International Consultant: Teacher (Driven Teacher Training and Continuous Professional Development Model Design) at UNICEF

Job No: 551647
Location: Abuja
Contract type: Consultancy
Level: Consultancy
Categories: Education

How Can You Make a Difference?
Scope of Work:

• To achieve the above objective, three phases are envisioned under this consultancy
• Phase I will be the inception phase and will focus on understanding the country context with regards to teacher professional development including the different teacher training modalities as endorsed by the NTI and TRCN.
• To achieve this, the consultant is expected to engage in a number of physical meetings and webinar to understand the current established practices with regards to teacher training and professional development as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the current practices.
• These meetings will include meetings with national stakeholders, UNICEF’s Head Quarters (HQ), the West and Central Africa Regional Office, UNICEF Nigeria’s Field Office as well as with the development partners when needed and appropriate.
• These meetings and consultations will further draw a clear picture of the country’s needs and expectations as well as support in identifying gaps in the current modalities.
• Further, this phase will include a desk top review of global and regional modalities in address teacher training, ongoing teacher support and adult learning while identifying the advantages and disadvantages of these models as well as their significance and relevance to the Nigerian context, if any.
• This phase will conclude with a webinar with all relevant stakeholders, both from the government and development partners, to present the findings from the inception phase including the advantages and disadvantages of the current in place practices with regards to teachers training and professional development.

Key activities under this phase are thus:

• Desk review of relevant documents on teacher training and professional development policies and strategies including training delivery modality and mechanisms to ensure ongoing support to teachers at the school, LGEA, state and federal levels. This will also include review of global, regional and national literature on teacher training and adult learning.
• Consultation meetings, both virtual and in person (when possible), with different agencies playing a key role in teachers training and continuous professional development, including but not limited to FME, UBEC, TRCN, NTI, NCCE, FCDO, USAID, TaRL Africa, FHI360 among others.
• A national webinar on teacher training and continuous professional development practices and modalities in Nigeria, including a presentation on global and regional best practices in low resource and high-class density contexts.

To Qualify as an Advocate For Every Child You Will Have

• An Advanced University Degree (Master’s or higher) in Education, Teacher Education
• Experience in Teacher Professional Development, Teacher Competency Frameworks
• Fluency in English is required.