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For every child, the right to Education

How can you make a difference?

Scope of Work:

Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Education, the consultant will report directly to the UNICEF Education Manager (Lagos) and will be responsible for:

1.With LASUBEB and LGAs reviewing current school leadership programmes in Nigeria and Lagos and leading the development of a school leadership training, coaching and mentorship programme for Lagos

2.Providing support for the training of Head teachers and School Support Officers in school leadership

3.Providing ongoing coaching and mentorship support to headteachers and SSOs, including in the STPD programme

4.Providing thought leadership to LASUBEB and other stakeholders of both the school leadership programme and the STPD programme in Lagos

5.Documenting emerging good practices /lessons from the implementation of the school leadership programme

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: External ToR TMC0007725.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

Minimum requirements:
Education: Master`s degree in Education Development, Educational leadership, school leadership, curriculum design, school coaching and mentoring, and any other educational fields
Work Experience: Minimum eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in education programming, including:
Educational leadership
School leadership curriculum design
School-based programmes including headteacher training and school improvement plans
Facilitation skills, particularly of master trainers, headteachers and school support officers/district education officers
Educational coaching and mentoring particularly of school leaders and school support officers/district education officers and education stakeholders
Education programme implementation.
Stakeholder engagement and partnership management.
Monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
Working with government education systems in Nigeria.
Preferred:
Experience working with Ministries of Education
Experience implementing donor-funded programmes.
Experience working with UNICEF, UN agencies or international NGOs.
Skills:
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
Demonstrated expertise in educational leadership
Coaching and mentoring skills with headteachers and teachers and community leaders
Facilitation skills, especially high level workshops with senior education officials
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, with experience translating evidence for and communicating with a broad range of actors (including government) on sensitive issues.
Stakeholder relationship collaboration
Language Requirements: Fluency in English
Desirables:
Proven experience of the OOSC and FLN landscape, ideally in Sub-Saharan Africa and Nigeria specifically
Ability to present ideas concisely for diverse audiences and to give practical, actionable advice grounded in evidence.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children. The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone, irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

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) Financial proposal template TMC0007725.docx
A detailed technical proposal : conceptual understanding of school leadership and school based teacher professional development, proposed content for school leadership package and proposed methodology for headteacher training and follow up support

Remarks: If the TOR or financial proposal documents are not downloadable on certain recruitment platforms, please visit our official page Vacancies | UNICEF Careers.

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All UNICEF positions are advertised, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

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