Education Consultant
The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation. Please submit your application on [email protected] mentioning the job title in the subject line before February 23, 2018 Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Applications without the job title will not be considered.
Purpose of the Consultancy
The consultant will be responsible for creating a Basic Literacy and Numeracy curriculum for street and working children in Middle Eastern context. Street and working children globally may drop out of school and retention programs due to the fact that the material, teaching approach and structure of the sessions do not cater to their needs and therefore do not encourage a genuine atmosphere of learning for these children.
It is crucial that the consultant develops modules in the curriculum that addresses the needs of street and working children taking their mobility into consideration, as well as the reality of combining different age groups into the same session. The consultant will need to use structured and creative techniques to convey information to children who have been out of school for years and in many cases have never attended school. The curriculum will need to include content that is relatable to them and suitable for the environment in which they live in a constructive and empowering way. The curriculum will need to be adaptable to shifting schedules and needs of working children, and have modules that are interchangeable if sessions need to be repeated.
The consultant hired will need strong skills and background in education including developing content as such curriculum design and interactive sessions which promote creative and invigorating learning techniques. Curriculum modules will need to be in both Arabic and English, including modules on numeracy. The consultant will need to conduct field visits to Tripoli and Mount Lebanon areas to conduct FGD and education assessments with the children prior to creating the curriculum. He/she will also have periodic meetings with senior officers and managers of the program.
Proposed Outputs and Key Tasks
- Meetings and close coordination with Child Protection & Education teams to understand challenges faced when working with street and working children, review existing education and child protection sessions and agree on the key components and approach/methodology of the curriculum development.
- Conduct assessments and FGD with the street and working children in our target group and key information interviews with caregivers of working children; Draft outline of content including examples of interactive and creative learning approaches that will be used to support children’s learning.
- Share initial samples of five modules for technical focal points in IRC for review ;
- Pilot examples of the sessions with the children or accompany the team in some pilot sessions and give feedback; Include feedback and revisions into sessions and finalize sessions agreed upon as a priority for the program using the same approach adopted in approved sessions.
- Share final draft for review and include revisions
- Final output: Tailored Basic Literacy and Numeracy Curriculum in Arabic and English version with the handout document as well and related M&E tools;M&E tools accompanying the curriculum are also required.
- The Consultant will need to have strong skills in creativity, and use child friendly approaches and language throughout the curriculum
- ‘The education of children and their parents or other caretakers is mutually supportive and this interaction should be used to create, for , a learning environment of vibrancy and warmth ,’ Article 6- World Declaration on Education for All
Timeframe
- Short consultancy work to be complete in 90 working days. Start date: February 1o 2018 till end of May 2018
Location
Beirut (Mount Lebanon and Tripoli) and home based
Qualifications
Education: Education related field
Master’s in Education or equivalent number of years of experience
Applicants with MS in Education desired
Payment method:
- Payment 70% upon agreement and 30% upon completion of both English and Arabic files.
Work Experience:
- Demonstrated experience in develop educational material for children including basic literacy material for children and youths in the Middle East and or related contexts
- Experience in developing education content for underprivileged children
- Experience in using creative and innovative teaching methods in previous consultancies or roles
- Teaching experience with children in challenging contexts in Arab countries;
- Proficient in Arabic and fluent in English language: both spoken and written
- Strong understanding of educational content in Lebanon
Experience with educational materials development and /or design (specifically for Syrian children/child population).
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