Consultant – Integrating Climate and Environment into Teacher Training

• Review existing pre-service and in-service teacher training resources from primary to secondary levels for climate, environment, and DRR content
• Identify priority climate and environmental topics and learning outcomes aligned with national frameworks and UNESCO guidance
• Assess teachers’ and school leaders’ readiness to teach climate, environment, and DRR through an online survey
• Map existing content and pedagogical approaches and identify gaps, opportunities, and capacity needs
• Update teacher training materials and programmes and develop supplementary teaching aids, including lesson exemplars, facilitation notes, and formative assessment tools
• Integrate transformative, action-oriented, learner-centred, inclusive, and gender-responsive pedagogies, including place-based learning, inquiry-based projects, and scenario planning
• Work closely with the Ministry of Education, National Institute of Education, teacher training institutions, TRCs, UNESCO, and CSESI partners
• Support consultation and validation workshops with relevant stakeholders
• Incorporate feedback and finalize deliverables, including recommendations for institutionalization through NIE and national teacher education systems
• Produce an assessment and mapping report, teacher readiness assessment report, updated training materials and supplementary teaching aids, and consultation and validation workshop report
• Attend regular meetings with UNESCO and incorporate feedback and revisions into deliverables
• Integrate gender analysis and mainstreaming throughout activities

• Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in education, curriculum development, teacher education, pedagogy, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), environmental education, or a related field; alternatively, Bachelor's degree with three years of relevant experience
• Minimum of two years of progressive professional experience in the education sector
• Expertise in curriculum development, teacher training, teaching and learning materials (TLMs), pedagogy, and institutional capacity development
• Strong knowledge of global standards and best practices in curriculum design, teacher education, and development of TLMs, including integration of climate change, environmental sustainability and/or Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
• Experience designing, reviewing, and revising curricula and teacher training resources, ideally in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) or similar contexts
• Experience in climate change education, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), and/or DRR integration in education systems
• Experience working in South Asia, preferably the Maldives, including familiarity with the Ministry of Education (MoE), National Institute of Education (NIE), and teacher training systems
• Experience conducting capacity assessments, including survey design, data collection and analysis, and development of actionable recommendations
• Experience facilitating stakeholder consultations and collaborating with government counterparts, teacher training institutions, and development partners
• Experience integrating learner-centred, inclusive, gender-responsive, and action-oriented pedagogies into curriculum and teacher training resources
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Ability to deliver high-quality outputs within agreed timelines
• Dhivehi desired for the assignment, with local support
• Ability to arrange own logistics, including office space, administrative and secretarial support, team members, telecommunications, travel, and printing
• Ability to use Harvard referencing style and comply with international academic and copyright standards

• 6-month consultant contract
• Remote work location
• UNESCO feedback and regular progress meetings
• Opportunity to contribute to UNESCO-owned technical assets and global education initiatives
• Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups, and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply