PRB is seeking a local consultant to support a virtual research-to-action (R2A) workshop for a team at ADARA Research and Management Consultancy (ARMC) that is addressing issues of teacher wellbeing and social emotional learning in Liberia*.

The local consultant will support training and serve as a key resource in supporting the research team in stakeholder interviews.

• The project is under the Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC), a strategic resource to USAID that leverages the scientific expertise of academic researchers to provide research, specialized training, and short-term technical assistance.
• The research expands the evidence base around the context-specific measurement of children’s social emotional learning (SEL) skills and teacher wellbeing in Liberia, specifically by providing an in-depth understanding of how children’s SEL skills and teachers’ wellbeing are conceptualized.
• The goal of this research is to develop a brief, non-technical guidance document that outlines how other partners and stakeholders in Education in Crisis and Conflict (EiCC) can undertake a similar measure development process for children’s SEL and/or teachers’ wellbeing.
• The research will provide the Ministry of Education and development partners with the evidence on strengthening systems for teachers’ motivation, and compensation and wellbeing.
• The government is considering the revision of the pay-grade scheme of the education workforce, and the evidence will contribute to said revision.
• The evidence on SEL will also provide the needed data to support implementation of the Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS) and provide private and faith- based education secretariats the needed information to ensure SEL is integrated in the teaching and learning practices at the primary school level.

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Requirements

• An ideal candidate will have a network that includes the Ministry of Education and policymaking for primary education level in Liberia. 
• The workshops begin in early December but there is also a possibility for the role to begin in early January.
• The position will end at the end of February.
• Interested individuals should contact Christine Power, Senior Policy Advisor at Population Reference Bureau (PRB) with your daily rate, CV, and availability as soon as possible.
• Please note if you are available December 1-16 to participate in some workshop sessions.