Technical Experts for Basic Education Job at Creative Associates International
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Creative is an international development organization dedicated to supporting people around the world to realize the positive change they seek.
Founded in 1977 by four enterprising women, Creative Associates International (Creative) is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in educational systems strengthening, education in conflict, governance, economic growth, gender and inclusion, technology for development, and more. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a current field presence in nearly 30 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the U.S. Department of State, among others.
- Technical Experts for Basic Education
Responsibilities:
- USAID Project Management: such as Chief of Party, Deputy Chief of Party, Team Lead, Project Director, or similar leadership roles.
- Student Performance and Wellbeing: inclusive of subject-matter specialists (reading, numeracy, English, psychosocial wellbeing, with potential for other subjects), materials development and distribution, and classroom assessment.
- Teacher Development and Support: inclusive of pre-service training, in-service training, coaching / mentoring, and teacher management.
- School Safety: inclusive of violence prevention, student support/enrichment, and community / parental outreach
- Community Mobilization and Engagement: inclusive of parental and other relevant community actor engagement, NGO capacity building, and social and behavior change communication.
- Gender and Inclusion: inclusive of access for children with disabilities, girls, IDPs, and other marginalized and vulnerable groups; and prevention of and response to GBV
- Multi-lingual Education: inclusive of mapping and transition.
- School Administration.
- Education Policy, Management, and Institutional Systems Strengthening.
- Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning and Research: inclusive of large-scale assessments such as early-grade reading assessments or early-grade math assessments, and research.
- ICT in Education: inclusive of Education Management Information Systems, blended learning, and distance learning.
- Public and Private Sector Engagement and Partnerships
- Logistics and Operations.
- Grants and Procurement / Finance.
- Security, Safety, and Risk Mitigation.
- Human Resources.
- Communications.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Education, International Development, or other related field; an advanced degree is preferred
- At least five (5) years of experience working in one or more of the technical fields listed above; experience in East Africa is preferred.
- Experience working in USG donor-funded programming; experience working with USAID-funded programming is highly preferred.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
- Fluency in English is required.
