Nov 5, 2018
Project Summary
The Northern Nigeria Education Initiative Plus (NEI+) project works to improve the quality of and access to education in Northern Nigeria, equitably and sustainably.
Position Summary
The Senior Teacher Education Specialist will be responsible for providing technical leadership for all teacher education activities, including leading and coordinating the teacher education and systems support activities at the national and stale level.
The position requires experience with teacher training policy and practice, designing programs for data collection and analysis, and personnel management.
Reporting & Supervision
This position is housed in Abuja, Nigeria, reporting to the Senior Reading Specialist.
Primary/Responsibilities
Lead integrated state and LGEA, SUBEB, and SBMC -working groups and steering committees in the following tasks:
Identification of education priorities
Assessment of education standards
Review and strengthen instructional quality and teacher performance assessments
Strengthen instructional quality standards
Ensure technical coordination of state-level activities and obtain support from directorates and local government authorities as needed.
Work closely with the Reading Specialist to manage support staff and consultants as needed to ensure the smooth implementation of project activities across technical areas.
Ensure the timely production, coordination, and reporting of all data: quarterly reports, M&E data, financial information, etc.
Support the development of reading curriculum and standards in colleges of education in collaboration with NCCE and state-based colleges of education.
Participate in regular meetings and maintain regular communication with state level team counterparts. and with the Senior Reading Specialist to ensure coherent planning, M&E practices, and project troubleshooting.
Represent the project in major state meetings and events as appropriate.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Requires a Master’s Degree in Education.
At least eight years of experience in the education sector, with at least five years of a leadership role in a conflict or crisis-affected country context.
The candidate must demonstrate at least five years of relevant technical experience working with activities that are of a similar scope to this activity.
The candidate is also responsible for some monitoring and evaluation, with at least five year’s technical experience in developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation plans and results-based management
The candidate must be professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English.
Apply via :
Interested and qualified candidates should send their updated Resume/CV to: recruiting@crea-neiplus.com with “Teacher Education Specialist” as the subject of the email. Note: Only finalists will be contacted.
https://www.myjobmag.com/job/108979/teacher-education-specialist-northern-nigeria-education-initiative-plus-nei-creative-associates-international