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For every child, an advocate.
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Purpose and Objectives:
The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical leadership to a committee which will comprise key stakeholders from MBSSE, Ministry of Environment and other relevant ministries, UN agencies and CSOs (NGOs/INGOs), children, youth advocates and climate activists, and teachers to review the existing curriculum against international guidance and standards to develop a set of curriculum standards and material for climate change and environmental education. The consultant will work under the supervision of UNICEF Education Specialist, ADAP, and with support from regional office staff (education and climate) and the afore-mentioned committee.
The climate change and environmental education curriculum standards developed will complement the ongoing effort to strengthen the disaster risk reduction and resilience of the education system. By collaborating closely with the committee responsible for the DRR consultancy, the consultant will ensure that the curriculum standards align with the broader goals of building resilience and promoting sustainable development. system.
Methodology and Technical Approach:
Through remote and face-to-face consultations/workshops with UNICEF education staff and the committee, the consultant will deliver the tasks listed below.
Specific Tasks
Management, Organization and Timeframe:
The Consultant will work under the overall guidance and oversight the UNICEF Education Specialist, ADAP. In delivering the tasks, she/he will work in close coordination with Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), the Ministry of Environment and other relevant national stakeholders. The consultant will operate from home with travels to Sierra Leone as required (at least two travels – 5-6 weeks in total). The need for travel in the field will be discussed with the Consultant at the inception of the work.
Please see attached ToR for detailed information.
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Other skills and attributes:
Language requirements:
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
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UNICEF is here to serve the world’s most disadvantaged children and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, or any other personal characteristic.
UNICEF offers reasonable accommodation for consultants/individual contractors with disabilities. This may include, for example, accessible software, travel assistance for missions or personal attendants. We encourage you to disclose your disability during your application in case you need reasonable accommodation during the selection process and afterwards in your assignment.
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 also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. 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.
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.