[Hiring] Consultant @UNESCO

Role Description

The Individual Specialist will serve as a senior level advisor, technical mentor, expert trainer, and module writer in support of national efforts coordinated by DTEA to enhance GE and CSE in initial teacher education. The assignment aims at providing strategic direction to DTEA, and capacity-building and mentoring support to a cohort of teacher educators and CSE Master Trainers, to integrate GE and CSE into TEI curricula so that graduate teachers have the requisite competencies to teach this content in Vietnamese schools.

Key responsibilities include:

• Reviewing and finalizing a curriculum mapping report identifying integration points for GE and CSE.
• Co-designing an agenda for a writing workshop to revise selected TEI courses.
• Co-developing a training package and co-facilitating a training workshop for teacher educators on delivering the integrated GE/CSE content.
• Finalizing a practical Guidance Note on integrating GE and CSE into TEI programmes.
• Preparing a final consultancy report with lessons learned and recommendations for scaling or adapting the approach across Vietnam’s teacher education system.

Qualifications

• An advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in fields such as education, teacher education, gender-transformative education, rights-based reproductive health education, curriculum development or other relevant fields.
• A minimum of ten (10) years of extensive professional expertise, practical involvement and field experience in any of the pertinent technical domains mentioned above.
• Experience in the development of training content and materials for adult learners.
• Experience in participatory workshop design and facilitation.

Requirements

• Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills.
• Skilled in participatory workshop design, facilitation and evaluation (in-person and remote modalities).
• Demonstrated experience working independently while maintaining effective coordination with multi-stakeholder teams.
• Track record of integrating gender-sensitive approaches and inclusive education principles into programme design, implementation, and training development.
• IT infrastructure, software and devices to support remote meetings, communication and online/digital data collection, as appropriate.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite or similar common applications.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.

Benefits

• Travel-related expenses (e.g. the cost of tickets, terminal fares and DSA) will be covered in accordance with UNESCO rules and regulations.
• DSA is payable to individuals carrying out assignments away from their usual place of residence or work.

Company Description

UNESCO is committed to promoting gender equality and comprehensive sexuality education in education systems worldwide, particularly in Vietnam.