TVET Curriculum Development Specialist

The TVET Curriculum Development Specialist provides technical leadership and expertise in designing, adapting, and accrediting Competency-Based Training curricula for the ARISE-GREEN project in South Sudan. The role involves aligning training pathways with the National Qualifications Framework, embedding green technologies and gender-transformative approaches, and collaborating with national ministries to institutionalize upgraded curricula.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical design, development, and adaptation of practical, market-led Competency-Based Training (CBT) curricula for priority mapped modules in the priority Agri-Value Chains (AVCs).
• Embed green methodologies and advanced green-tech practices directly into targeted course modules.
• Develop comprehensive, clear Trainer Learning Guides, Trainee Workbooks, practical exercise logs, and Competency Assessment Tools for each course.
• Integrate cross-cutting priorities seamlessly into the curricula, specifically gender equity, safe programming, inclusion of persons with disabilities, and conflict sensitivity.
• Ensure all developed formal and non-formal training modules are strictly mapped to South Sudan NQF Levels 1 through 5 (from Micro-credentials up to Certificate and Diploma levels).
• Lead the institutional processes required to secure official validation, endorsement, and accreditation of developed modules from MoGEI, MoL, and relevant regulatory bodies.
• Establish clear, formalized pathways for the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), allowing youth with informal sector experience to transition systematically into NQF Level 1 tracks.
• Standardize stackable micro-credential frameworks for short, modular non-formal courses, allowing learners to progressively accumulate credits toward full formal certifications.
• Formulate and execute a centralized capacity-building roadmap for 240 TVET instructors and workshop technicians across the 12 target institutions.
• Facilitate intensive Training-of-Trainers (ToT) workshops focusing on practical, learner-centered CBT delivery, gender-sensitive instruction, and the usage of advanced solar/processing equipment.
• Provide continuous, field-level technical mentoring and coaching to instructors to ensure they effectively transition from theoretical lecturing to hands-on, competency-based facilitation.
• Utilize insights from Value Chain Skills Gap Analyses (VCSGA) and occupational profiling to continuously refine curriculum modules, ensuring they match actual private-sector labor demands.
• Partner with the Agri-TVET Coordinators to engage the 49+ mapped private sector MSMEs, ensuring that work-based learning (WBL) and apprenticeship frameworks match classroom-delivered CBT metrics.
• Establish and coordinate ad hoc technical working groups comprised of ministry officials, private sector professionals, and master craftsmen to validate occupational standards and skills profiles.
• Design and implement institutional Quality Assurance (QA) toolkits and assessment checklists for the 3 designated TVET Centres of Excellence.
• Conduct regular technical monitoring visits to institutional workshops and field demonstration plots to evaluate the quality and adherence of training delivery against the approved curricula.
• Draft high-quality technical progress reports, curriculum briefs, and policy-level recommendation papers for the Consortium Project Manager and national steering platforms.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Education /Vocational Education (TVET) Curriculum Design, Educational Assessment, Agricultural Education, Agronomy, or a related technical development field.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of progressive professional experience specializing in TVET curriculum development, instructional design, and occupational standard formulation.
• Proven technical expertise in building Competency-Based Education and Training (CBET/CBT) systems, preferably within the East African region or fragile states context.
• Deep operational understanding of National Qualifications Frameworks (NQF), educational accreditation pathways, and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) mechanisms.
• Demonstrated experience integrating green economies, climate-smart agriculture, solar energy technologies, or digital literacy into vocational training programs.
• Substantial experience working collaboratively with national line ministries (MoGEI, MoL, MoF) and institutional authorities.
• Exceptional capability to author clear, structured technical manuals, learning guides, and policy validation frameworks from scratch.
• Strong capability to navigate bureaucratic approval processes and forge consensus among government authorities, INGOs, and private sector enterprise actors.
• Proven ability to translate private-sector market assessments and industrial value-chain deficits into practical classroom learning objectives.
• Flawless written and spoken professional English. Ability to present complex pedagogical methodologies clearly to local instructors and diverse stakeholders.

Skills

• TVET Curriculum Development
• Instructional Design
• Occupational Standard Formulation
• Competency-based training
• National Qualifications Frameworks
• Educational Accreditation
• Recognition of Prior Learning
• Green Economy Integration
• Climate-Smart Agriculture
• Solar Energy Technologies
• Digital Literacy
• Technical Manual Authoring
• Policy Validation Frameworks
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Government Liaison
• Private Sector Market Assessment
• Industrial Value-Chain Analysis
• Curriculum Accreditation
• Educational Methodologies
• English Language Proficiency

Languages

English