Consultancy
Opportunity: Special
Needs Education Officer –
Nairobi Tusome Kenya
Background: Tusome is a national
level activity with goal of improving the Class 1 and 2 quality of instruction
and student outcomes in Kiswahili and English.
Tusome
provides pupils with literacy books and teachers with the training, ongoing
support, and lesson plans that enable them to improve their daily instructional
practice.
This activity has allowed Tusome to design materials that have been implemented on tablets to help instructional supervisors, called TAC tutors and coaches, support learning gains efficiently and at scale.
The
TUSOME Project anticipate to engage a Special Needs Education Officer (SNE
Officer) on consultancy terms of engagement.
The
following is a scope of work for the consultant:
The
SNE Officer is responsible for day to day implementation of Tusome SNE
activities, through the TSC Curriculum Support Officers (CSOs) within their
area of jurisdiction.
She/he
will report to the Tusome Special Needs Coordinator on the progress of Tusome
SNE activities and specifically will provide support to the CSOs, head teachers
and teachers on Tusome SNE implementation.
She/he
will also provide input into the development and revision of teaching and
learning materials including teacher’s guides, pupil’s books and class readers
for children with special needs.
She/he
shall be involved on daily classroom observation support to the CSOs.
Qualifications and Experience:
- At
least a Bachelor degree, preferably in project management, education or
social sciences with specialization in SNE.
- Minimum
of 2 years’ experience of working within the education and social
development sectors.
- Proven
knowledge and experience working with the children with disabilities
- S/he
need to demonstrate understanding of the Kenyan Education sector and
knowledge on disability rights and inclusion practices.
- Prior
experience and familiarity with donor project management policies,
procedure and reporting requirements, particularly USAID.
- Excellent
oral and written communication skills in English and Kiswahili.
- Excellent
interpersonal and cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills
demonstrated by ability to interact professionally with culturally and
linguistically diverse staff, clients and consultants.
- Demonstrated
ability to set and deliver on priorities.
Level of Effort: 60 working
days
Field
work as necessary
How to
Apply
To
apply, please email cover letter and CV to hrapplications@nb.rti.org by 12th
April, 2016 at 5.00pm.
Applicants
must include the, POSITION in the subject line of the email.
Please
do not attach copies of certificates.
We
regret that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
We are
proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/
