Individual Consultant: Development of Resources Based on Head Teacher Competency Framework

Job Description

Background

The British Council has been a key partner of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (MoEST) in Nepal, supporting systemic reforms in the education sector. Recently, we supported MoEST in developing a Head Teacher Competency Framework, informed by the recommendations of a school leadership audit conducted jointly with the Ministry. This framework aligns with the ambitions of the School Education Sector Plan (SESP) 2022/23–2031/32 to enhance the leadership capacity of head teachers. However, for this framework to be effectively implemented and to bring meaningful improvements to school leadership, it must be supported by high-quality resources that enable head teachers to develop and apply these competencies in their professional practice. To this end, the British Council and the Centre for Education and Human Resource Development (CEHRD) have committed to developing high-quality professional development resources tailored to the new competency framework for head teachers across Nepal.

We are therefore seeking experienced international and national consultants to support the designing, developing, and piloting these resources in close collaboration with CEHRD, MoEST, and other key stakeholders.

Objectives

To work together with CEHRD to support the development of training curriculum, training manual and training resources manual based on the approved competency framework for head teachers with the Government of Nepal (GoN). 

Scope 

The international consultant is expected to lead the overall process to deliver finalised resources according to the approved Head Teacher Competency Framework. In the process, they will interact with government task force members, the national consultant, and the British Council.

The main scope for this assignment is:

• reviewing the approved Head Teacher Competency Framework and assessing the current situation of school leadership based on the school leadership audit reports, 
• collaborating with the task force and national consultant to develop training curriculum and resources and,
• co-leading the dissemination of developed resources and training materials.

Detailed tasks include:

• organising an inception meeting with the British Council to agree on requirements and final outputs,
• collaborating with the national consultant and Nepal Government task force members to develop a brief inception report outlining the agreed scope of work, timeline, and final delivery plan,
• reviewing the approved Head Teacher Competency Framework and Government of Nepal (GoN) policies and practices on school leadership,
• reviewing the GoN’s competency framework for schoolteachers in parallel with other related reports,
• reviewing international best practices on school leadership resource materials and competency frameworks,
• familiarising with the British Council’s school leadership and CPD frameworks,
• collaborating with the task force (attend meetings) and national consultant to develop comprehensive training modules, materials, and CPD resources according to the competency framework,
• developing head teacher training curriculum, training manual and training resources manual and,
• ensuring active task force member participation and feedback at each stage.

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