Education Consultant
Dhaka
- Organization: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- Location: Dhaka
- Grade: Consultancy - International Consultant - Internationally recruited Contractors Agreement
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Occupational Groups:
- Education, Learning and Training
- Closing Date: 2025-06-20
OVERVIEW
Parent Sector : Education Sector (ED)
Duty Station: Dhaka
Job Family: Education
Type of contract : Non Staff
Duration of contract : From 1 to 6 months
Recruitment open to : Internal and external candidates
Application Deadline (Midnight Duty Station Time) : 15/06/2025
UNESCO Core Values: Commitment to the Organization, Integrity, Respect for Diversity, Professionalism
OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE POST
More than one million Rohingya Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMNs) from Myanmar are being hosted in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The displacement has become a protracted crisis since the largest influx in 2017. UNESCO is supporting the response by providing technical support for education and skills development opportunities to the Rohingya and Host Communities, in collaboration with international and national organisations. Within the education sector, UNESCO is a grantee and consortium partner for the Education Cannot Wait (ECW) Multi-Year Resilience Programme II (MYRP II). A key initiative of the MYRP II has been the rollout of the Myanmar Curriculum in order to support the Government of Bangladesh’s strategy of safe and sustainable repatriation of FDMNs.
With additional support from Global Affairs Canada, UNESCO is implementing Burmese Language Training for Teachers. The aim of the activity is to equip volunteer teachers with the linguistic skills necessary to deliver quality education to Rohingya children and the refugee community in Cox’s Bazar using the Myanmar national language. To support this, UNESCO is mobilising qualified Language Trainers who are native speakers of the Myanmar national language and have experienceimplementing the Myanmar Curriculum. These Trainers will play a dual role: (1) delivering high-quality language instruction, while mentoring and building the long-term capacity of FDMN co-trainers; and (2) supporting the implementation and monitoring of the Myanmar Curriculum across the Cox’s Bazar education response.
Leveraging their language skills and education expertise, Language Trainers will help strengthen curriculum implementation through technical feedback, lesson observation, and support to implementing partners. Their presence addresses a critical capacity gap among MYRP II partners and grant agents—many of whom lack the language proficiency needed for in-depth monitoring and quality assurance of Myanmar Curriculum delivery. Their contribution is essential to ensure alignment between local implementation and national education standards in Myanmar, enabling FDMN children to achieve education outcomes equivalent to their peers inside Myanmar.
TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the guidance of the MYRP II Project Officer, and in coordination with the technical and implementing partners, the tasks and responsibilities of the assignment are as follows:
- Plan and deliver Burmese Language classes to teachers in FDMN camps for 4–6 hours per day, 4 days a week.
- Plan and deliver lessons aligned with the needs of FDMN volunteer teachers and/or NGO staff, in line with the pre-prepared learning resources.
- Assess learners’ progress, document their development, and provide feedback to learners for their improvement.
- Submission of a monthly progress report detailing the number of classes conducted.
- Maintain detailed lesson notes and records.
- Participate in CPD (Continuous Professional Development) workshops and training sessions and take a proactive attitude towards demonstrating professional development.
- Collaborate with assistant trainers from the host community to overcome language and cultural barriers.
- Mentor and support FDMN co-trainers, with the objective of building their independent capacity to lead Burmese Language Training Sessions over time.
- Support the monitoring of Myanmar Curriculum implementation, including observation of classroom teaching by volunteer teachers and identification of barriers, challenges or needs.
- Contribute to reflection sessions, session adaptation, and the continual improvement of training delivery.
- Support the UNESCO Project Officer in strengthening education across the MYRP II consortium and Education Sector partners, including through technical inputs, joint activities, and information sharing.
- Carry out other tasks aligned to the project outcomes and outputs as assigned by the UNESCO Project Officer.Support Selection of learning resources such as Training textbooks, work book, audio clips, videos, and flashcards.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor’s degree in education, applied linguistics or another relevant field, and a recognized teaching qualification (additional experience can be taken in lieu of qualifications)
Language Skills: B2+ level proficiency in English and native speaker fluency in the Burmese language.
Experience:
- Either experience of teaching language to adults and/or experience of implementing the Myanmar Curriculum (Experience of teacher development is an advantage)
- Experience working in refugee or low-resource settings is an asset.
- Prior engagement in teacher mentorship, coaching, or capacity development programmes will be considered a strong advantage.
- Experienced in using Learning Management System (LMS) and developing e-learning content/solutions.
- Understand current trends in language teaching methodologies and to incorporate modern language learning tools and digital platforms.
- Experience in conducting both in-person and virtual training sessions.
Passport: A valid passport.
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COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial)
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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND CAPACITIES:
- Native speaker fluency in the Myanmar national language, and the ability to develop teachers’ language capacity
- Strong interpersonal skills and cultural sensitivity, particularly in working with Rohingya communities.
- Capacity to use assessment materials to analyse learners’ needs and deliver lessons aligning learners need
- Ability to adapt communication and training methods for learners with limited formal education backgrounds.
- Understanding of key principles in inclusive education, especially gender-sensitive and disability-inclusive pedagogy.
- Strong English communication skills, including written proficiency for reporting.
- Strong ability to work within a team, be adaptable to diverse working environments and accountable for results.
- Basic digital skills including ability to use emails and Microsoft Office applications.
- Ability to work in alignment with UNESCO’s core values, namely: commitment to the organisation, integrity, respect for diversity and professionalism.
- Capacity to work in close alignment with all UNESCO and partner organisations’ internal codes of conduct and standard operating procedures, including those relating to safety and security, prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse, prevention of bullying and harassment in the workplace and cyber security.
- Demonstrated resilience and ability to work under pressure, with flexibility in rapidly changing environments.
- Establish and maintain liaison with relevant partners, and stakeholders of the program.
- Strong facilitation skills with the ability to manage group dynamics and maintain learner engagement.
HOW TO APPLY
- A complete résumé must be submitted, accompanied by a cover letter.
- The application deadline is 20 June 2025.
- Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be notified of the next steps.
- For further information, please email dhaka@unesco.org
SELECTION AND RECRUITMENT PROCESS
Please note that all candidates must complete an on-line application and provide complete and accurate information. To apply, please visit the UNESCO careers website. No modifications can be made to the application submitted.
The evaluation of candidates is based on the criteria in the vacancy notice, and may include tests and/or assessments, as well as an interview.
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Please note that only selected candidates will be further contacted and candidates in the final selection step will be subject to reference checks based on the information provided.
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