International Consultant for the development and implementation of the school-Based Teacher Professional Development Model, 12 months, Abuja, Remote with frequent travel to Nigeria

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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For every child, the right to Education

How can you make a difference?

Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Education, the consultant will report directly to the Education Manager (Learning) and will be responsible for:

1.Support refinement of the STPD handbook and the Headteacher and Teacher manuals

2.Supporting the STPD technical group

3.Conducting, together with the technical team, train-the-trainer workshops for master trainers on the head teacher and teacher manuals and Support the Master trainers when they conduct downstream Instructional Leadership teams

4.Providing input and content for the online portal including pedagogical modules and other related resources (such as short videos of good classroom practice and reflection questions)

5.Provide up-to-date ideas, teaching practices, and models for the technical group throughout the consultancy

6.Conduct one knowledge-sharing workshop and provide regular ongoing technical support to States that are implementing STPD.

7.Co-leading the technical engagements with the government agencies during the course of the consultancy.

8.Provide strategic and project management input

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: External ToR TMC0007730.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education:
• Masters degree in Education Development, Foundational Learning, Sustainable development in education, Education Policy, Teacher Training, Teacher professional learning, or related field
• Work Experience:
• At least ten years of working in teacher education with Ministries of Education globally
• At least ten years in team leaders…