Climate Change and Environmental Education Consultant at UNICEF

Scope of Work:

• Under the supervision of Chief Education, the consultant will be responsible for the following over the course of the contract:
• The consultant is expected to provide technical leadership to a committee that will comprise key stakeholders (government partners, other UN agencies, and a network of key stakeholders, especially children, youth advocates and climate activists, teachers and community members, and UNICEF and other UN agency climate change and education focal points at the NCO and field office levels) for review of and feedback on the below-outlined deliverables.
• The consultant will lead the desk review of national policies, curriculum frameworks, and international guidance on climate change and environmental education and draft an inception report based on the findings.
• Based on this review and the existing framework for climate literacy education, the consultant will draft a set of curriculum standards for basic education (pre-primary, primary and junior secondary school), conduct a review process with the committee, collate all inputs and effect necessary changes to the standards, and finalize the standards with a set of expert recommendations for their implementation.
• The consultant will lead the development of criteria/checklist based on the curriculum standards to be used for reviewing climate change and environmental education content and will share with the committee for feedback and validation before finalizing the checklist.
• The consultant will lead the committee in collating existing climate change and environmental education content from local CSOs and NGOs, UN agencies, other development organizations, and state and federal government agencies and will map the content against the developed criteria to curate a set of materials which can be used by teachers and learners to implement the standards across basic education levels. The consultant will lead a workshop with the committee to validate, revise and finalize the curated packages and identify remaining gaps in available content.
• The consultant will develop, with input from the committee—especially teachers—a brief guidance note for each package by education level (pre-primary, primary, and junior secondary) to guide teachers and school personnel on how to use them.
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• To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… 
• An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in Climate Change; Environmental Science; Environmental Education; Science Education or other related fields

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in environmental science and/or environmental education
• A minimum of 5 years of experience advising government and other education stakeholders on the integration of climate change and environmental science into education policies or curricula.
• At least 5 years of experience translating environmental science into practical and actionable content for education stakeholders, specifically teachers, and children
• Demonstrable experience supporting the development or review of climate- and environment-related education content
• A minimum of 5 years working experience working in or as a direct consultant for UN organizations and/or Ministries of Education
• Strong working knowledge of key international guidance on climate change and environmental education, curriculum and teaching/learning content development
• Strong knowledge of the Nigerian (or at least other developing countries) context and understanding of international development issues, including the status of the humanitarian-development nexus nationally and at the state level in Nigeria, particularly as it relates to education for girls and marginalized populations.
• Strong working knowledge of Nigeria’s basic education curriculum.

Other skills and attributes:

• Experience working in Nigeria, West, and Central Africa region, or other similar development contexts
• Strong knowledge of the Nigerian political landscape and recent developments in education
• A good understanding of UNICEF’s programmatic areas, namely Education (especially Education in Emergencies) and WASH
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with experience translating evidence for and communicating with a broad range of actors (including government) on sensitive issues
• Ability to present ideas concisely for diverse audiences and to give practical, actionable advice grounded in evidence