Development Alternatives, Incorporated (DAI) Job for a Expert (Education)

Development Alternatives, Incorporated (DAI) is an international development company. For more than 45 years, we have worked on the front-lines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governance, and instability. We are recruiting to fill the position below:       Job Title: Expert (Education) Location: Nigeria Indicative timeline for programme start: mid/late 2019 Program Summary

• Currently, DAI is preparing for a large Education and Governance programme in Nigeria to be funded by DFID. The programme is expected to run for 8 years and will work in multiple states in Nigeria, including but not exclusive to Kano, Jigawa, and Kaduna.
• The focus of the programme will be to improve state and non-state education systems, teaching and learning approaches, and effective use of evidence to improve education monitoring systems.

• Education and school focus:
  • Education and Policy
  • Basic education curriculum development (including literacy and numeracy and pedagogy, qualifications and assessments)
  • Teacher training and learning
  • Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) screening and education application State and non-state systems basic education delivery and regulation.
• Governance and programme management focus:
  • GESI in education systems
  • Education public financial management
  • Human and institutional resource management - including recruitment and retention of teachers
  • School governance and management
  • Safeguarding policy and implementation
  • Knowledge and Communications - in the education sector in Nigeria preferable
  • Monitoring and Evaluation for effective communication in education
  • Large and complex programme management.