Lebanon: Senior Inclusive Education Consultant

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For every child, Inclusiveness

Within the framework of the RACE II, the AWP 2018 signed between UNICEF Lebanon Country Office and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) is working towards ensuring accessible and quality education for children in Lebanon.

UNICEF will deploy a Senior Special Needs Education consultant to MEHE-DOPS department to support implementation of inclusive education activities outlined in the 2017 AWP between UNICEF Lebanon and MEHE-DOPS.

How can you make a difference?

To promote the development of inclusive education in Lebanon and ensure quality education for all children, including children with disabilities and learning difficulties. The Ministry of Education and Higher Education, with the support of UNICEF launched its inclusive education programme, a pilot targeting 30 public schools in all governorates of Lebanon.

The pilot programme, implemented with the financial support of the Canadian Government, aims to increase the enrolment of children with disabilities in the public schools and improve the learning outcomes for all children. The project will build the capacity of the public-school system and equip teachers, administrators and other education personnel with the essential knowledge and skills to foster inclusive education environments. While generating evidence based data, the project will also increase the awareness of families, caregivers, decision makers and community leaders about inclusive education rights, opportunities, and the importance of school-family collaboration.

Inclusive education addresses and responds to the diversity of needs of all learners through increasing participation in learning, and reducing exclusion within and from education. It involves changes and modifications in content, approaches, structures and strategies. Inclusive education has academic, social and emotional benefits not only for children with special needs but also for all children. It leads to more cohesive societies that respect diversity and difference. It also contributes to better economic outcomes as children come productive citizens.

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education deployed a special educator to each of the selected schools to provide methodological support to teachers on curriculum adjustment, teaching techniques and strategies, and support children with special education needs and learning difficulties.

Six mobile teams of three paraprofessionals - psychologist, psychomotor therapist, speech therapist- will support schools to provide services to children with disabilities.

The Center for Educational Research and Development (CERD) is training the teachers and school personnel on inclusive education and the MEHE Department of Pedagogical Support and Orientation (DOPS) is coaching the special educators and the mobile teams, as well as monitoring and mentoring the schools.

The Senior Inclusive Education consultant will provide technical support to UNICEF and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education on management of the Inclusive Education Pilot Programme in 30 schools, as well as support in the development of inclusive education policy.

With guidance from DOPS director and in cooperation with DOPS National coordinator, DOPS regional focal points, Special Needs Education officer and Social worker, the Senior Inclusive Education consultant will have the following duties and responsibilities:

Management of the Inclusive education pilot programme,

Technical support and capacity building

Policy and programme development

Provides guidance and technical support for the development of policy framework, toolsets, guiding documents on inclusive education;

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

Experience and technical skills:

Language Requirements:

For every Child, you demonstrate values

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The technical competencies required for this post are:

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

Remarks:

Mobility is a condition of international professional employment with UNICEF and an underlying premise of the international civil service.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.

Administrative Issues:

•Consultants are expected to submit a financial proposal line with the table in the Deliverables and Schedule, showing the professional fee (daily rate). International consultants are entitled to 3,500 USD living allowance and a economy class flight from their home base. Submissions without financial proposal, will not be considered.

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organization. To apply, click on the following link http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/?job=514864