National Consultant to support modelling inclusive schools and implementing capacity building activities, remote, 13 months

Contract Duration: 13 months

Working arrangement: remote

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For every child, the right to capacity building

How can you make a difference?

Objectives:

The objectives of the consultancy are to:

1. Contextualize, adapt and support the piloting of inclusive education standards, guidelines, SOPs and implementation tools for use within the education system of Uzbekistan.

2. Co-develop and contextualize the Advanced Professional Capacity Building Programme on Inclusive Education, including the adaptation and translation of training materials into Uzbek.

3. Serve as a principal national trainer for the delivery of programme modules and related capacity-building activities.

4. Support the practical application, testing and refinement of inclusive education tools and approaches in the 11 inclusive hub schools.

5. Strengthen the functioning of School Inclusion Teams and support schools in applying whole-school approaches to identifying and addressing barriers to learning and participation.

6. Facilitate the establishment and functioning of a Community of Practice and peer mentoring network among the 11 inclusive hub schools.

7. Document implementation experience, consolidate feedback and lessons learned, and provide recommendations for improving and scaling up inclusive education approaches.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: National consultant to support External ToR.pdf

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have...

QUALIFICATIONS / SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE/ COMPETENCIES (CORE/TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL) / LANGUAGE SKILLS REQUIRED FOR THE ASSIGNMENT

Minimum requirements:

Education: Master’s degree or higher in education, psychology or a related field. A PhD is an asset and is scored higher in the technical evaluation.

Years of Experience/ Knowledge/ Expertise/ Skills required*:

Work Experience:

More than 5 years of professional and relevant experience in education, preferably in inclusive education, teacher training/capacity development.
Professional experience and expert knowledge in designing teaching and learning materials and providing capacity building activities;
Good analytical and writing skills.
Excellent written and spoken skills in English, Uzbek and Russian.

Language Requirements:

Excellent written and spoken Uzbek and Russian, preferably English.

Knowledge/ Expertise/ Skills:

Professional experience and expert knowledge in blended teachers’ professional development design; designing teaching and learning materials on inclusive education and personalized learning; inclusive lesson planning; and assessment for learning.
Proven ability to design professional development and teaching and learning materials on inclusive education, with a focus on student-centred pedagogy and Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
Good knowledge of the education system in Uzbekistan, with particular focus on inclusive education.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):

An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
Cover letter
A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) National consultant to support financial proposal.xlsx

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