National Consultant to Develop a Technical Assistance Project Proposal (TAPP) for GPE STG Proposal

OVERVIEW

Parent Sector : Education Sector (ED)

Duty Station: Dhaka

Classification of duty station: Field Office

Standard Duration of Assignment: From 1 to 6 months

Job Family: Education

Type of contract: Non Staff

Duration of contract : 4 months

Recruitment open to : External candidates

Application Deadline (Midnight Dhaka Time): 14 March 2026

UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism

OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST

1. Background

Over the past decades, Bangladesh’s education sector has made significant progress in expanding access and achieving gender parity in enrolment. Despite these gains, learning outcomes remain below desired levels, and systemic challenges continue to limit quality improvement. In particular, structural weaknesses in teacher recruitment, deployment, professional development, and management have been identified as key constraints to effective teaching and learning. Although the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) has implemented a range of initiatives to improve teacher quality, including the introduction of pre- and in-service training programs, such as the Certificate in Education and the Diploma in Primary Education, as well as various Continuous Professional Development (CPD) interventions, these efforts have often been fragmented and predominantly theoretical and insufficiently aligned with classroom practice. The absence of a comprehensive teacher policy, limited coherence between training and career progression, weak supervisory and support mechanisms, and inadequate accountability structures have further constrained the effectiveness and sustainability of these interventions. Responding to the above challenges, the GoB has developed a Partnership Compact and identified teacher professionalization as the priority reform area. To advance this reform agenda, the GoB subsequently developed