International Consultant

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Job Title: International Consultant for the Development and Implementation of the School-Based Teacher Professional Development Model Job No: 596761 Duty Station: Abuja (Remote) Level: Consultancy Contract type: Consultant Categories: Education How can you make a difference? Under the overall supervision of the Chief of Education, the consultant will report directly to the Education Manager (Learning) and will be responsible for: Supporting refinement of the STPD handbook and the Headteacher and Teacher manuals. Supporting the STPD technical group. Conducting, together with the technical team, train-the-trainer workshops for master trainers on the head teacher and teacher manuals and supporting the Master trainers when they conduct downstream Instructional Leadership teams. Providing input and content for the online portal including pedagogical modules and other related resources (such as short videos of good classroom practice and reflection questions). Provide up-to-date ideas, teaching practices, and models for the technical group throughout the consultancy. Conduct one knowledge-sharing workshop and provide regular ongoing technical support to States that are implementing STPD. Co-lead the technical engagements with the government agencies during the course of the consultancy. Provide strategic and project management input. Minimum

Requirements

Education: Masters Degree in Education Development, Foundational Learning, Sustainable development in education, Education Policy, Teacher Training, Teacher professional learning, or related field. Work Experience: At least ten years of working in teacher education with Ministries of Education globally. At least ten years in team leadership and management of multicultural teams. At least ten years of experience in writing teacher professional learning materials. At least five years of experience in conducting and supporting school-based teacher professional learning. Demonstrated expertise and experience in facilitating workshops, providing training and coaching to government officers in low- and middle-income countries on teacher education. Fluency in English with strong written and oral skills.

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