UNICEF Pacific International Consultancy: Fiji’s Pre-primary Curricula, Teaching Learning Materials and Teacher Training on Curricula, 200 working days over 24 Months Individual Consultant International Position Long-term contract

UNICEF Pacific International Consultancy: Fiji’s Pre-primary Curricula, Teaching Learning Materials and Teacher Training on Curricula, 200 working days over 24 Months

Job no: 592000

Contract type: Consultant

Duty Station: Suva

Level: Consultancy

Location: Fiji/Pacific Island Countries

Categories: Education, Early Childhood Development

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.

UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.

For every child, the right to innovation.  

In the Pacific we work in Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu: These 14 Pacific island countries are home to 2.3 million people, including 1.2 million children and youth, living on more than 660 islands and atolls stretching across 17.2 million square kilometers of the Pacific Ocean, an area comparable to the combined size of the United States of America and Canada. Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and Tuvalu are classified as Fragile States according to World Bank/OECD criteria.

All 14 Pacific Island countries and territories have ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, but only a third are on track with reporting obligations. Explore the different areas of our work here:  UNICEF Pacific Islands .

Global evidence consistently shows that quality early childhood education is one of the most powerful investments a country can make: children who access at least one year of effective pre-primary education are more likely to succeed in school and in life.

Fiji has achieved high pre-primary enrolment (92%), yet learning outcomes remain a concern. PILNA results show many children are not meeting expected literacy and numeracy levels, highlighting the need to strengthen the quality and inclusiveness of pre-primary teaching and learning.

National policies and frameworks—such as the 2024 National Pre-Primary Education Policy, the Fiji National Curriculum Framework, and Na Noda Mataniciva ECE Curriculum (2009)—provide a strong foundation. However, Na Noda Mataniciva urgently requires to be updated, and recent analyses show gaps in pedagogical guidance, culturally relevant learning materials, teacher professional development, and clarity on learning expectations for 5-year-olds.

The Ministry of Education, supported by UNICEF and partners, is advancing several complementary initiatives, including the Yavutu Programme , which focuses on three reforms:

An updated, developmentally appropriate curriculum for all 5-year-olds

Inclusive, culturally relevant teaching and learning materials

Comprehensive teacher training and mentoring

Aligned with national priorities and the Pacific Regional Education Framework, Yavutu strengthens school readiness and smooth transition to primary education.

Against this backdrop, the MoE—with UNICEF support—seeks an international consultant to develop a coherent, evidence-based package to improve pre-primary teaching and learning and ensure every child enters primary school ready to thrive.

How can you make a difference?  

The objective of the consultancy is to provide technical leadership support to MOE to develop:

An inclusive, developmentally appropriate pre-primary curriculum for 5-year-old children, including clear teacher pedagogical guidance and formative assessment approaches and tools.

A recommended list of aligned inclusive teaching and learning materials, with clear descriptions of their purpose, curriculum linkages, and pedagogical use.

Teacher training modules to support effective curriculum implementation, including guidance on inclusive practices and classroom application.

The consultancy will be delivered in five interconnected phases, as outlined in the ToR.

Please refer to the ToR (   INTERN~1.PDF ) for further information on the deliverables and the timelines. 

GUIDANCE FOR APPLICANTS:   

Please submit a separate financial offer along with your application. The financial proposal should be a lump sum amount for all the deliverables and should show a breakdown for the following:

Monthly / Daily fees– based on the deliverables in the Terms of Reference above

Travel (economy air ticket where applicable to take up assignment and field mission travel

Living allowance where travel is required

Miscellaneous- to cover visa, health insurance (including medical evacuation for international consultants), communications, and other costs.

Applicants should clearly indicate any previous consultancy or work experience with UNICEF or other UN agencies in their application.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…  

Minimum requirements:

Education:

PhD or Master’s degree in Education, curriculum studies, or a closely related social sector field.

Work Experience:

Minimum of eight (8) years of demonstrated experience in curriculum review, design, and implementation for pre-primary and/or primary education, including structured pedagogy and differentiated learning approaches.

Skills:

Technical expertise: Proven ability to lead complex education reform processes, including curriculum framework development, learning progression design, and production of teacher and learning materials.

Contextual knowledge: Strong understanding of education systems in Fiji or the wider Pacific region, including familiarity with national curriculum frameworks, teacher education systems, and policy environments.

Stakeholder engagement : Demonstrated capacity to engage and coordinate with ministries of education, teacher training institutions, and development partners in multi-stakeholder settings.

Monitoring and evaluation: Experience in documenting implementation processes, conducting pilot evaluations, and translating evidence into policy or practice recommendations.

Teamwork and relationship building: Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, with a track record of working effectively within multicultural and multidisciplinary teams.

Equity, inclusion, and quality: Sound understanding of these cross-cutting priorities within education programming, including gender-responsive and disability-inclusive approaches.

Communication: Exceptional written and oral English communication skills, with the ability to produce high-quality analytical and technical documents and to facilitate participatory workshops.

Personal attributes: Flexible, adaptive, and solutions-oriented professional with a commitment to national ownership, capacity strengthening, and collaborative ways of working.

Language Requirements:

Fluency in English is required, with demonstrated ability to produce high-level written documents.

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s Core Values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust and Accountability and Sustainability (CRITAS) underpin everything we do and how we do it. Get acquainted with Our Values Charter: UNICEF Values

The UNICEF competencies required for this post are…

(1) Builds and maintains partnerships

(2) Demonstrates self-awareness and ethical awareness

(3) Drive to achieve results for impact

(4) Innovates and embraces change

(5) Manages ambiguity and complexity

(6) Thinks and acts strategically

(7) Works collaboratively with others 

Familiarize yourself with our competency framework and its different levels.

UNICEF promotes and advocates for the protection of the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything it does and is mandated to support the realization of the rights of every child, including those most disadvantaged, and our global workforce must reflect the diversity of those children.  The UNICEF family is committed to include everyone , irrespective of their race/ethnicity, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, socio-economic background, minority, or any other status.

UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer a wide range of benefits to our staff, including paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF provides reasonable accommodation throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the results

Advertised: 30 Mar 2026 Fiji Standard Time
Deadline: 12 Apr 2026 Fiji Standard Time

Tagged as: Consultant, Education

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