Country: Mozambique
Closing date: 21 Jan 2016
Position Location: Maputo, Mozambique
Background:
Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 15 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike.
Position Summary:
The Senior Reading Specialist provides overall technical oversight and guidance to the activity’s support to improved reading instruction, including reading standards, benchmarks, curricula, and assessment systems.
Primary Responsibilities:
Supervises the production of all activity-supported reading material, all activity-supported trainings in reading, all teacher and classroom supervision and monitoring, and all student testing efforts.
Ensures complementarity of activity approaches in reading across the activity provinces and language areas, liaises with government representatives and technicians on technical matters, and bears ultimate responsibility for ensuring that children in activity-supported schools achieve improved outcomes in reading.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in education with a specialty in early grade reading or another pedagogically-oriented specialty;
At least 4 years of experience in work specifically to improve evidence-based early grade reading programming directed to rural, ethno-linguistic underserved populations;
At least four additional years of experience improving educational quality in developing countries is required;
At least five years of experience in sub-Saharan Africa is highly desired and prior experience in Southern or Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa or Mozambique is preferred;
Prior proven experience with the development and implementation of evidence-based early grade reading materials, and preferably early grade reading materials in local languages, training programs, classroom monitoring protocols, and tests and assessments, including EGRA, is required;
Prior experience with supporting family/community engagement and civil-society based monitoring of reading outcomes is required;
The candidate must be professionally proficient in written and spoken Portuguese (ILR 3+) and English (ILR 3+). Working knowledge of a Mozambican language or other Bantu language is preferred, but not required.
How to apply:
Please apply online: https://rew21.ultipro.com/CRE1010/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*81B5B424FF81F88A