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Current Vacancies at Creative Associates International, 25th June, 2019
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 15 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.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Hausa Reading Specialist
Req No: HAUSA01627
Location: Abuja
Job Type: Full Time
Position Summary
- Creative is seeking a Hausa Reading Specialist for an anticipated donor-funded project in Nigeria aiming to enable more effective state and non-state systems to deliver foundational skills to all children
- The Hausa Reading Specialist provides overall technical oversight and guidance to the project’s support to improve reading instruction in local language.
Reporting & Supervision:
- This position is located in Abuja, Nigeria, reporting to the Curriculum Development Advisor.
Primary Responsibilities
- Supervise the production of all project-supported reading material, all project-supported trainings in reading, all teacher and classroom supervision and monitoring and all student testing efforts;
- Ensure complementarity of activity approaches in reading across the project activity states,
- Liaise with government representatives and technicians on technical matters and bear ultimate responsibility for ensuring that children in project schools achieve improved outcomes in reading; and
- Work directly with a Hausa language expert (particularly if the advisor is not conversant and fluent in written and spoken Hausa).
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Education, preferably with a specialty in early grade reading;
- At least six (6) years of experience in programs in sub-Saharan Africa that work specifically to improve early grade reading;
- Prior experience with the development of early grade reading materials, training programs, classroom monitoring protocols, and tests and assessments, including EGRA;
- Prior experience with supporting civil-society based monitoring of reading outcomes;
- Professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English;
- Fluency in written Hausa is preferred but not required.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Job Title: Materials Development Specialist
Req No: MATER01626
Location: Abuja
Job Type: Full Time
Position Summary
- Creative is seeking a Materials Development Specialist for an anticipated donor-funded project in Nigeria aiming to enable more effective state and non-state systems to deliver foundational skills to all children
- The Materials Development Specialist will be responsible for the development of reading and instructional materials, ensuring that the content of the materials developed is effective
- S/he will also be responsible for leading the production of multimedia classroom and instructional materials to ensure they adhere to the content developed by the Ministry of Education.
Reporting & Supervision:
- The Materials Development Specialist will report to the Curriculum Development Advisor.
Primary Responsibilities
- Review and develop teaching manuals and guides for in-service training that will be used to roll out the teacher trainings;
- Develop training materials that include how to teach the component skills of reading, classroom-based reading assessment, and methodology for teaching fundamental reading skills to children, as well as oral reading skills development in Hausa;
- Ensure that all pedagogical materials align with government requirements and build on existing training materials as recommended by the Ministry of Education;
- Ensure availability of materials available in innovative IT formats to support self-learning where possible; and
- Collaborate with the other projects to ensure linkages and shared approaches and materials.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree in Education or related Pedagogically oriented field preferred;
- At least four (4) years of experience in work specifically to improve education programming directed to rural, ethno-linguistic underserved populations;
- At least six (6) years of general work experience;
- Prior experience with supporting family/community engagement of education outcomes;
- Professional proficiency in written and spoken and English;
- Demonstrated knowledge of cultural barriers to education and to reading in Nigeria;
- Demonstrated experience on other international development projects strongly preferred; and
- Fluency in English is required; fluency in local languages is highly desired.
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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Note
- Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.
- Position contingent upon donor funding.
