International Inclusive Education (IE) Specialist to Undertake a Situation Analysis and Develop a Systemwide Strategy to Improve Inclusive Education in Timor-Leste

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, Education

Find out how UNICEF programmes drives change for children in Timor-Leste by visiting https://www.unicef.org/timorleste.

How can you make a difference? 

Under the supervision of the Chief of Education, conduct a Situational Analysis and Develop a Systemwide Strategy to Improve Inclusive Education in Timor-Leste.

WORK ASSIGNMENT:

Phase 1

1. Develop inception report with methodology and approach, work plan, and annotated outline of the review of existing inclusive education policies and guidelines. 

2. Draft report with a review of existing inclusive education policies and guidelines to ensure compliance with the Disability Action Plan and the UNCRPD (15 days together with assignment no. 1)

3. Finalize review of existing inclusive education policies and guidelines to ensure compliance with the Disability Action Plan reviewed and approved by the Ministry of Education and UNICEF (10 days)

4. Mapping report of current inclusive education interventions and services (10 days) 

Phase 2

5.  Draft systemic strategy and M&E framework (20 days)

6.  Finalize systemic strategy and M&E framework reviewed and approved by the Ministry of Education and UNICEF (15 days)

DELIVERABLES:

1. Inception report with details methodology developed

2. First draft of the review of existing inclusive education policies

3. Final draft of the review of existing inclusive education policies and guidelines

4. Mapping report

5. Systematic strategy and M&E framework drafted

6. Systematic strategy and M&E framework validated and finalized based on feedback from MoE.

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

• Masters degree or higher in Education, Inclusive Education or other social science.

• Extensive proven experience in supporting governments in low-income countries in the development and implementation of inclusive education policies and strategic plans.
• Experience in conducting research in inclusive education, data gathering activities, and stakeholder consultations in low-income settings.
• Experience of supporting inclusive education in Timor-Leste and demonstrated understanding of the context for development of Inclusive Education in Timor-Leste an advantage.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and experience in facilitating multi-stakeholder consultations with key education stakeholders.
• Strong demonstrated experience of development and implementation of functionality screening tools, inclusive teacher support and systems, policies, strategic plans and M&E frameworks and monitoring tools.

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 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.