Summary
Date Posted: 20th December 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time , Currency: RwF

JOB DETAILS:

Scope of Work

Title: Intermediate Result 1 Lead

Project Summary

USAID Soma Umenye will work to improve reading outcomes in Kinyarwanda for at least 1 million children in public and government-aided schools in Rwanda by the end of Grade 3. Specifically, USAID Soma Umenye will target all children in Grades 1-3 attending public and government-aided schools nationwide and ensure that at least 70 percent of students are able to read grade-level text with fluency and comprehension by the end of Grade 3.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Early Grade Reading Technical Director, work closely with government counterparts to conceptualize and implement the classroom and school-level interventions necessary to improve evidence-based reading instruction, including provision of instructional materials, training and coaching, supportive leadership, and provision of regular learning assessment of children’s reading progress, analysis and use of student assessment results.
• Support achievement of the goals and activities related to the IR 1 (classroom instruction
  
• Manage the IR 1 team (materials development specialists), book publishing specialist, CPD Specialist, and School Leadership Specialist) to promote the achievement of the project targets.
  
• Support the creation of government ownership of USAID Soma Umenye activities and products through close collaboration with relevant government counterparts.
  
• Oversee and support the development of an “essential core” of instructional materials that can be maintained by schools after the life of the project activity, including, at a minimum, teacher’s guides with scripted lessons, student textbooks and classroom sets of decodable and leveled readers.
  
• Oversee and support activities that build teacher capacity in early grade reading in Kinyarwanda through training, coaching, and other methods as appropriate; Take all appropriate measures to promote capacity building for P1-P3 Kinyarwanda teachers.
  
• Oversee and support the use of diagnostic and formative assessment tools and the analysis and use of resulting data within Rwandan schools (by teachers, head teachers, other school leaders, and communities/Parent-Teacher Associations) in ways anticipated to result in improved student reading outcomes.
  
• Conduct other tasks as requested by supervisor or chief of party.
  

Job Qualifications

• A Master’s degree and eight years of experience supporting early grade reading and/or early grade teacher education or a bachelor’s degree and 10 years of experience.
  
• Good level of understanding of evidence based early grade reading approach.
  
• Demonstrated experience of instructional materials development knowledge
  
• Experience of effective school leadership initiative
  
• Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of best practices in early grade teacher education as well as evidence-based early grade reading instruction.
  
• Must be familiar with USAID Education Strategy and associated documents (Technical Notes, Implementation Guidance, and Reference Materials)
  
• Experience promoting equity in learning outcomes among boys, girls, and children with special needs preferred;
  
• Demonstrated exemplary diplomatic, communication, and interpersonal skills
  
• Written and spoken proficiency in English
  

Location of Assignment

The location of assignment is Kigali, Rwanda with intermittent travel throughout the country.

Supervision

The Intermediate Result 1 Lead will report directly to the Early Grade Reading Technical Director or his/her designee.

Expected Salary: Commensurate with salary history and experience

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Job application procedure

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