Individual Consultant: Develop a Parenting Curriculum to Support Early Childhood Development and Learning

Job Description

How can you make a difference?

The international consultant will develop a parenting curriculum, i.e. a manual for kindergarten teachers and a toolkit for parents, develop training materials and conduct trainig of trainers (ToT), provide follow-up supervision with the aim of increasing capacity of specialists of the pre-primary education establishments to provide information and guidance to parents, and promote positive parenting (caregiving, support-seeking, self-care).

Based on developed parenting curriculum, the international consultant delivers a ToT on designing and facilitating parenting sessions, supporting parents to establish a rich and stimulating learning environment for children at home that complements learning and development in early childhood care and education (ECCE) settings, establishing platforms where parents can share ideas with teachers and other parents, and receive information and build communities of support. Further, this group of kindergarten teachers are provided with supervision when they conduct sessions with parents. The international consultant analyzes the outcome and develops recommendations for a nationwide scale up.

The international consultant will work under the supervision of the ECD Specialist of the UNICEF and in consultation with specialists of the Preschool Department of the MoE and Preschool and Primary Education Department of the NIET.

Specific tasks:

• Develop outline of parenting curriculum: a manual for kindergarten teachers and a toolkit for parents;
• Draft the parenting curriculum (manual and toolkit);
• Design, develop training materials and conduct ToT;
• Supervision to parent support facilitators;
• Final version of parenting curriculum

For more information, see the attached TOR. ToR_International_Parenting Curriculum_Early learning.pdf

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

• Master’s degree in early childhood education, education, pedagogy, psychology, or other relevant fields is compulsory. PhD. degree in these areas will be an advantage.
• A minimum of 7 years of professional work experience in pre-primary and/or primary education system, early childhood education and care areas.
• Proven experience in capacity building of pre-primary education professionals, developing relevant materials and conducting trainings.
• Experience in working for relevant projects of UN agencies will be an advantage.
• Knowledge of early childhood education and care in Central Asia will be an advantage. Knowledge of teaching methods in accordance with age-specific features of the child’s early learning and development is required.
• Knowledge of priorities and trends in parental support.
• Fluency in written and spoken English or Russian.
• Proven analytical and report writing skills in English or Russian.

Advertised: 12 Feb 2025 West Asia Standard Time
Deadline: 26 Feb 2025 West Asia Standard Time

About the Organization

UNICEF is out to change the world for children vaccination by vaccination, blanket by blanket, biscuit by biscuit, book by book. In most of America, these things are considered completely ordinary. But in many parts of the developing world, they can save a child's life. UNICEF is unique among world organizations and unique among those working with young people. As a global movement, we use our authority to influence decision makers and diverse partners to turn the most innovative ideas into reality. In 155 countries and territories, UNICEF's field staff uses hard-won expertise to meet the challenges facing children and those who care for them. Our history has given us a profound understanding of development and the importance of child health, education, equality and protection in advancing humanity. All that we do helps children realize their full potential. In support of UNICEF's work, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF focuses on five major priorities: education, emergencies, HIV/AIDS, immunization and malnutrition.