Terms of Reference for consultancy for Integrating Climate Change into Primary School Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Teacher Training in Somaliland.

INVITATION TO BID FOR INDIVIDUAL LOCAL CONSULTANCY

Save the Children International (SCI) Somaliland program hereby invites interested individual local consultants to bid for the consultancy assignment detailed below

1. Title of Consultancy

Terms of Reference for consultancy for Integrating Climate Change into Primary School Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Teacher Training in Somaliland.

2. SCI Contracting Office

Save the Children in Somaliland

3. Period of Consultancy

Total duration will be 60 working days

4. Consultant type required

Experienced and relevant Local Individual Consultants (Consultancy Company is not applicable). Two individual local consultants are required in this assignment (one being curriculum specialist and other climate change expert).

5. Responsibility for Logistics arrangements and Costs

Save the children will pay the fee for the local individual consultants in a lump sum and will not reimburse any other costs incurred during the assignment. The consultants will cover their own Logistical arrangements costs; including food, accommodation, local transport, insurance and all cost associated with data collection work.

6. Taxation Provisions

The consultants shall be responsible for all applicable taxes related to the consultancy services, in accordance with local tax regulations at the SCI contracting office will apply and shall be withheld by SCI.

7. Travel requirements

Save the Children will cover travel cost outside Hargeisa for the purpose of this consultancy.

8. Security requirements

The consultants will comply with the standard of Save the Children Security procedures.

9. Consultant’s Experience Requirement:

This consultancy assignment will focus exclusively on Integrating Climate Change into Primary School Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Teacher Training in Somaliland. Applications are invited from qualified individual local consultants with proven expertise in education, climate change, and have contextual understanding of Somaliland’s institutional landscape.

KEY PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENT

Minimum Qualifications and professional experience

A. Education expert (curriculum specialist) – local consultant one

·       Advanced degree (Master or PHD) in Education, Curriculum Development, or related field.

·       At least 7–10 years of experience in curriculum design, teacher training, or education reform.

·       Demonstrated expertise in education curriculum, teacher education and trainings.

·       Prior experience in developing participatory teaching and learning materials. Prove of documents developed which is similar to this assignment.

·       Familiarity with Somaliland or Horn of Africa education context.

·       Strong facilitation and workshop design skills.

·       Excellent English writing and communication skills (Somali language fluency added advantage).

·       Commitment to gender equality and inclusive pedagogy.

B.

Climate Change Expert/specialist – local consultant two

·       Advanced degree (Master or PHD) in Environmental Studies, Climate Change, or related field.

·       At least 7–10 years of experience in developing climate or environmental education materials and trainings.  

·       Demonstrated expertise in climate change education, disaster risk reduction, or environmental education.

·       Prior experience in developing participatory teaching and learning materials. Prove of documents developed which is similar to this assignment.

·       Familiarity with Somaliland or Horn of Africa education context.

·       Strong facilitation and workshop design skills.

·       Excellent English writing and communication skills (Somali language fluency added advantage).

·       Commitment to gender equality and inclusive pedagogy.

Application Procedure

Candidates interested in the consultancy are expected to provide the following documentation:

• A technical proposal with a detailed response to the TOR, with specific focus on the scope of work, methodology and timelines.
• Initial work plan and indication of availability
• A financial proposal detailing the daily rate
• At least copy of one report/contract indicting the successful completion of similar assignments by the individual consultant.
• A detailed curriculum vitae (CV) of the consultant with contact details (the CV should include at least three traceable references).

Closing date for Applications

Interested consultants are requested to submit their BID applications by following the outlined procedures and send their complete proposals to somaliland.procurement@savethechildren.org no later than 12th October 2025 at 11:59 PM.