NATIONAL CONSULTANT: To guide the development of a comprehensive CSE overview document for policy makers.

Organizational Context

Since the integration of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) into Rwanda's national curriculum, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has served as a key strategic partner to the Ministry of Education through the Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB). To operationalize this framework across all learning levels, UNFPA has supported the development and distribution of foundational educational tools. These include a comprehensive reference book detailing core CSE topics and learning content, as well as simplified CSE toolkits tailored for lower and upper secondary schools, which have already been deployed to 1,642 selected schools across the country. Building on this momentum, a primary school CSE toolkit has been finalized and is undergoing final editorial refinements prior to formal endorsement by REB, ensuring an age-appropriate continuum of care and learning throughout the basic education system. Despite these significant achievements, a critical gap remains in translating curricular materials into effective policy oversight, institutional accountability, and sustained impact. To bridge this gap, key stakeholders and policy makers must be equipped with targeted, accessible tools that reframe their understanding of CSE, demystify its operational delivery, and establish clear mechanisms for monitoring implementation. Providing decision-makers with a user-friendly overview-featuring a detailed curriculum matrix that illustrates how CSE concepts systematically integrate across the Competence-Based Curriculum-will empower them to advocate for CSE more effectively, track school-level execution, and hold implementers accountable, thereby ensuring every learner benefits from high-quality, life-saving education. UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. The UNFPA Strategic Plan for 2026-2029 articulates the organization’s response to a complex global environment, providing a roadmap for resilience and renewal. It is designed to accelerate the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This mandate is pursued through a focus on four interconnected outcomes: ending the unmet need for family planning; ending preventable maternal deaths; ending gender-based violence and harmful practices; and adapting to demographic change through evidence and rights-based policies. In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff who embody these international norms and standards and will defend them courageously and with full conviction. UNFPA is seeking candidates who transform, inspire, and deliver high-impact sustained results, ensuring effective external relations, communications, partnership-building and resource mobilization in a rapidly changing development and funding landscape. We need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them, and who commit to delivering excellence in programme results

Job Purpose

UNFPA, in partnership with the Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB), seeks to engage a national consultant to guide the development of a comprehensive CSE overview document for policy makers. Working alongside a core technical team comprised of CSE master trainers and curriculum developers, the national consultant will provide technical expertise to map CSE curricular content across all education levels, formulate a robust M&E framework, and establish operational accountability mechanisms. The consultant will synthesize these key technical components into a concise, easily navigable overview document designed to reframe policy makers' perceptions, strengthen implementation oversight, and drive high-level advocacy for Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Rwanda.

Responsibilities

The consultant will work with the Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB), UNFPA, and a core technical team comprising CSE master trainers and curriculum developers to: - Map and structure CSE curricular content: Outline core CSE topics, sub-topics, and specific learning objectives, detailing what learners should know and be able to do at each level, while summarizing the expected attitudes, skills, and behaviours learners are expected to demonstrate in daily life. - Develop a detailed curriculum matrix: Map each CSE topic across primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education levels, explicitly identifying the corresponding carrier subjects, grade levels, and specific unit numbers. - Formulate an M&E framework : Define robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for CSE implementation and establish key performance indicators to track school-level execution, quality of delivery, and learning progression. - Establish accountability mechanisms : Outline clear operational guidance and metrics to enhance government and CSE implementers' accountability regarding program rollout and quality assurance. - Produce a policy-maker overview document : Synthesize these technical components into a concise, well-structured, and easily navigable CSE overview document specifically tailored to inform policy makers, reframe perceptions, and support high-level advocacy.

Work Experience

- At least 5 years of professional experience in education programming, curriculum development, textbook creation, or education systems strengthening. - Proven experience and demonstrated track record in Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) programming. - Previous experience working with the Rwanda Basic Education Board (REB) is considered a strong asset. - Strong analytical, report writing, and stakeholder facilitation skills. - Excellent command of written and spoken English; working knowledge of Kinyarwanda is an advantage.

Skills

- Exemplifying integrity, - Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, - Embracing cultural diversity, - Embracing change - Achieving results, - Being accountable, - Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen, - Thinking analytically and strategically, - Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,

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