• Short term consultancy assignment
• Commencing June 2024, concluding April 2025 (up to 39 days)
• Honiara, Solomon Islands-based

Save the Children is no ordinary not-for-profit:

We're ambitious, creative and outspoken. We stand up for children's rights. We want all children to be educated, healthy and live a life free from violence. We run programs in Australia and overseas and, if there's a disaster - like an earthquake, drought, or conflict - we are there on the ground.

About the project:

SOLKAS is a $31,831,892 USD, 6-year (2024-2030) project principally funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), with contributions from the Australian Government aid program and New Zealand Government. The project is co-executed by Save the Children Solomon Islands and the Solomon Islands Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management, and Meteorology (MECDM), who jointly manage activity implementation (that will be undertaken by a range of government departments and contractors). Save the Children Australia will act as the GCF Accredited Entity, with ultimate responsibility for project delivery. It will be implemented in six provinces in the Solomon Islands.

Where you come in:

Save the Children is seeking an International Curriculum Development consultant to support and lead curriculum development focusing specifically on junior secondary years (Forms 1- 3). The consultancy will work closely with the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development (MEHRD), Teaching and Learning Department, Curriculum Development Unit, and in collaboration with local curriculum development technical assistance and other key stakeholders where necessary.

In this consulting assignment you will work closely together with the local Curriculum Development consultant to:

• Assess existing integration of climate change within junior secondary curriculum (Forms 1 to 3) in accordance with international best practice standards;
• Provide recommendations on the best approaches and platforms for integrating climate change education into school based and out of school learning
• Develop climate change micro-learning modules for integration of climate change into the junior secondary curriculum (Forms 1 to 3) in collaboration with relevant international technical specialists, MEHRD technical staff and other key stakeholders; using MEHRD established Curriculum development, review and approval processes
• Consult with relevant stakeholders regarding content, integration, piloting, refinement, finalisation;
• Develop teacher training and capacity development materials for use in school in pidgin languages;
• Ensure all materials are sensitive to gender and people with disability;
• Prepare for, and support delivery of national and provincial workshops as part of the National whole Educator Professional Development Strategy.

For detailed information, the full Terms of Reference are available here.

This consultancy requires:

• Demonstrated experience in development of curriculum and development of teacher training materials for secondary years.
• Demonstrated experience in climate change education.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver consultancy with skills and strong time management, administrative and organisational skills.
• Highly developed communication skills, written and verbal, including highly developed report writing skills.
• Experience working with a range of teams and education sector stakeholders including government, non-government.
• Excellent project management, advocacy and diplomatic skills to enable effective engagement and responses with stakeholders.

Sound interesting?

We'd love to hear from you. To apply please send an application that includes:

• A letter expressing interest, outlining the experience and expertise of the individual consultant or consulting agency relevant for the work
• A copy of CV(s) or details of expertise in your research institution, or consultancy firm/agency, if applicable
• A financial proposal or costing for items/activities required for the fulfilment of the expected deliverables of the consultancy work, including daily rate and anticipated expenses

Application can be addressed to Marguerite Bennett, Program Manager - Climate Change; click on Apply Now.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All consultants are required to undergo an International / National Police Check, a Working with Children Check where necessary, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.