Parent Sector : Education Sector (ED)
Duty Station: Beirut
Job Family: Education
Type of contract : Consultant
Duration of contract : From 7 to 11 months
Recruitment open to : External candidates
Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 19-APR-2024
UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism
The Education Sector in Lebanon has been facing multiple shocks over the past decade, with a significant acceleration since 2019, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Beirut Port explosion, and the severe socio-economic crisis which have caused a major learning disruption. It has revealed the urgent need to ally technologies and human resources to transform education and to build inclusive, open and resilient learning systems.
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) in Lebanon launched the General Education 5 Year Plan (5YP) in 2021 as a contribution to realizing the humanitarian and development aims of the sector. The 5YP forms part of a government-wide effort to transform the education sector in Lebanon to support all children living in Lebanon to complete basic education. Improving physical and digital learning environment is one of the priority areas under the 5YP. It requires action to update the Lebanon National Action Plan for Remote Learning (NAPRL, 2021) to reflect most recent context and implemented. In 2022, the Center for Educational Research and Development (CERD) launched the New National Lebanese Curriculum Framework. The educational philosophy of the approach revolved around transversal competencies, one of which is digital competency. In the same year, the Transforming Education Summit (TES) was convened by UN Secretary-General in response to a global crisis in education – one of equity and inclusion, quality and relevance. The transformation of education relies importantly on the digital learning and transformation of education.
The Education Cannot Wait (ECW) funded Multi-Year Resilience Programme (MYRP) in Lebanon focuses on tackling the impact of a range of vulnerabilities on access to and benefit from education. MYRP Lebanon has developed a blended learning programme, to increase resilience against any further requirement to close schools, to increase flexibility of access, and to ensure equal quality of services in formal and non-formal settings. A national digital learning strategy is planned to be developed to serve as the guide for Lebanon in achieving SDG 4 and transforming education through digital learning and transformation of education. It will build up the resilience of Lebanon education system and prepare the education sector to be responsive to the crisis.
Against this backdrop, UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office in the Arab States (Beirut Office) is seeking for a consultant with significant expertise in educational analysis, planning and policies to develop the national digital learning strategy for Lebanon.
SCOPE OF WORK
Under the overall guidance of Director of UNESCO Beirut Office and the direct supervision of the Education Programme Specialist, the consultant shall undertake the following tasks and responsibilities:
DELIVERABLES AND PAYMENT SCHEDULE
The contract is expected to start from 1 May 2024 to 30 November 2024. Detailed deliverables with the submission deadlines and the payment schedule are as follows:
Academic Qualifications
Professional Experience
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