in teaching English.
• Sound knowledge of the education sector in Cambodia or South-East Asian countries.
• Experience teaching English as a second language in South-East Asian contexts an asset.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and facilitation skills
• Ability to work with various age group of students
• Proven good interpersonal and communication skills
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Knowledge of Khmer is an asset.

Please find the terms of reference and financial proposal template for this consultancy in the attachments below.

TOR Inhouse English courses - TMS.docx

Annex 1 Financial Proposal.docx

For every Child, you demonstrate…

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

To view our competency framework, please visit here.

UNICEF 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:

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. The candidate may also be subject to inoculation (vaccination) requirements, including against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid).