Ict Specialist In Education

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Mission and objectives

UNICEF is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children's rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential.UNICEF is guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child and strives to establish children's rights as enduring ethical principles and international standards of behaviour towards children.UNICEF insists that the survival, protection and development of children are universal development imperatives that are integral to human progress.UNICEF mobilizes political will and material resources to help countries, particularly developing countries, ensure a "first call for children" and to build their capacity to form appropriate policies and deliver services for children and their families.UNICEF is committed to ensuring special protection for the most disadvantaged children – victims of war, disasters, extreme poverty, all forms of violence and exploitation, and those with disabilities.UNICEF responds in emergencies to protect the rights of children. In coordination with United Nations partners and humanitarian agencies, UNICEF makes its unique facilities for rapid response available to its partners to relieve the suffering of children and those who provide their care.UNICEF is non-partisan and its cooperation is free of discrimination. In everything it does, the most disadvantaged children and the countries in greatest need have priority.UNICEF aims, through its country programmes, to promote the equal rights of women and girls and to support their full participation in the political, social and economic development of their communities.UNICEF works with all its partners towards the attainment of the sustainable human development goals adopted by the world community and the realization of the vision of peace and social progress enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations.

Context

UNICEF started work in Timor-Leste in 2001 with the signing of the first Country Programme of Cooperation between the Government of Timor-Leste and UNICEF. UNICEF works in partnership with the Government, other UN agencies, development partners, community-based organizations and civil society partner, to enable children and their families to realize their rights and fulfil their potential. The UNICEF Country Programme is fully aligned with the United Nations Development Assistance Framework which reflects the global, national, and United Nations priorities. More information about the work of UNICEF in Timor-Leste can be found here: https://www.unicef.org/timorleste/what-we-do.UNICEF’s current Country Programme Document (CPD) extends from 2021 to 2025. Within the CPD Education is one of the Outcomes. One of the strategies in the education programme is to scale up the use of Information, Community, Technology (ICT) to improve quality of Education. UNICEF also introduced the Learning Passport Platform, a collaboration between UNICEF and Microsoft to promote distance learning during the closure of schools due to COVID-19.UNICEF Timor-Leste is also currently piloting a project on ICT in Education in 30 Basic Education schools in Ainaro, Ermera and Liquica municipalities. The project will focus on development of ICT strategic plan and implementation in target schools, gathering research data on the use of the existing platforms such as Learning Passport and exploring its potential use for teacher certification. The project also will adapt existing modules for trainers, teachers, and students, conducting motivational event with students and teachers on ICT literacy, and reaching out to out of school students by promoting courses on 21st century skills for employability.UNICEF Timor-Leste is therefore looking for an International UNV Specialist on ICT in Education to lead strategy development of the ICT planning and implementation and provide technical support to the implementation of the project schools. He/she will be based in the Education Section and work under the direct supervision of the Chief of Education. The incumbent will work closely with other staff of the education section as well as with relevant directorates of the Ministry of Education including INFORDEPE, the teacher training institute of the Ministry of Education and relevant partners.

Task description

Under the direct supervision of the UNICEF Chief of Education and working closely with relevant directorates of the Ministry of Education and INFORDEPE, the International ICT Specialist UNV will undertake the following tasks:I. Development of a Strategy for the use of ICT in Education• Conduct mapping of ICT for learning and Edtech tools that could be integrated to support the ICT in Education programme.• Develop a strategic roadmap and implementation plan for integrating ICT in Education focusing on the use of educational technology and innovations to improve quality teaching and learning with focus on 30 schools and beyond.• Support planning, coordination, and implementation of Training of Trainers, training of teachers, training of students on ICT in Education.• Support the organization of motivational events on Digital Literacy and Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) activities with focus on use of ICT.• Provide feedback on modules for digital literacy and FLN.• Support developing Terms of Reference (ToR), and tools for surveys, baseline, endlines related to ICT in Education.II. Support integration of ICT into recurrent education programme• Conceptualize and develop strategies for innovative learning pathways for out-of-school children, children with disabilities and adolescents with focus on using a variety of educational technology tools.• Support the revision and implementation of existing 21st century skills courses for adolescents and youth, and including children with disabilities.• Provide training to staff of the Ministry and as well to out of school students on updated 21st century skills courses.III. Programme monitoring and visibility.• Plan and collaborate with internal colleagues and external partners to establish monitoring benchmarks, performance indicators to assess and strengthen performance and accountability related to ICT in Education.• Actively monitor programmes/projects through field visits and surveys, and exchange information with stakeholders to assess progress, identify bottlenecks and potential problems, and take timely decisions to resolve issues and/or refer to relevant officials for timely resolution.• Support writing of donor reports and human-interest stories for programme advocacy to promote awareness about ICT in Education.IV. Innovation, knowledge management and capacity building on ICT in Education• Conduct research on global perspectives on the use of ICT for learner’s engagement.• Apply and introduce innovative approaches and good practices to build the capacity of partners and stakeholders and to support the implementation and delivery of activities related to ICT in Education.• Organize and facilitate capacity building training on ICT in Education for UNICEF Education staff.