Development of Pre-Service Teachers’ Mental Health Manual and Curriculum Revision

Develops a mental-health manual and revises Guyana’s pre-service teachers’ HFLE curriculum for UNICEF and government partners. The consultant will assess and update curriculum content, create training materials that help teachers recognize and respond to children’s mental-health needs, and deliver a workplan, revised materials and final documents supporting capacity building.

• Review, assess and revise the HFLE pre-service teachers’ curriculum to include mental health
• Develop a manual supporting pre-service teacher capacity building on mental health
• Create materials that help teachers recognize mental-health conditions and provide appropriate guidance
• Address child development, emotional and behavioural disorders and social-emotional skills in curriculum content
• Prepare an inception report with desk review and workplan
• Develop training manuals and materials and present final documents

• Master’s degree in Education, Social Sciences, Public Health, Health Policy or a related field with specialized training or proven curriculum-development experience
• At least 10 years of professional experience in education, public health or social policy, including curriculum and training-material development
• English

• Previous work experience with the United Nations System
• Knowledge of Guyana’s sub-regional contexts
• Mental-health background or experience

• Curriculum Development
• Training Design
• Mental Health
• Facilitation
• Report Writing

• Home-based consultancy with duty station in Georgetown
• Contract duration: 3.5 months
• Applicants must submit a TMS profile, CV, cover letter and separate financial proposal