The Caribbean is highly vulnerable to natural disasters and climate-related hazards that can disrupt education, damage school infrastructure, and affect learning continuity. To address these risks, CDEMA, with support from UNICEF, developed the online Safe Schools: Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience course to strengthen school safety and disaster preparedness among education professionals. Building on the success of the online course, this initiative aims to develop a competency-based, face-to-face training programme that emphasizes practical skills, peer learning, and school-level action planning. The resulting training package will serve as a standardized regional resource that can be adapted and delivered by Ministries of Education and other institutions to strengthen the resilience and preparedness of education systems across the Caribbean.
Contract Duration – 3 months
Working arrangement: Home Based
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TERMS OF REFERENCE
The Caribbean is highly vulnerable to natural disasters and climate-related hazards that can disrupt education, damage school infrastructure, and affect learning continuity. To address these risks, CDEMA, with support from UNICEF, developed the online Safe Schools: Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience course to strengthen school safety and disaster preparedness among education professionals.
Building on the success of the online course, this initiative aims to develop a competency-based, face-to-face training programme that emphasizes practical skills, peer learning, and school-level action planning. The resulting training package will serve as a standardized regional resource that can be adapted and delivered by Ministries of Education and other institutions to strengthen the resilience and preparedness of education systems across the Caribbean.
If you would like to know more about this consultancy on the detailed deliverables and expected outcomes, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:
TMC0004705 TOR.pdf
Minimum requirements:
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- Education: A postgraduate qualification or advanced university degree (Master's degree or higher) in Education, Instructional Design, Curriculum Development, School Safety, Disaster Risk Management, or another field relevant to the assignment.
- Work Experience:
- At least seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional experience in education programme design, curriculum development, instructional design, teacher professional development, or competency-based training.
- Demonstrated experience designing and developing competency-based training programmes, curricula, and learning materials for education professionals.
- Proven experience in Comprehensive School Safety (CSS), Disaster Risk Reduction in Education (DRR-E), Education in Emergencies (EiE), school resilience, or related fields.
- Experience developing facilitator guides, participant manuals, assessment tools, and other adult learning resources.
- Experience working with governments, regional organizations, development partners, or international agencies in the education sector.
- Experience conducting stakeholder consultations, facilitating workshops, and leading validation processes.
- Experience working in multi-country programmes and/or the Caribbean region is an asset.
- Skills:
- Strong knowledge of Comprehensive School Safety Frameworks and Disaster Risk Reduction in Education.
- Strong understanding of competency-based education and adult learning methodologies.
- Knowledge of teacher professional development systems and instructional design principles.
- Understanding of Education in Emergencies, educational continuity planning, and resiliencebuilding in the education sector.
- Ability to develop high-quality training packages, competency frameworks, learning design documents, and assessment tools.
- Strong analytical, facilitation, report-writing, and communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders and provide strategic technical advice.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and virtual collaboration platforms.
- Language Requirements: Fluency in written and spoken English
- Desirables:
• Experience working with UNICEF, CDEMA, Ministries of Education, OECS, CARICOM, UNESCO, or other regional or international organizations.
• Familiarity with education systems and policy frameworks within the Caribbean region.
• Experience integrating inclusive education, disability inclusion, psychosocial support, gender-responsive approaches, and child safeguarding considerations into teacher training programmes.
• Experience supporting accreditation, certification, or institutionalization of professional development programmes.
• Knowledge of climate resilience, emergency preparedness, and risk-informed programming in the education sector.
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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 promoting 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 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 (Talent Management System):
- An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
- Cover letter
- A detailed technical proposal
• A technical proposal (maximum 5 pages) demonstrating their understanding of the assignment, proposed methodology, workplan, stakeholder consultation approach, and quality assurance measures.
• An updated curriculum vitae.
• At least two examples of similar assignments completed, including competency frameworks, teacher training packages, curriculum materials, or instructional design products developed by the applicant.
- A separate financial proposal TMC0004705 Financial proposal.xlsx
Remarks:
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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