[Hiring] Program Coordinating Consultant @AGORA

Role Description

Under the supervision of the Education Specialist, the consultant will provide overall programme management, coordination, and technical support for UNICEF's EdTech initiative aimed at improving foundational learning outcomes.

• Support the planning, implementation, monitoring, and scale-up of technology-enabled learning interventions.
• Ensure alignment with national education priorities and evidence-based approaches to foundational literacy and numeracy.
• Serve as the primary focal point for coordinating stakeholders, managing implementation timelines, and ensuring quality delivery.
• Monitor programme performance and identify opportunities to strengthen the use of technology to improve teaching, learning, assessment, and teacher professional development.

Qualifications

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or higher) in Education, Curriculum Studies, Teacher Education, Educational Leadership, Educational Technology, or teaching qualifications like CELTA.
• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience in education programmes, teacher professional development, or school improvement initiatives.
• Proven experience managing large-scale education or EdTech programmes.
• Demonstrated project management experience including planning, budgeting, implementation tracking, and stakeholder coordination.
• Demonstrated experience in classroom observation, instructional coaching, mentoring, and teacher support.
• Experience supporting implementation of integrated curricula and competency-based teaching approaches.
• Strong experience in multilingual education and inclusive pedagogical approaches.
• Proven experience in foundational literacy and numeracy programmes.
• Experience designing and facilitating teacher training and professional development initiatives.
• Experience facilitating Communities of Practice and virtual learning networks.
• Experience supporting the integration of EdTech and digital learning solutions to improve teaching and learning outcomes.
• Experience working with government education systems, schools, and development partners in Nepal.
• Excellent spoken and written skills in both Nepali and English.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge and understanding of project and programme management.
• Results-based management and monitoring.
• Data analysis and performance management.
• Stakeholder engagement and partnership management.
• Foundational learning and early grade education.
• Integrated curriculum implementation.
• Multilingual and mother-tongue-based pedagogies.
• Child-friendly, inclusive, and learner-centered teaching approaches.
• Classroom observation, instructional coaching, and mentoring.
• Teacher professional development and Communities of Practice.
• Educational technology and digital learning solutions.

Benefits

• Diverse opportunities for professional and personal development.
• Attractive compensation and benefits package.

Company Description

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

UNICEF is committed to promoting the rights of every child and is a place where careers are built.