Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist

Project Description EDC is seeking a Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist for a proposed education consultancy in Somalia focused on the development of the National Teacher Professional Development Plan (TPDP). The assignment will support the Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education (MoECHE) to produce a comprehensive, quality-assured, and implementation-ready national teacher professional development plan aligned with the National Teacher Competency Framework (NTCF), the Somalia Education Act (2023), and the National Transformation Plan 2025–2029. The assignment is designed to help establish a coherent national system for continuing professional development (CPD), strengthen quality assurance, support certification and monitoring systems, and improve teacher professional development across Federal Member States, school types, education levels, and Integrated Quranic Schools. Position Description The Gender and Social Inclusion Specialist will ensure that gender equality and social inclusion are fully integrated into the design of the TPDP. The specialist will lead analysis of barriers to participation in teacher professional development, especially for female teachers and other underserved groups, and will help shape inclusive approaches to CPD delivery, stakeholder engagement, implementation planning, and monitoring. This role is particularly important to ensure that the TPDP responds to the needs of teachers in rural, nomadic, and conflict-affected settings, including female teachers in Integrated Quranic Schools and other hard-to-reach contexts. Key Responsibilities: Lead a gender and social inclusion analysis as part of the broader situational assessment for the TPDP. Identify barriers to participation in CPD, with specific attention to female teachers in rural, nomadic, and conflict-affected areas, as well as female teachers in Integrated Quranic Schools. Provide technical input to ensure that TPDP policies, systems, and implementation approaches