International Consultant for Inclusive Education Project, Beijing, China, 60 working days (remote)

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, Education 

How can you make a difference? 

UNICEF is seeking an international consultant to lead the 2025 phase of the Inclusive Education Project in China. This phase aims to deepen the impact of inclusive practices through data-driven strategies, transformational leadership, partnerships, and international collaboration. Building on previous successes, this phase introduces new deliverables that require specialized expertise in Tiered Support Systems, action research, data-driven decision-making, transformational leadership, and inclusive pedagogy.

The consultant is expected to 

1. Design and Deliver Advanced Training Modules for Policymakers, Trainers, Principals, and Techers:

Policymakers (0.5 days): Focus on the value of inclusive education and the policy roadmap to achieve inclusion;

Trainers (0.5 days): Facilitate the externalization of implicit local knowledge and practices;

Principals (2 days): Implement TIER one strategies with fidelity, focusing on a whole-school approach, data-driven decision-making, transformational leadership, and the formation of collaborative school teams;

Teachers (2 days): Implement TIER one strategies with fidelity, focusing on inclusive pedagogy, action research, transformational  leadership, and the formation of collaborative teaching teams.

2. Progress review and problem solving to identify to identify common challenges and tailor training to address shard needs.

3. Monitor and evaluate impact to develop metrics to assess the fidelity of TIER one strategy implementation and its impact on policy makers, trainers, principals, teachers, students and parents.

4. Reflect and share impact to support schools and project areas in summarizing their experiences, formalizing effective models informed by data and showcasing these models at the year-end review meeting.

5. International scholar sessions: invite international experts to exchange best practices in inclusive education worldwide more details, For more details, please refer to  TOR International Consultant for Inclusive Education.pdf  

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

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required

• Minimum ten years of professional experience in teacher and principal training, specifically focused on inclusive education.
• Hands-on experience in designing and delivering participative training workshops for both teachers and principals.
• Proven track record in international consultancy, working with overseas countries and/or international organizations.
• Previous engagement with UN agencies is considered an asset.
• In-depth understanding of China’s education context is required.
• Excellent writing and speaking skills in English. Knowledge of Chinese is a strong asset. A collaborative team player with strong communication skills.
• A collaborative team player with strong communication skills
• Ability to work effectively within tight deadlines

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

To view our competency framework, please visit  here. 

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. To create a more inclusive workplace, UNICEF offers paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. Click here to learn more about flexible work arrangements, well-being, and benefits.

According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has committed to increase the number of employees with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we provide reasonable accommodation for work-related support requirements of candidates and employees with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen physical and digital accessibility. If you are an applicant with a disability who needs digital accessibility support in completing the online application, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility jobs-near-me.org UNICEF.

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.

Remarks:  

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

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.