Digital Learning and Teacher Consultant, GPD Digital Education and Learning Innovation Global Hub, 18 months, CoE Amman/Helsinki (Office based with travelmote)

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How can you make a difference?

The role will provide high-quality technical assistance, advisory, and coordination support to the implementation of the Superstar Teachers in the Digital Age initiative, a multi-country, multi-year programme designed to empower teachers with practical digital pedagogy resources, AI-enabled professional support, and evidence-based approaches to improve inclusive teaching and learning. As the initiative moves from concept to implementation across countries, UNICEF requires dedicated expert consultancy support to strengthen day-to-day project coordination, ensure coherent engagement with Country Offices and external partners, and provide timely expert technical advice. The consultant will also provide project management oversight on the research partner, and facilitate knowledge sharing of learnings from the implementation, contributing to the development and dissemination of global public goods. The consultant will also provide technical guidance to other countries around teachers and AI in education, leveraging learnings from the initiative.

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide project coordination and technical support to the Superstar Teachers in the Digital Age initiative, ensuring effective planning, implementation follow-up, partner coordination, and reporting across the programme lifecycle. The consultant will help maintain momentum across country engagement, research and evidence-generation processes, and donor deliverables, while ensuring alignment with the initiative’s teacher- and pedagogy-first approach.

Under the supervision of the relevant UNICEF programme lead in the Digital Education and Learning Innovation Global Hub and the Teacher Development and Workforce Pillar Lead of the Education CoE, the consultant will undertake the following main responsibilities:

• Support overall project management and coordination
• Provide technical advisory and implementation support
• Support coordination with the research partner
• Documentation support, knowledge management and sharing
• Support coordination across relevant internal UNICEF teams engaged in the implementation
• Provide technical assistance and advisory support to other countries

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: ToRTMC0002751.pdf

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

Minimum requirements:

• Education: An advanced university degree (Master’s or higher) in education (e.g. teacher training), education and technology, another relevant technical field. A first degree plus 4 years of relevant professional experience can be considered in lieu of a Master’s Degree.

• Work Experience: A minimum of 6 years of relevant professional experience in education, particularly digital education including the use of education technology for children’s learning and supporting teacher professional development, combining practical and theoretical experience at national and international levels, combined with demonstrated experience supporting teacher professional development and their upskilling around digital education, is required.
• Language Requirements: Fluency in the English language (written and verbal) is required. Knowledge of additional UN languages (e.g., French, Spanish, Arabic) is an asset.
• Desirables: Experience working in multicultural and multilingual environments is highly desirable.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

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 Financial proposal TMC0002751.docx

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

UNICEF does not charge a processing fee at any stage of its recruitment, selection, and hiring processes (i.e., application stage, interview stage, validation stage, or appointment and training). UNICEF will not ask for applicants’ bank account information.

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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