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Project Coordinator: HP-FUTURES

Salary

₹27.98 LPA

Min Experience

3 years

Location

New Delhi, Shimla

JobType

Non Staff

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About the role

UNESCO and the Government of Himachal Pradesh are collaborating to improve educational outcomes in the State of Himachal Pradesh through a project titled: HP – FUTURES: Foundation for Upskilling, Teacher excellence, Understanding, Readiness, Equity, and Sustainability (hereafter HP-FUTURES). This project will adopt a three-pronged approach (1) reviewing policies, curricula, teacher training programs, and conducting needs assessments to identify gaps and provide solutions to enhance alignment of competency-based education (CBE) for 21st century skills; (2) building knowledge of and providing concrete tools and approaches to teachers on values education through sport (Sports Values in Every classroom toolkit- SViECT); and (3) conducting needs assessment of Himachal Pradesh's readiness to integrate and implement greening education in schools, equipping students with the skills to address real-world problems like climate change. Under the overall authority of the Director of the UNESCO Regional Office for South Asia in New Delhi, and direct supervision of the Programme Specialist and Chief of Education (ED), the project coordinator will be engaged by the UNESCO Regional Office for South Asia (hereinafter UNESCO) to support the implementation of the HP – FUTURES project. The Project Coordinator will be based in Shimla and work with the project management team based in New Delhi consisted of Programme Specialists and staff members from the Education and the Social and Human Sciences (SHS) Sectors in the UNESCO Regional Office for South Asia leading overall project management, implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation, and reporting efforts in coordination with UNESCO's implementing partners in regards to the following three outputs: Develop policies, curriculum, teacher training programs, and assessment on competency-based education (CBE) for 21st century skills to enhance teacher readiness for effective implementation in classrooms and beyond; Conduct teacher capacity building workshops to strengthen understanding of values of inclusion, equity, and respect strengthened through sports; and Evaluate policies, curriculum, teacher training programs, Eco-clubs, and assessments on greening education conducted to ensure a holistic integration of climate change education in Himachal Pradesh, with findings presented to guide future implementation.

Skills

education
development studies
social work
social and human sciences