Position: Materials and Instruction Adivsor (Hot Job)

Job Description

• Take the lead in all IR1 related task and activities. 
• Communicate and collaborate closely with CLA focal points in order to ensure close coordination of EGRP/NEGRP/G2G activities and to jointly identify areas for further capacity building.
• Work closely with Senior Reading Advisor and other IR teams to effectively coordinate, manage, and implement technical assistance to the MOE and CLAs in the areas of curriculum and materials development, teacher training, and ongoing teacher mentoring.
• Work with the M&E team to ensure progress are aligned with the targets planned in IR1 activities.
• Develop annual work plan and strategies for IR1 related activities.
• Coordinate planning and development of Annual Work Plans.   
• Periodically follow-up with the MOE and CLA focal points to update EGRP progress including sharing the progress with the Steering Committee and the Technical Committee. 
• Work closely with IR1, IR3 and M&E team to ensure timely and smooth implementation of EGRP activities in program districts.   
• Organize, support coordinate capacity building meetings and trainings with the MOE and NEGRP partners for EGRP target districts. 
• Support regional and district teams to monitor materials use and instruction in classrooms in order to assist in identifying and trouble-shooting problems.
• Support materials and training-related activities under other IRs as needed.  

Job Specification

• Prior experience managing donor-funded education improvement programs, preferably USAID-funded. 
• Substantial knowledge and experience about the Nepal education system, including MOE, CLAs, as well as NGOs and INGOs working in education Nepal.
• Demonstrated capacity to work in a team and with various partners, including government and non-government counterparts. 
• Proficiency and fluency in English and Nepali. Technical expertise in one or more of the following areas: early grade reading (strongly preferred), education systems strengthening, education performance improvement, capacity building, and national and district-level service delivery preferred. 
• Prior experience with early grades curriculum/materials development and teacher training preferred. 
• Excellent computer skills.

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Interested candidates are requested to send their application with CV to [email protected]