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STEM National Consultant for Samoa (Apia, Samoa)

UNESCOApia, Samoa
Category | Grade:Professional | CONDeadline:14 Aug 2026Job ID:1368286057Posted on:31 Jul 2026
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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