Technical Consultant for Inclusive Education System Strengthening

The objective of this consultancy is to advance quality inclusive education programming in the Pacific.

The consultant is expected to provide technical advice to UNICEF and to Pacific Island countries in inclusive education, including in the development and review of policies, plans and programmes, including capacity building, focused specifically on inclusive education, as well as in the technical review from an inclusion perspective in other education policies, plans and programmes, and integration of inclusion in the same.

The consultant is expected to work with of the Pacific Regional Inclusive Education Taskforce for Pacific regional initiatives and to work closely with country focal points from each Ministry of Education in each country, and – in both cases – to make every effort to coordinate and align with the work of other partners in the sector, and particularly to guide on partnerships and engagement with Organisations of People with Disabilities (OPDs).

The expected work covers these broad technical areas, which guides the required deliverables and indicative activities as presented in the table below:

The expected work covers these broad technical areas, which guides the required deliverables and indicative activities as presented in the table below:

• Policy and planning / Inclusive education: This work includes the technical support to Ministries of Education in situational analysis of inclusive education systems; development, review and finalization of inclusive education policies and plans; and the preparation for any consultations, events and stakeholder engagement as required in these processes.
• Teaching and learning / Inclusive education: This work includes the technical support to Ministries of Education to the development, implementation and review of inclusive education teacher training, teaching & learning materials, and parent/community engagement materials and approaches.
• Cross-sectoral support to inclusion in parent engagement / ECD: This work includes technical support to Ministries of Education in collaboration with other relevant Ministries and departments to strengthen cross-sectoral support to families, parents and children.
• Technical review and inputs to other Education policies, plans and programmes: This work includes the technical review of other policies, plans and programmes that are not specifically focused on inclusive education, but that need to integrate adequate attention and strategies on inclusion. This may benefit from occasional participation in UNICEF Education team meetings.
• The consultant will be supervised on a day-to-day basis by the nominated official in each national education department or ministry, with oversight by UNICEF field office teams, and technical guidance and supervision, including contract management, provided by the Education Specialist and the UNICEF Pacific Chief of Education.
• The consultant is expected to travel to countries for in-person work: Solomon Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji and others as expected by UNICEF and the Ministry of Education (estimated days of 50 days during 18 months of the contract, for the work described in the Scope of Work section), including in-person engagement in key meetings and consultations, and may work remotely the remainder of the time.
• Please refer to the ToR ( Download File TOR – Pacific IE System Strengthening 2024.pdf) for further information on the deliverables and the timelines.

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

Qualifcation:  

• Minimum 10 years of proven experience and expertise in inclusive education, policy and practice is required.
• Substantial experience in research and analysis will be an asset.
• Demonstrated experience working with Ministries of Education and development partners.
• Knowledge of Pacific cultures and education systems, including Pacific regional institutions, partners, frameworks and partnerships.
• Pacific experience, knowledge and culture are added advantages.
• Demonstrated understanding of issues related to exclusion on the basis of gender, disability, poverty, etc.
• Proven ability to produce high quality, user-friendly analyses and presentations that are accessible and engaging to a wide variety of audiences.

Source:  https://jobs.unicef.org/cw/en-us/job/570934