National Consultants for Teacher Professional Learning, 11 Months, Abuja, Nigeria.

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Background :

Nigeria is home to approximately 206 million people, 43 per cent of whom are below 14 years of age. By 2030, there will be close to 126 million children in Nigeria. The growing child population places significant pressure on the provision of schooling and the delivery of education services. Despite the progress made in the past years, 10.2 million children of primary school age and 8.1 million children of junior secondary school age remain out of school. Due to the limited access to schooling and poor quality of education, about 75 per cent of children aged 7–14 do not develop foundational literacy and numeracy skills, which are critical building blocks for continued learning and acquisition of advanced skills. Insecurities such as armed conflicts and natural hazards in Northeast and Northwest of Nigeria poses additional challenges in securing and expanding access to quality, inclusive education for children in Nigeria.

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Purpose Of Assignment :

Teachers play a pivotal role in ensuring children learn. To facilitate this, UNICEF initiated an innovative school base professional learning model for teachers in Nigeria, in conjunction with FME / UBEC and SUBEBs. The piloting phase of this programme is almost over, and the government intends to scale up this model across Nigeria. The model is a learning lab approach, with teachers working collaboratively at school level to develop their teaching practices in response to student learning needs. Teachers use student learning data to assess needs, develop responses to challenges, practice innovative and new ways of teaching, reflect on their teaching and receive coaching and feedback from School Support Officers and head teachers. As part of the programme, School Support Officers and headteachers receive training and coaching in instructional leadership to be able to mentor and coach teachers. Some areas of the approach need developing, specifically learning modules to provide input to teachers, and a model that can be scaled up across Nigeria.

Scope of work

The scope of work for this consultancy is to :

1. Support the lead international consultant to establish the technical working group to undertake the agreed refinements.

2. Stakeholder Engagement : Engage with stakeholders, including teachers, school administrators, district officials, and policymakers, to ensure buy-in and ownership of the refined model.

3. Support the development and implementation of a series of high-level technical workshops with FME and UBEC to review the model (with input from our ongoing research on the model) and identify the areas for refinement.

4. Support the selection of the Master trainers and the conduct of the two train-the-trainer workshops.

Work Assignment : Task / Milestone :

1. Work with the lead consultants on the series of high-level technical workshops with government partners to review the model (with input from our ongoing research of the model) and identify the areas for refinement.

Deliverables / Outputs

Workshop programme, including agendas, content, materials submitted.

Task / Milestone :

2. Co - development of a roadmap for the refinement of the model including a timeline and initiate a technical group to work on the refinements.

Deliverables / Outputs

Agendas and minutes of meetings submitted.

3. Support the setup of the technical group to undertake the agreed refinements, which will include :

• Co - development of a handbook outlining the model and how to conduct the learning lab approach in schools
• Updated training materials for the SSO and headteacher instructional leadership training
• Co - development of a series of pedagogical modules to support learner centred teaching and learning. These could include (but not restricted to) learner centred methodology, activity-based learning, summative assessment, planning lessons, using data to assess student learning and so on. These will be facilitated at school level by School support Officers or expert teachers or done as peer learning sessions by and with teachers. It is expected that these will eventually be online modules that teachers can access from a menu for self or peer learning.

Deliverables / Outputs

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here : National Consultant Teacher Professional Learning .pdf

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UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, Sustainability (CRITAS), and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

UNICEF is also proud of a diverse workforce who are profoundly committed to supporting the full realization of children’s rights, and in uplifting a rights-based approach in all that we do.

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others

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UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race / ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements.

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 is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children.

All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. 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, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

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.

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