Requête nº: req14660
Intitulé de poste: Technical Consultant – Curriculum Development (Beirut)
Secteur d’activité: Éducation
Type de contrat: Consultant
Taux d’occupation: Temps partiel
Ouvert aux expatriés: Non
Lieu de travail: Beirut, Lebanon
Descriptif du poste
In response to the influx of Syrian refugees to Lebanon in mid-2012, IRC opened a country office and launched humanitarian assistance programming. IRC operates throughout Lebanon, with the main office in Beirut and field offices in Qobayat, Zahle, Tripoli and Mount Lebanon. IRC’s programs assist Syrian refugees and vulnerable Lebanese in host communities across multiple sectors: education, livelihoods, protection, women’s protection and empowerment child protection and early childhood development in close coordination with national partner, the Lebanese Government and broader humanitarian community.
High-quality Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs provide the foundation for children’s future academic success, health, prosperity, and wellbeing. A large body of scientific evidence emphasizes the need for increased investment in early childhood, particularly for children experiencing conflict, crisis, and displacement; these children are extremely vulnerable to the long-lasting effects that prolonged stress has on the developing brain.
In December 2017, Sesame Workshop and the IRC were awarded the MacArthur Foundation’s inaugural 100&Change grant to make real progress toward solving a critical problem of our time. With the extraordinary investment of $100 million, our partnership will transform the language, early reading, math, and social-emotional skills of a generation of children ages 0-8. Focusing on children in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria over the next five years, the plan combines the depth of in-person services, reaching 1.5 million children, with the breadth of mass media, reaching 9.4 million children. For more information, please visit: http://refugee.sesameinternational.org/.
Job Overview:
The Technical Consultant is responsible for conducting needs assessment for early childhood education curriculum that aligns with the IRC’s standards. He/She will conduct needs assessment for early childhood education curricula and content in nurseries licensed by the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH):
- To identify the objectives of the needs assessment
- Prepare the needs assessment methodology (including the identification of the ECD curriculum needs)
- Implement the needs assessment in nurseries
- Analyze the data
- Report and disseminate the data
Deliverables
| Output |
Estimated Duration |
| Inception report with detailed study design, methodology and workplan |
10 days |
| Conducting the needs assessment |
20 days |
| Presentation of findings to the curriculum development committee (Validation Workshop) |
5 days |
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: ECD Senior Technical Quality Manager
Profil
- Master’s in Social Sciences or other related fields.
- 5 to 7 years of professional experience working in Education research and assessment
- Strong understanding of educational context and needs in Lebanon.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Computer literate in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook.
- Autonomy and ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Flexibility, commitment, work ethics and team spirit.
- Fluency in Arabic and English, French is an asset.
Working Environment:
Field visits will be required to MOPH nurseries in different areas.