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GPE Technical Manager

Abuja

  • Organization: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • Location: Abuja
  • Grade: Level not specified - Level not specified
  • Occupational Groups:
    • Managerial positions
  • Closing Date: Closed

OVERVIEW

Parent Sector : Field Office

Duty Station: Abuja

Job Family: Education

Type of contract : Non Staff

Duration of contract : From 1 to 6 months

Recruitment open to : External candidates

Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 24/07/2020


UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST

Type of Contract: Consultant
Duration: (6) Six months, with a possibility of extension
Duty Station: Abuja

Background 

The COVID-19 pandemic is more than a public health emergency; it is deeply disturbing education systems throughout the world and exacerbating learning inequities and hurting the most marginalized populations groups disproportionately in every country. 

A consortium of three partners (UNESCO, UNICEF and the World Bank) has been established to address outstanding needs and gaps in response plans that were developed at country level with support of GPE catalytic funding and to support scaling up as well as increasing efficiencies and results through linking country-level actions with best practices and benefiting from global goods and multi-country initiatives. 

Under this consortium project, UNESCO is taking lead in global coordination and mobilization of the COVID-19 Global Education Coalition, with over 100 partner organizations from the multilateral architecture, private sector, and civil society, in order to facilitate synergies, avoid overlaps and leverage partner’s capacities in the global education response.

In that context, UNESCO Abuja Regional Office will lead the planning and implementation of a sub-regional learning platform component in collaboration with UNESCO Dakar Regional Office, aiming to help complement national operations in five English-Speaking West Africa Countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leonne, Liberia and the Gambia), by focusing on global and regional activities that both support continued learning during the crisis and lay the foundation to mitigate the long-term impact and back to school preparedness. 

To support in this endeavour, UNESCO is recruiting a consultant to support UNESCO Abuja Office in the implementation of the project.  

Key Stakeholders for the GPE Funding Anglophone countries coordination: 
Key stakeholders are: ECOWAS, Ministries of Education (MOEs) and local education groups (LEGs) of the 5 target countries, as well as Global Education Coalition members and other development partners, such as the African Union of Broadcasting, BBC, Commonwealth of Learning and West African Examinations Council (WAEC), the Global Business Coalition for Education, Wikimedia, Huawei and others.
 

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Main Tasks and Responsibilities 
Under the overall authority of the UNESCO Abuja Regional Director and the direct supervision of the Senior Programme Specialist, Education, the incumbent will work on two distinct areas of interventions:
1. Development of a sub-regional learning platform, including focus on offline and printed learning materials based on existing regional initiatives and building on existing and successful learning platforms whose model can be scaled up. According to the project implementation plan, the consultant will specifically help achieve the following:
1.1. Organize policy dialogue with ECOWAS and participating countries on shared sub-regional open-source distance learning platforms or solutions to increase distance and blended learning
1.2. Support knowledge sharing and capacity building on open-source distance learning solutions and digitalization of curriculum through involvement of English-speaking countries in relevant regional training activities
1.3. Develop a sub-regional implementation plan with national actions to deploy shared open-source distance learning platforms or solutions
2. Teacher-training for the development and monitoring of distance education, including through radio and TV in cooperation with Coalition media and other partners, such as the African Union of Broadcasting, BBC, Commonwealth of Learning and West African Examinations Council (WAEC). Under this task, the following activities will be undertaken:
2.1. Support establishment and facilitation of a sub-regional platform, including discussion forum, for strengthening capacities of teachers, educators and management staff on development and implementation of open-source distance and blended teaching and learning
2.2. Develop and disseminate tools, resources and guidelines to support regional efforts for curation and co-development of teachers educational resources for a variety of distance solutions to ensure remote learning
2.3. Implement regional training activities for teaching staff and relevant education personnel on the digitization of curriculum, delivery of distance education via a mix of media and monitoring and assessment of learning outcomes
In support of the above work strands, the consultant will closely work with national education authorities to advise and support in the following areas: 1) capacity development on the preparation and delivery of online content and e-assessment of learners; 2) production of concise guidance for teachers on how to plan and conduct home-based teaching for distance learning solutions; 3) designing and delivering online courses using Moodle and other learning management systems (LMS); 4) leveraging mobile technologies and smartphones to support continuous learning and socio- emotional wellbeing; 5) the reopening schools; remedial and blended learning, as well as the organization of exams and M&E.
 

Long Description

Deliverables & Expected Results
1)    Outcome document on the digitalization of curriculum and other learning content through a policy dialogue with English-speaking African countries and ECOWAS, followed by a regional implementation plan
2)    Capacities of teaching staff and relevant education personnel strengthened on the digitization of curriculum and delivery of distance education via a mix of mediums (online, offline, traditional media, printed materials)
3)    Knowledge, expertise and capacities strengthened in distance learning using online platforms through participation in knowledge sharing,  training and co-production of distance learning resources and tools
4)    Monitoring and evaluation of field activities
5)    Progress and evidenced reports prepared and submitted every 6 months.

 

Methodology 
The consultant will establish a solid network of stakeholders in the 5 countries and make sure that there is a good coordination with UNESCO Dakar Regional Office, especially linking with the project’s sub-component on Francophone West Africa and the Sahel to ensure that there is mutual learning and sharing of strategies and practices in select Sub-Saharan GPE countries, also facing challenges related to low access to distance learning solutions and particularly affected by the Covid-19 crisis. The five target Anglophone countries will be invited to select project activities for Francophone countries, especially those related to training workshops, the sharing of experiences, tools, resources and guidelines developed in the course of the Consortium’s support.
 

COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial) Accountability (C) Communication (C) Innovation (C) Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement (C) Planning and organizing (C) Results focus (C) Teamwork (C) - For detailed information, please consult the UNESCO Competency Framework. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

An advanced University degree (Master’s or above) in information technologies or equivalent in experience
- A minimum of 10 years of proven experience in the areas of learning and teaching platforms design, implementation and monitoring; strong familiarity with curriculum and content digitization.
- High policy dialogue skills and competencies and proven ability to liaise with high-level officials and representatives of Ministries, the private sector, UN and other bilateral partners, civil society and the academia.
- Excellent (English) writing and oral communication skills.
- Good knowledge of Anglophone Africa educational systems.
 

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application and provide complete and accurate information. To apply, please visit the UNESCO careers website. No modifications can be made to the application submitted.

The evaluation of candidates is based on the criteria in the vacancy notice, and may include tests and/or assessments, as well as a competency-based interview. 

UNESCO uses communication technologies such as video or teleconference, e-mail correspondence, etc. for the assessment and evaluation of candidates.

Please note that only selected candidates will be further contacted and candidates in the final selection step will be subject to reference checks based on the information provided.

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