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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
Minimum requirements
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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
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