Consultant for Digital Education and Artificial Intelligence in Education

UNICEF

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Consultant for Digital Education and Artificial Intelligence in Education

Apply now Job no: 596664

Contract type: Consultant

Duty Station: Belgrade

Level: Consultancy

Location: Serbia

Categories: Education

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 hope.

Serbia has made significant progress in the digital transformation of education through investments in infrastructure, connectivity, digital learning resources and teachers’ digital competencies. UNICEF has supported this process cooperating with the Ministry of Education, the Institute for

Education

• Improvement, the Institute for

Education

• Quality and Evaluation, the European Union, the UNICEF Venture Fund and other partners. Further support is needed to ensure that digital technologies are used effectively, inclusively and in pedagogically meaningful ways, and to guide the responsible, safe and inclusive use of artificial intelligence in education. UNICEF therefore seeks a national consultant to provide technical support for digital education policies and initiatives, stakeholder consultations, technical documents, evidence generation and programme development, with a focus on quality, inclusion, child rights and improved learning outcomes.

• How can you make a difference?

• The consultant will provide expert support to the Ministry of Education, the Institute for

Education

• Improvement and the Institute for

Education

• Quality and Evaluation in digital education, with a particular focus on the development of relevant policies and initiatives and the responsible and pedagogically meaningful use of artificial intelligence in education.

Tasks and Deliverables:

• 1. Support the development of policies and initiatives in digital education
• Provide expert support to the Ministry of Education, the Institute for

Education

• Improvement and the Institute for

Education

• Quality and Evaluation in addressing relevant needs and priorities in the area of digital education.
• Support the preparation, implementation, and facilitation of consultation meetings with stakeholders, including the preparation of agendas, discussion points and other necessary materials.
• Support the preparation and further development of relevant documents and materials in digital education.

Deliverables:

• Materials for consultation meetings, including scenarios, agendas, presentations, and discussion materials, as well as summaries of key conclusions, as required.

• Technical documents and knowledge products in digital education, including analyses, recommendations, guidelines, instructions and other relevant outputs, prepared and/or further developed in line with identified needs.

• 2. Support initiatives related to artificial intelligence in education

• Provide expert support in organizing policy roundtable on AI in education

• Prepare key conclusions and recommendations based on materials and discussions.

• Based on relevant analyses and the outcomes of the consultation process, define priority areas, recommendations, and key considerations for the further development of artificial intelligence use in education, including relevant pedagogical, ethical, safety and policy considerations.

Deliverables:

• Materials for the consultation process, including consultation policy workshop scenarios, agendas, presentations (PPTs), discussion materials, and other supporting materials, as required.

• Summary of key findings and recommendations from the consultation process, including relevant proposals for further directions in the use of artificial intelligence in education.

• Key considerations for AI in education

• 3. Support the national scale-up of the AI Teaching Assistant model

• Follow up on the scalability of AI TA model in education

• Identify opportunities for national scale up

• Develop short road map

Deliverables:

• Support national scale up of AI TA in education developed in cooperation with the Loop Foundation (Venture Fund)

• Road map for the scale up of the AI TA

• 4. Assist key local partners in engaging with and joining GIGA.

• Provide technical support to the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Telecommunication in engaging with GIGA

• Support the preparation, implementation, and facilitation of consultation meetings with stakeholders, including the preparation of agendas, discussion points and other necessary materials.

Deliverables:

• Materials for consultation meetings and discussion materials, as well as summaries of key conclusions, as required.

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

Minimum requirements:

• University degree in human sciences, preferably education, pedagogy, psychology, sociology or another humanities field.
• At least five years of experience in digital education policy and practice.
• Experience in research, analysis and monitoring education policies.
• Excellent knowledge of the digital policy framework in education, particularly in the Serbian context.
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking and the ability to synthesize complex information.
• Statistical knowledge.
• Fluency in Serbian and English language (spoken and written), with the ability to work in both languages.

Desirables:

• An advanced university degree is an asset.

• High level of gender awareness, cultural sensitivity and judgement; strong negotiation and communication skills; and ability to work effectively as part of a team.

• Knowledge of the United Nations/UNICEF mandate and UN rules and procedures.

• 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 UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF. Should you be shortlisted, please get in touch with the recruiter directly to share further details, enabling us to make the necessary arrangements in advance.

• UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority, discrimination, fraud, corruption and other forms of misconduct.

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