Category: Programs
Req ID: DEPUT02074
Posted Date: 2020-06-10
Schedule: Full Time
Location: Mogadishu, Somalia SOM
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 25 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.
Program Summary:
The USAID/Somalia Bar ama Baro (BAB) "Teach or Learn" Program works to increase access to quality education for a targeted number of out-of-school children and youth (ages 8-15) in specific regions of Somalia. The program will work to increase student enrollment in alternative education program sites, improve their safety, monitor acquisition of literacy, numeracy, and socio-emotional skills among the learners who enroll in them, and enhance the Federal Government of Somalia's (FGS) capacity to regulate them.
Position Summary:
The DCOP-Curriculum, Assessment and Teacher Development (DCOP-CATD) position will work in tandem with the Reading/Education in Crisis or Conflict Advisor (RECC) and the DCOP-Programs, among other BAB team members, and be responsible for providing technical leadership for all curriculum development activities, including leading and coordinating design, development, and implementation of the Accelerated Education Program (AEP) teaching and learning materials. The DCP-CATD will also oversee teacher development in the AEP sector including policy and certification pathways. The DCoOP-CATD is required to undertake a collaborative and capacity-building approach with BAB team members, partner organizations, most notably Save the Children International (SCI), Charlie Goldsmith Associates (CGA), SIL LEAD, and ORB International, as well as the primary stakeholder Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education (MoECHE) at the federal level and respective Ministry of Education (MoE) representatives at the state and regional levels to ensure a co-creation and inclusive collaborative approach that will result in the final AEP-approved curriculum and associated materials.
Reporting and Supervision:
The DCOP--CATD will report to the Chief of Party (COP).
Primary Responsibilities:
Perform other tasks as assigned.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
Master's Degree in Education or related field;
At least eight (8) years of demonstrated technical and management experience in the education sector, on projects with a similar scope to this activity, with progressively higher positions of authority and responsibility;
Exceptional oral and written communication skills;
Professional proficiency in written and spoken English.
Fluency in written and spoken Somali;
Ability to demonstrate leadership and team-building skills;
Ability to engage positively and productively with a diverse population of team members, stakeholders and government counterparts;
Willingness and ability to train and be trained;
Must be currently based in and working from Mogadishu;
Must have a valid Somali passport, or at least valid Somali work permit, to facilitate living in Somali and work-related travel throughout BAB Program area of implementation; and
Experience working on donor funded projects, preferably with USAID, is preferred.
Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.
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