The Position:

UNFPA’s Youth Empowerment Accelerator for Health (YEAH) project aims to promote the realization of the full potential of young people in Rwanda by integrating sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) within youth economic empowerment initiatives. Recognizing that early and unintended pregnancies can significantly impact young people’s education and economic opportunities, the project seeks to equip them with the skills necessary for success in both personal and professional spheres. This is achieved through technical and vocational training, business development support, and financial literacy education. The YEAH model also emphasizes the importance of innovation, private sector engagement, and partnerships for sustainable impact. While the YEAH project’s objectives are clear, ensuring the efficacy of its technical and vocational training component is crucial. To guarantee that young people receive comprehensive education that integrates Comprehensive Sexuality Education and vocational skills, a thorough review of the existing TVET curriculum is essential to identify any gaps or areas where CSE content might be inadequate or absent.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

The main purpose of the consultancy is to review the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) curriculum and ensure that it integrates Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in line with the National adapted international Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education and national educational standards. The consultant will identify gaps in the current curriculum, recommend improvements, and work with relevant stakeholders to ensure the integration and validation of CSE information within the TVET curriculum.

You would be responsible for:

• Conduct a thorough review of the existing TVET curriculum to identify gaps related to the nationally approved CSE content drawing from the experience of the education sector in Rwanda.
• Collaborate with stakeholders including the Rwanda TVET Board, CSE Implementers, and local educational experts to assess CSE inclusion.
• Develop recommendations to integrate CSE into the TVET curriculum, ensuring that the revised content meets national CSE standards and addresses local educational needs, including specific content suggestions, teaching methodologies, and assessment strategies
• Present findings and proposed changes to relevant stakeholders for validation and feedback.
• Finalize and integrate the approved CSE content into the TVET curriculum, ready for delivery
• Prepare a comprehensive final report summarizing the findings of the curriculum review, gap analysis, and stakeholder consultations.
• Develop a Master PPT highlighting the process followed and all the recommendations

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

• Advanced university degree in education, public health, or a related field.

Knowledge and Experience: 

• Minimum of 7 years of experience in curriculum development, academic Programme design preferably in CSE or health education.
• Demonstrated expertise in CSE and knowledge of international frameworks on Comprehensive Sexuality Education.
• Strong facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills.

Languages: 

Fluency in English (or other local language requirements as needed).

Required Competencies: 

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity,
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system,
• Embracing cultural diversity,
• Embracing change

Core Competencies: 

• Achieving results,
• Being accountable,
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
• Thinking analytically and strategically,
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA’s workforce – click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements.

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants’ bank accounts.

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.