Individual Consultant for conducting training of mentor-trainers

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• The consultant will support MER and INEL in establishing a national network of mentors by building a capacity of mentor-trainers as change agents in education that will support learning and help teachers and school leaders develop their potential.

• The consultants are expected to train 80 mentor-trainers (40 national mentor-trainers and 40 regional mentor-trainers) that will act as mento-trainers and provide support for personal and professional development.

• To enhance the quality of education by implementing and institutionalising practice mentoring, induction mentoring and workplace professional development mentoring, MER will conduct the selection of the first 80 mentors to be trained as mentor-trainers, based on the approved criteria of selection.

• minimum 5 years of teaching experience
• the candidate is recognized as a professional within the community of teachers
• the candidate has attained at least teaching grade II
• the candidate has at least two years of experience as a trainer in local, district or national training activities and has contributed to the training and development of the teaching staff within his/her educational institution.

• Praxeology of adult education (80 mentor-trainers trained)
• Mentoring internship (institutional mentoring practice as a mentor-trainer for at least a month), followed a follow-up session.
• The training will be organised within a period of two weeks for each group of mentees, followed by an internship in educational institutions. During the internship, regular mentoring and guidance activities will be provided to all 80 mentors via online tools based on previously agreed mechanisms and timetable.
• The consultants will ensure that the training programmes adhere to a curriculum developed and implemented by the consultants within different training programmes for mentors and mentor-trainers. The curricula methodology and structure will require a formal endorsement by MER and INEL management.

• Number of trained mentor-trainers
• Degree of satisfaction of the trained mentor-trainers
• Degree of satisfaction with the provided handouts
• Participants degree of involvement in the training programme
• Relevance of mentoring tools to be used by mentor-trainers in practice within their institutions

• The consultants will work under the oversight of the Education Officer of UNICEF Moldova, in close coordination with the Education Specialist. Payments will be rendered upon successful completion of each task, as per the schedule outlined above. 

• The work will require 1 mission of up to 40 days to Chisinau to meet with the national stakeholders and 1 mission of up to 5 days for local travels in order to conduct in-person visits and interviews with the different local government authorities, as per their availability. The UNICEF office will facilitate introductions to key informants.
• The consultants are expected to cover costs, arrange, and schedule such visits, including transportation. The UNICEF office will facilitate introductions to key informants. Consultants will make and pay for own international travel arrangements for arriving in Moldova including visa costs, insurance, any taxes etc. 
• The travel shall be based on economy class travel, regardless of the length of travel, subject to exceptional approval of business class travel by the Head of Office, for example for medical reasons when certified by UN Medical Services in New York. 
• The daily subsistence allowance (DSA) should not exceed fees as promulgated by the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) for Moldova Country Office. 

• University degree in educational sciences
• Minimum 5 years of working experience in the relevant field 
• Proven experience in developing training programmes for adults
• Proven experience in providing training programmes for mentors
• Experience of work with Governmental institutions, preferably in education is an asset
• Familiarity with international, EU and European Commission policies and benchmarks in      education and best European practices in the field of education
• Previous work with UNICEF, other UN agencies, or the WB is an asset
• Fluency in Romanian and working knowledge of English is required. 

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