Technical Consultant - Curriculum Development (Beirut) - NATIONAL CANDIDATES ONLY

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):

• 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

Requirements:

• 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.

Standards of Professional Conduct:

The IRC and IRC workers must adhere to the values and principles outlined in the IRC Way - Standards for Professional Conduct. These are Integrity, Service, and Accountability. In accordance with these values, the IRC operates and enforces policies on Beneficiary Protection from Exploitation and Abuse, Child Safeguarding, Anti Workplace Harassment, Fiscal Integrity, and Anti-Retaliation.