International Education Consultant at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

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We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: International Education Consultant - Early Childhood Development (ECD)

Job Number: 509905 | Vacancy Link
Location: Abuja
Work Type: Consultancy

Background
UNICEF is providing technical support to government in the expansion and implementation of quality pre-primary education in focus states. This includes curriculum development; development of instructional standards; capacity building of pre-primary teachers and workforce at the in-service and the pre-service level. This stream of work will be strengthened as we move into the new country programme 2018 as a key priority. In addition, the consultant will support focused assignments that builds capacity of a cadre of ECE master trainers and teacher educators.

Secondly, UNICEF is assisting the state government of Borno state, Shani LGA in the implementation of an Integrated Basic Nutrition Project (INP+) focused on addressing nutrition, WASH, Child Protection and Early Childhood Development communication and stimulation for children 0-3 years of age. This intervention will be delivered in an integrated manner at the community level for a pilot period of 21 months. The education section, drawing on lessons learnt using CCD in other context, will pilot this approach as its intervention in the INP+. Thus, the international ECD consultant will provide technical support in roll out and implementation of the CCD package working closely with 2 National Consultants and other communication and stimulation project staff, other partners in the INP+ consortium and government partners.

Purpose of the Consultancy

• The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical support in Early Childhood Development in the Education section. The consultant will provide technical support in two streams of work.

Deliverables:

• Revised Reggio and other Child Centred Approaches Package
• Cluster meeting Guide and resources
• ECD advocacy kit/tools
• Finalized NCE minimum standards reviewed.
• Draft Sections of Revised one year pre-primary curriculum
• Guidelines for development of culturally and age appropriate picture books and learning materials for pre-primary children.
• Cadre of at least 40 ECE Master Trainers Trained
• 18 members of the INP+ Training teams trained in early stimulation and communication
• Workshop and training reports.
• INP+ Initial Training Reports
• INP+ Refresher Training Reports
• Reviewed outreach training materials and IEC messages

Qualifications or Specialized Knowledge/Experience Required

• Master's Degree in Early Childhood Care and Education.
• At least 8 years of experience and demonstrated experience in Early Childhood Care and Development especially for children and their caregivers 0-3 years of age.
• Experience in developing and implementing parenting programmes for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups.
• Experience in implementing integrated ECD projects and interventions that include parenting, nutrition and child protection.
• Deep familiarity and understanding of ECD context in Nigeria, especially in emergency contexts or and disadvantaged settings is added advantage.
• Experience with pre-service and in-service teacher training systems.
• Ability to design and develop outreach messages and materials for parental education focused on early stimulation and communication.
• Experience in designing and conducting evaluation and research issues related to early childhood education.
• Experience in developing children's books and materials for ECD.
• Excellent workshop facilitation and training skills, especially with teachers and government officials.
• Fluency in English language and writing skills.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note

• Our core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
• UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply.