
STEM National Consultant for Samoa (Apia, Samoa)
Category | Grade:Professional | CONDeadline:14 Aug 2026Job ID:1368286057Posted on:31 Jul 2026
Overview
UNESCO seeks a senior national consultant in Samoa to assess foundational STEM skills needs, guide gender-transformative Science and Mathematics curriculum enhancement, and develop contextualised standards and a pilot roadmap for inclusive STEM laboratories and learning hubs.
Department: Education Sector, UNESCO Regional Office for the Pacific States
Languages
Required: English
Minimum Experience
10 years
Estimated Salary
Not available
Responsibilities
- Design and lead a national STEM skills demand assessment
- Review policies and curricula and analyse participation and gender gaps
- Conduct surveys, diagnostics, focus groups and national consultations
- Translate priority competencies into curriculum-enhancement guidance
- Develop contextualised STEM laboratory and hub guidelines
- Align recommendations with national policy, capacity and international standards
- Deliver reports, curricula guidance and a pilot roadmap
Requirements
- Advanced degree in education, international development, STEM or a related field
- At least ten years of relevant STEM education, curriculum, teacher education or project-management experience
- Proven Samoa and developing-country or SIDS curriculum experience
- Established relations with Samoa's education sector and STEM industries
Skills
STEM educationCurriculum developmentEducation researchGender-transformative pedagogyStakeholder consultationSTEM laboratory designPolicy guidance
Additional info
Not available