International Consultancy: Education Inclusive based in Kakata/Liberia (for Non-Liberians Only)

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I. Background

Making certain Inclusive training is a key training sector technique for guaranteeing the elemental proper of each little one, no matter their gender, race, ethnicity, or socio-economic standing.  That is according to a key part of the Sustainable Growth Objectives (SDGs) and the Training 2030 Agenda, which goals to make sure inclusive and equitable high quality training and promote lifelong studying alternatives for all and extra particularly, youngsters with disabilities. This technique is essential for Liberia with an estimated inhabitants of 110,260 disabled individuals, with females constituting 48.7% and males 51.3% of the entire quantity. Whereas an estimated 92,000 youngsters are enrolled in class, the precise quantity and proportion of youngsters within the inhabitants with disabilities in Liberia isn’t available.

 The federal government of Liberia and the training sector offers free and obligatory training for youngsters however faces many challenges in addressing the attainment of rights of scholars with disabilities.  Entry is restricted by faculty techniques and services which aren’t responsive or tackle the issues of youngsters with disabilities. Concurrently, youngsters with disabilities and different deprived youngsters corresponding to ladies and the numerous out of faculty are much less prone to have optimistic studying outcomes on account of poor training high quality, together with academics’ high quality. Few academics and trainer coaching establishments have the capability to combine inclusive training of their programmes. That is exacerbated by low prioritization in coverage and funds, a big hole between coverage and follow, and lots of youngsters with disabilities, ladies, and kids from marginalized communities proceed to face boundaries to accessing high quality training. In 2009, solely 4% of the funds was allotted for youngsters with disabilities, regardless of an estimated 92,000 of 600,000 school-age youngsters having disabilities 

Consistent with the training sector technique and coverage to strengthen inclusion in training, UNICEF, LCO and companions are working collaboratively to deal with inclusive training each in enhancing entry by way of responsive faculties’ techniques and enhancing high quality of studying outcomes by way of strengthening trainer training and overview of curriculum for relevancy. On this regard, UNICEF, LCO is looking for to recruit a marketing consultant who will present related technical assist for the strengthening of inclusive and responsive faculties techniques and enhanced trainer capacities.

II. Goal of Exercise/Task

The aim of this consultancy is to supply technical help (TA) to a few Rural Technical Institutes (TTIs) to strengthen their capability in growing, integrating, e, implementing, and testing improvements/supplies and monitoring on the subject of inclusive training of their packages. The consultancy will assist the respective TTIs within the overview, adaptation and adoption of related educating and studying supplies on inclusive training; it would assist the event of trainer coaching programme and preliminary coaching of trainer trainers; it would assist the roll out of outreach programmes by TTIs for inclusive training; it would assist the doc and improvement of proof, and it’ll lastly assist the monitoring and reporting of the programme.

III. Scope of Work:

1.Evaluation accessible literature for finest practices and adapt the present educating /studying supplies, instruments, and pointers for inclusive training.

2.Present technical assist to the event of a coaching programme for academics and trainers and assist the conduct of preliminary coaching of trainers (ToTs) throughout the three trainer coaching schools geared toward enhancing capability of academics for integration of inclusive training. 

3.Present technical assist to the three TTI plans for the roll-out of in-service trainer coaching programmes and implementation of Inclusive Training in 200 faculties inside 60 school-based trainer assist clusters.

4.Present technical assist to the TTIs to conduct documentation and operational analysis to generate proof on inclusive training together with the piloting of methodologies, approaches and educating aides and instruments. 

5.Assist the event of a monitoring and analysis plan and reporting on inclusive training in compliance with the agreed schedules of Authorities and companions.

IV. Work Task Overview

Full TOR might be discovered  FULL TOR Consultant for Inclusive learning.pdf

V. Qualification/Expertise/Competencies/Abilities Required

Training:

• A level in training with specialization in Inclusive Training.

Work Expertise:

• At the very least 2 years of expertise in Inclusive Training together with curriculum, trainer coaching, and education alternatives for youngsters with incapacity. Expertise in Liberia in inclusive studying and trainer training can be a bonus

 Different abilities and competencies required:

• Fluency required in: Glorious communication and interpersonal abilities together with using ICT.
• Sturdy analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Language Proficiency:

• Fluency required in English.

VI. Working circumstances

Workplace Based mostly

• The required pc tools for the session can be supplied by the marketing consultant
• The marketing consultant is predicted to make use of his/her personal ICT tools.
• The marketing consultant will based mostly in Kakata with frequent journey to the opposite two Trainer Coaching Faculties (TTIs)- transportation can be supplied by UNICEF.

VII. Supervision

The marketing consultant can be supervised by Chief of Training or designated Officer IN Cost (OIC).

VIII. Technical and monetary proposals

Candidates are invited to submit with their on-line software:

• A technical proposal that outlines their understanding of the duty and proposed methodology or a canopy letter explaining why they’re effectively positioned to undertake this task.
• A just lately up to date CV
• A monetary proposal which have to be an all-inclusive price (consultancy charges, mission bills, travels, and many others.).

Candidates are invited to submit their monetary proposals in USD utilizing the template under:

 

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UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our world workforce should mirror the variety of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, no matter their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or some other private attribute.

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Remarks:  

Solely shortlisted candidates can be contacted and advance to the subsequent stage of the choice course of. 

People engaged underneath a consultancy or particular person contract is not going to be thought of “employees members” underneath the Workers Rules and Guidelines of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages supplied therein (corresponding to go away entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their circumstances of service can be ruled by their contract and the Common Situations of Contracts for the Providers of Consultants and Particular person Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are answerable for figuring out their tax liabilities and for the fee of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with native or different relevant legal guidelines. 

The chosen candidate is solely accountable to make sure that the visa (relevant) and medical health insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for your entire interval of the contract. Chosen candidates are topic to affirmation of fully-vaccinated standing towards SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Well being Group (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which have to be met previous to taking on the task. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and aren’t anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply places or straight work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out capabilities for UNICEF throughout their consultancy contracts.