National Education in Emergency Consultant (office based with possibility of travel for 12 months)

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The recent flooding in Rasuwa and downstream districts along the Bhotekoshi corridor caused significant damage to schools and education infrastructure, disrupting learning for thousands of children. Rapid assessments identified extensive damage to classrooms, learning spaces, WASH facilities, and educational equipment, requiring immediate support to restore access to education.

UNICEF, in collaboration with government counterparts and Education Cluster partners, is supporting the continuation of learning through temporary learning arrangements, provision of learning materials, psychosocial support, and early recovery interventions. As the response progresses from emergency relief to recovery, there is a growing need for technical oversight to ensure that temporary and semi-permanent learning facilities are designed, constructed, and monitored in line with safety, quality, and child-friendly standards.

Nepal is highly vulnerable to climate-induced disasters and earthquakes, which frequently damage education infrastructure and disrupt children's learning. Timely technical support is critical to assess damage, identify appropriate learning-space solutions, adapt designs to local contexts, and provide guidance to partners and communities during the establishment of temporary and transitional learning facilities.

Furthermore, the Government of Nepal has recently endorsed the Comprehensive School Safety Master Plan, reinforcing its commitment to ensuring that schools are safe, resilient, and prepared for future hazards. The recovery phase presents an important opportunity to operationalize and advance the principles of the Master Plan by integrating risk-informed and resilient approaches into the design, rehabilitation, and reconstruction of education facilities. Technical engineering support is therefore essential not only to restore learning spaces but also to ensure that recovery investments contribute to safer and more resilient schools.

To address these needs, UNICEF seeks to maintain standby engineering support through an Education in Emergencies Engineer. The consultant will provide technical guidance for the assessment, planning, design, construction, and monitoring of temporary and semi-permanent learning facilities; support government and partner-led recovery interventions; promote the integration of Comprehensive School Safety principles into education infrastructure activities; and ensure that all interventions meet agreed technical standards, are safe for children, and facilitate the rapid resumption and continuity of learning during emergencies and recovery efforts.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy, please review the complete Terms of Reference here:  EiE Consultant.pdf

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UNICEF encourages applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic backgrounds, and from people with disabilities, including neurodivergence. We offer reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. 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 and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template)  Financial proposal EiE Consultant.docx

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Advertised: 09 Nov 2026 Nepal Standard Time
Applications close: 23 Nov 2026 Nepal Standard Time

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