Senior Reading Specialist

 

Senior Reading Specialist

Application deadline 28. Apr

Ad ID

1007956

Posted at

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Details

Application deadline

2018-04-28

Business / Employer name

Brightermonday Tanzania

Company Industry

NGO

Job Level

Senior level

Work Type

Full Time

Highest Qualification

Masters

Years of Experience

9 years

Location

Other Dar es Salaam District Dar Es Salaam

Description

Responsibilities:
Provide technical leadership for the USAID Tusome Pamoja curriculum development and teacher professional development activities. Specific activities include:

• Provide quality assurance in the design, implementation and evaluation of literacy curricula and materials
• Assist the Chief of Party to ensure timely project implementation and technical fidelity, monitor project activities, and ensure quality
• Serve as the direct technical counterpart for the MoEST, MoEVT, and TIE in the development and adaptation of appropriate teaching and learning materials
• Ensure the technical quality of teacher professional development programs, including the face to face trainings, the classroom support system, and the school-level teacher mentoring and self-learning interventions in Tusome Pamoja
• Coordinate assistance provided by subcontractors and short-term reading experts, local and international
• Leverage project M&E data to inform adjustments in the project's technical approach and ensure continued improvement in student reading outcomes
• Develop and strengthen new and existing partnerships with other education institutions, contributing to the creation and delivery of quality teacher professional development activities and classroom support systems
• Collaborate with government partners and subcontractors to ensure the technical accuracy of their approaches
• Coordinate with other donors and NGOs working on literacy interventions in Tanzania to ensure that Tusome Pamoja is coherent technically and successful interacts with other interventions in similar areas

Other responsibilities:

• Prepare periodic performance reports
• Train project staff and provide orientation to new staff regarding the EGR methods and processes.
• Contribute to annual work planning on TPP and promote joint work planning with other USAID partners
• Use and contribute to the knowledge base on EGR materials development and teacher professional development, RTI’s and globally
• Engage and support research studies relevant for Tusome Pamoja

Respond to USAID and other program requests for information as needed and support other activities as they arise.
Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in education, preferably with a specialty in literacy or early childhood education. A Ph.D. in education with a focus on literacy or early childhood education is preferred.
• At least 9 years of experience in programs in sub-Saharan Africa that work to improve early grade reading is required.
• Prior experience with the development of early grade reading materials, training programs, classroom monitoring protocols, and tests and assessments, is required: experience with the Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA).
• Prior experience serving in a technical leadership capacity on USAID-funded projects preferred.
• Proven ability to lead, manage, and motivate personnel.
• Excellent communication skills and ability (verbal and written).
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability.
• Must be professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English. It is preferred, but not required, that the candidate be conversant and fluent in written and spoken Kiswahili.

A client seeks to hire a qualified candidate for the position of a Senior Reading Specialist
To apply for this job, please go to the following website www.brightermonday.co.tz