National Consultant – Integrating Climate and Environment into Teacher Training
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UNESCO consultant integrating climate, environmental sustainability, and DRR into Maldives teacher training. Reviewing curricula, assessing readiness, and developing inclusive teaching materials.
Responsibilities:
- Review existing pre-service and in-service teacher training resources from primary to secondary levels for climate, environment, and DRR content
- Identify gaps, opportunities, capacity needs, priority topics, and learning outcomes aligned with the Greening Curriculum Guidance and National Curriculum Framework
- Map existing teacher training curricula, modules, materials, content, and pedagogical approaches
- Conduct a remote online survey assessing teachers’ and school leaders’ readiness to teach climate, environment, and DRR
- Assess knowledge, attitudes, confidence, and practice, including climate science, pedagogical content knowledge, and learner-centred/action-based pedagogies
- Analyse survey findings to identify capacity gaps and entry points for teacher education and professional development
- Update selected pre-service and in-service teacher training materials and programmes in collaboration with NIE
- Develop supplementary teaching aids, including lesson exemplars, facilitation notes, and formative assessment tools
- Integrate interactive, inclusive, gender-responsive, transformative, action-oriented, learner-centred, place-based, inquiry-based, and scenario-planning pedagogies
- Support UNESCO, the Ministry of Education, and NIE in consultation and validation workshops
- Incorporate stakeholder feedback and finalize deliverables and recommendations for institutionalization through NIE and national teacher education systems
- Produce an Assessment and Mapping Report
- Produce a Teacher Readiness Assessment Report
- Deliver updated teacher training materials and supplementary teaching aids
- Produce a Consultation and Validation Workshop Report
- Arrange own logistics, research-related travel, telecommunications, printing, and administrative support
- Participate in regular meetings with UNESCO to discuss progress and next steps
- Incorporate UNESCO feedback and revisions into all deliverables
Requirements:
- An advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in education, curriculum development, teacher education, pedagogy, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), environmental education, or a related field; alternatively, a Bachelor's degree with three years of relevant experience
- Minimum of seven (7) years of progressive professional experience in the education sector
- Demonstrated expertise in curriculum development, teacher training, teaching and learning materials (TLMs), pedagogy, and institutional capacity development
- Strong knowledge of global standards and best practices in curriculum design, teacher education, and development of TLMs, including integration of climate change, environmental sustainability, and/or Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
- Proven experience designing, reviewing, and revising curricula and teacher training resources, ideally in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) or similar contexts
- Demonstrated experience in climate change education, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), and/or DRR integration in education systems
- Demonstrated experience working in the Maldives, including familiarity with the Ministry of Education (MoE), National Institute of Education (NIE), and teacher training systems
- Experience conducting capacity assessments, including survey design, data collection and analysis, and development of actionable recommendations
- Experience facilitating stakeholder consultations and working collaboratively with government counterparts, teacher training institutions, and development partners
- Demonstrated experience integrating learner-centred, inclusive, gender-responsive, and action-oriented pedagogies into curriculum and teacher training resources
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Proficiency in Dhivehi required
- Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality outputs within agreed timelines
- Cover Letter, updated CV, Technical Proposal, Financial Proposal in US dollars, and list and samples of relevant work required
- At least two examples related to the deliverables and at least one sample authored by the applicant in the Maldives or a similar context
- All required documents must be submitted in English
- Must use Harvard referencing style and ensure sources are properly cited and copyrights are not violated
- Must integrate a gender perspective and apply gender analysis and mainstreaming concepts whenever feasible
Benefits:
- No explicit benefits or compensation extras stated
- Consultant is responsible for office space, administrative and secretarial support, team members, telecommunications, travel arrangements, printing, and other logistics; these costs must be included in the lump-sum proposal
- UNESCO provides feedback throughout the process, including feedback and revisions for deliverables
- Regular meetings with UNESCO to discuss progress and next steps
- Technical assets produced will be the property of UNESCO
- Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply
- All applications will be treated with the highest level of confidentiality
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