International Consultancy – Inclusive Education Strategy, Freetown, Sierra Leone

UNICEF works in among the world’s hardest locations, to succeed in the world’s most deprived youngsters. To save lots of their lives. To defend their rights. To assist them fulfill their potential. 

Throughout 190 nations and territories, we work for each baby, in all places, each day, to construct a greater world for everybody. 

And we by no means surrender. 

For each baby, a future.

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How will you make a distinction? 

Goal and Goals:

The aim of this consultancy is to develop UNICEF Sierra Leone inclusive training technique to handle gender, equality, incapacity, and social inclusion in training. By way of a cross-sectoral method, the guide will work in shut collaboration with UNICEF Sierra Leone Schooling part and related nationwide stakeholders, significantly the MBSSE, the Ministry of Social Welfare (MoSW), the Ministry of Well being (MoH) and Nationwide Fee for Particular person with Incapacity (NCPD).

The aims of this project are:

1. Develop UNICEF inclusive training technique complete of views on gender, fairness, incapacity, and social inclusion, an actionable street map and a costed operational plan.
2. Develop the capability of UNICEF training employees (together with employees from different sections, as wanted) and the MBSSE officers to handle gender, equality, incapacity, and social inclusion in training.
3. Construct the momentum for enhancing implementation of sector inclusive training coverage.

Methodology and Technical Strategy:

By way of distant and face-to-face consultations/workshops with and trainings to UNICEF training employees and related MDAs officers the guide will ship the duties listed under.

Particular Duties:

Underneath goal 1 the particular duties are:

• Conduct a Gender, Fairness, Incapacity and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) examine of the UNICEF training programme and the MBSSE training plan by way of desk overview, consultations with UNICEF employees and related MDAs officers in addition to discipline visits to conduct focus group dialogue with youngsters and fogeys.
• Constructing on findings and proposals from the examine, to develop UNICEF inclusive training technique, street map and costed work plan. The technique ought to embody a mapping of the stakeholders with whom UNICEF might collaborate to implement the technique.

Underneath goal 2 the particular duties are:

• Assess capability and gaps amongst UNICEF training employees and MBSSE officers on addressing gender, equality, incapacity, and social inclusion in training.
• Develop coaching modules based mostly on the talent gaps recognized.
• Conduct at the least two capability constructing trainings for UNICEF employees and MBSSE officers on addressing gender equality, incapacity, and inclusion in training.

Underneath goal 3 the particular duties are:

• Based mostly on the findings from the GEDSI examine and the UNICEF inclusive technique to develop a coverage temporary on inclusive training.
• Develop an advocacy and communication plan in alignment with the inclusive training technique.
• Set up and ship a one-day seminar on inclusive training in Freetown to launch the GEDSI examine of the MBSSE training plan and share its key findings and proposals with key stakeholders.

Please see connected ToR for detailed info.  ToR Consultancy Inclusive Education.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for each baby you should have… 

• A sophisticated college diploma (Grasp’s or greater) in Sociology, Social Sciences, Schooling, Gender, Psychology
  *A primary College Diploma in a related discipline mixed with 2 further years {of professional} expertise could also be accepted in lieu of an Superior College Diploma.
• No less than 8 years of demonstrated expertise in:
• Working with and advocating for GEDSI points in training.
• Confirmed expertise and experience in gender, inclusive training, coverage, and observe.
• Demonstrated expertise working with Ministries of Schooling, different related ministries, and improvement companions.
• Confirmed expertise in growing GEDSI methods, inclusive training methods, and interventions within the training discipline, together with M&E of the identical.
• Confirmed expertise in growing coverage temporary and advocacy plan on inclusive training.
• Confirmed expertise in conducting capability constructing trainings on addressing gender equality, incapacity, and inclusion in training.
• Robust writing and analytical abilities.
• Confirmed skill to work with a workforce of consultants and stakeholders, together with authorities and non-government our bodies.
• Earlier related work expertise in Africa contexts might be effectively regarded.
• Expertise in working with UNICEF, different UN company or regional group most popular.
• Glorious spoken and written English language abilities.

For each Baby, you show… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Belief, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

 To view our competency framework, please go to  here. 

UNICEF is right here to serve the world’s most deprived youngsters and our international workforce should replicate the variety of these youngsters. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, regardless of their race/ethnicity, age, incapacity, gender identification, sexual orientation, faith, nationality, socio-economic background, or another private attribute.

UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation for consultants/particular person contractors with disabilities. This may occasionally embody, for instance, accessible software program, journey help for missions or private attendants. We encourage you to reveal your incapacity throughout your utility in case you want affordable lodging throughout the choice course of and afterwards in your project. 

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance coverage on conduct that’s incompatible with the goals and aims of the United Nations and UNICEF, together with sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF additionally adheres to strict baby safeguarding rules. All chosen candidates might be anticipated to stick to those requirements and rules and can subsequently bear rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will embody the verification of educational credential(s) and employment historical past. Chosen candidates could also be required to offer further info to conduct a background examine. 

Remarks:  

Solely shortlisted candidates might be contacted and advance to the following stage of the choice course of. 

People engaged beneath a consultancy or particular person contract won’t be thought-about “employees members” beneath the Workers Laws and Guidelines of the United Nations and UNICEF’s insurance policies and procedures, and won’t be entitled to advantages offered therein (akin to go away entitlements and medical insurance coverage protection). Their situations of service might be ruled by their contract and the Common Circumstances of Contracts for the Providers of Consultants and Particular person Contractors. Consultants and particular person contractors are chargeable 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 insurance required to carry out the duties of the contract are legitimate for the whole interval of the contract. Chosen candidates are topic to affirmation of fully-vaccinated standing in opposition to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Well being Group (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which have to be met previous to taking on the project. It doesn’t apply to consultants who will work remotely and should not anticipated to work on or go to UNICEF premises, programme supply places or instantly work together with communities UNICEF works with, nor to journey to carry out capabilities for UNICEF at some point of their consultancy contracts.