Eligibility and Timeline:
Eligibility
The following eligibility criteria shall apply:
3-5 years of experiencing leading the development of experiential curriculum and training materials in African contexts
Experience with learner centered and engaging content, ability to support design of engaging visuals to enhance participant learning
Self-starter with a proven track record of delivering high quality curriculum and training deliverables on time
Knowledge of positive youth development principles, AGYW and women’s programming and youth employment
Understanding of gender equality and social inclusion concepts and approaches in the international development sector
Demonstrated ability to lead consensus building during collaborative processes to achieve a final product
Ability to facilitate and relate to stakeholders at multiple levels
Attention to cultural/historical context in curriculum development
If the applicant is a firm, the names of the leading project manager will have to be specified with confirming their availability for the study.
If applying as a consortium or firm, the team must consist of consultants of African origin and any team with exclusively African team members is preferred.
Activities:
Review the curriculum sourcing and skills mapping completed for the project
Gather open source curriculum to fill identified gaps
Create a curriculum map and wireframe
Assemble, edit, and develop (as needed) lesson plans while accounting for contextual adaptations; including AGYW and women (three age groups), ABYM (1-2 age groups),parent, microfinance client curricula, community leadership; content will cover social empowerment and economic empowerment
Adapt and update facilitator manual
During testing of curriculum, support feedback processes and complete adaptations recommended
Support local contextualization in partnership with BRAC staff
Support creation of an orientation for the curriculum delivery
Upon curriculum completion, act in supportive role for appropriate content translations with hired external ranslators
Organize curriculum to be accessible and allow for ease of version control
Do-No-Harm Approach: As BRAC adheres to the do-no-harm principle, the potential risks to participants linked to this analysis and mitigation plans to overcome risks should be outlined.
Reporting, performance assessment, and finance:
The consultant will report to Regional Advisor for Youth Empowerment, BRAC International You will report to Regional Advisory for Youth Empowerment and work in close collaboration with the Associate Director of Education and Empowerment, Head of Youth Empowerment and Head of Programme, Accelerating Impact for Young Women as well as interact with multiple teams across the organization.
The consultant’s performance will be assessed along the consultancy duration particularly the quality of work produced, their timely implementation, time commitment, and meeting the scope and objective of the task. Other conditions like incidental liability, intellectual property, non-disclosure policy, ethical standard and data protection protocol, and safeguarding policy will be applicable as per BRAC’s related policies.
The maximum budget threshold is USD 42,000, payable in monthly installments upon submission of a work update and invoice indicating days worked per task and subject to approval by the Assignment Manager.
The Consultant will be reimbursed for all reasonable travel and related expenses with prior approval by the Assignment Supervisor. The Consultant should provide a timely summary report of expenses on a monthly basis or as relevant – all expenditures must be supported by receipts or invoices to qualify for reimbursement.
Application format
The application must contain the following:Submission process and deadline:
Proposals responding to the ToR should be sent electronically to: recruitmentafrica.bi@brac.net with the subject line “Consultant Development Specialist for BRAC International”.
Applicants are required to identify and disclose any actual or potential Conflict of Interest. The deadline of the submission is 30 April 2022.
All responses must be received on or before the date and time indicated above. All responses submitted after this date will not be accepted.
Apply via :
recruitmentafrica.bi@brac.net
