Curriculum Development Consulting Engagement at BRAC

Eligibility and Timeline:

Eligibility

The following eligibility criteria shall apply:

• 3-5 years of experiencing leading the development of experiential curriculum and training materials in African contexts
• Experience with learner centered and engaging content, ability to support design of engaging visuals to enhance participant learning
• Self-starter with a proven track record of delivering high quality curriculum and training deliverables on time
• Knowledge of positive youth development principles, AGYW and women’s programming and youth employment
• Understanding of gender equality and social inclusion concepts and approaches in the international development sector
• Demonstrated ability to lead consensus building during collaborative processes to achieve a final product
• Ability to facilitate and relate to stakeholders at multiple levels
• Attention to cultural/historical context in curriculum development
• If the applicant is a firm, the names of the leading project manager will have to be specified with confirming their availability for the study.
• If applying as a consortium or firm, the team must consist of consultants of African origin and any team with exclusively African team members is preferred.

Activities:

• Review the curriculum sourcing and skills mapping completed for the project
• Gather open source curriculum to fill identified gaps
• Create a curriculum map and wireframe
• Assemble, edit, and develop (as needed) lesson plans while accounting for contextual adaptations; including AGYW and women (three age groups), ABYM (1-2 age groups),parent, microfinance client curricula, community leadership; content will cover social empowerment and economic empowerment
• Adapt and update facilitator manual
• During testing of curriculum, support feedback processes and complete adaptations recommended
• Support local contextualization in partnership with BRAC staff
• Support creation of an orientation for the curriculum delivery
• Upon curriculum completion, act in supportive role for appropriate content translations with hired external ranslators
• Organize curriculum to be accessible and allow for ease of version control

Do-No-Harm Approach: As BRAC adheres to the do-no-harm principle, the potential risks to participants linked to this analysis and mitigation plans to overcome risks should be outlined.

Reporting, performance assessment, and finance:
The consultant will report to Regional Advisor for Youth Empowerment, BRAC International You will report to Regional Advisory for Youth Empowerment and work in close collaboration with the Associate Director of Education and Empowerment, Head of Youth Empowerment and Head of Programme, Accelerating Impact for Young Women as well as interact with multiple teams across the organization.

The consultant’s performance will be assessed along the consultancy duration particularly the quality of work produced, their timely implementation, time commitment, and meeting the scope and objective of the task. Other conditions like incidental liability, intellectual property, non-disclosure policy, ethical standard and data protection protocol, and safeguarding policy will be applicable as per BRAC’s related policies.
The maximum budget threshold is USD 42,000, payable in monthly installments upon submission of a work update and invoice indicating days worked per task and subject to approval by the Assignment Manager.

The Consultant will be reimbursed for all reasonable travel and related expenses with prior approval by the Assignment Supervisor. The Consultant should provide a timely summary report of expenses on a monthly basis or as relevant – all expenditures must be supported by receipts or invoices to qualify for reimbursement.