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Background
UNFPA works across the Asia‑Pacific region to ensure adolescents and youth have access to age‑appropriate comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) in and out‑of‑school settings. Doing so equips young people with essential information and skills to have healthy relationships, promote gender‑equitable social norms (including positive masculinity), and make informed decisions about their body and rights.
Purpose of consultancy
Conduct a rapid review of existing out‑of‑school CSE curriculum for vulnerable youth in peri‑urban areas and lead a human‑centered or participatory learner‑led design process with vulnerable youth to refine the content and delivery models for their emerging needs.
Scope of work
- Refine essential CSE components delivered for vulnerable, out‑of‑school youth.
- Lead and conduct a rapid review of current out‑of‑school CSE curriculum to identify emerging needs and propose new content.
- Facilitate a human‑centered or participatory learner‑led design process to rapidly prototype and co‑create select content modules and pedagogy.
- Document and package the approach for adaptation and dissemination with other countries.
Key components
- Inception phase and rapid assessment: design methodology and workplan, briefings, desk reviews, key informant interviews, rapid assessment of strengths and growth areas.
- Human‑centered or participatory learner‑led design process: facilitate participatory approaches and HCD sessions with diverse out‑of‑school youth to map lived experiences, needs, emerging SRH knowledge and life skills gaps, and preferred learning platforms.
- Curriculum and implementation strategy revisions: integrate new and relevant HCD findings into a refined, innovative and flexible CSE curriculum, including tailored guidance for facilitators, community engagement protocols, and adaptation strategies for different subgroups.
Duration and working schedule
Total duration: 1 October – 31 March 2027. Home based.
Deliverables
- Deliverable 1: Inception report, including workplan and outline for the rapid assessment and HCD approach – 30 October 2026.
- Deliverable 2: OOS CSE rapid review framework with initial findings – 15 December 2026.
- Deliverable 3: First draft updated curriculum modules, implementation guidelines and protocols – 1 February 2027.
- Deliverable 4: Final versions – 15 March 2027.
Payment
- 1st installment: 50 % upon satisfactory acceptance of Deliverables 1 and 2.
- Final installment: 50 % upon satisfactory acceptance of Deliverables 3 and 4.
Qualifications and Experience
- Master’s level in Education, Public Health, Social Sciences, Psychology, or related interdisciplinary disciplines with training in human‑centered design.
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in education including CSE, life skills, ASRH, gender, and youth development with participatory or human‑centered design.
- Technical expertise on CSE curriculum and international guidelines.
- Experience with youth SRHR, online safety, TfGBV, digital and AI literacy, and mental health is an asset.
- Demonstrated experience working with vulnerable youth in the Asia‑Pacific region, applying ethical frameworks and safeguarding protocols.
- Proficient in English.