Education Development Center (EDC) Graduate recruitment in Nigeria
Education Development Center (EDC) is one of the world’s leading
nonprofit research and development firms. EDC designs, implements and
evaluates programs to improve education, health,
and economic
opportunity worldwide. Collaborating with both public and private
partners, we strive for a world where all people are empowered to live
healthy, productive lives.
Education Development Center (EDC) is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Finance and Administration Officer
Location: Sokoto
Position Requirements
- The USAID/Nigeria's Northern Education Initiative Plus, being
implemented by Creative Associates and EDC, works to improve the quality
of and access to education in Nigeria's Northern States.
- The Finance and Administration Officer will be responsible for
managing project expenditure and accounts for the NEI+ project, meeting
USAID requirements using EDC’s policies and procedures.
- He/she will work closely with the EDC Headquarter Operations
Team to ensure Sokoto implementation finance and administration policies
are followed.
- This position is based in Sokoto, Nigeria, and will report to the Sokoto Team Leader.
Primary Responsibilities
- Process check requests and wire transfers for payments to vendors in compliance with contract requirements
- Review and process vendor and consultant fee payments in
accordance with USAID and Creative Associates account procedures and
contract policies
- Process local hires’ monthly payroll
- Work with the Senior Finance Specialist (based in Abuja) to develop annual budgets
- Develop spreadsheet programs for tracking and monitoring all
financial activities, and maintain spreadsheets with current project
expense data
- Provide the Senior Finance Specialist in Abuja with updated monthly cost reports
- Draft quarterly financial reports and monthly ad hoc reports on financial status of project expenses and budget information
- Respond to vendor inquiries regarding status of vouchers, payments, and budget submissions
- Liaise with the Grants Manager in implementation of grants mechanism and assist to assure the smooth operation of the mechanism
- Draft documents for and execute wire transfers from the home office in Washington, DC
- Manage the process of clearing bills, payments, and vouchers from the Bauchi office
- Work closely with the home office in Washington, DC to ensure
reconciliation of monthly expense reports, and respond to any inquiries
they may have
- Participate in ongoing analysis, forecasting, and reviewing of project expenses
- Oversee project procurement in accordance with the project contract and USAID and Creative requirements and regulations
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Sokoto Team Leader
Skills and Experience
- Candidates for this position must have at least 5 years of
international development project financial management experience,
preferably with a USAID-funded education project.
- Candidates must be fluent in Hausa and English.
Education
- The candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree in the social sciences or related field.
- Master’s degree highly preferred
Job Title: Assessment Specialist
Location: Sokoto
Essential Functions
The Assessment Specialist is expected to:
- Communicate clearly, accurately, efficiently, and courteously;
- Develop and maintain positive relationships with clients, consultants, collaborators, co-workers, field sites, and funders;
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, demonstrating leadership and initiative; and
- Implement and maintain various technologies and data management
systems. All positions require adherence to EDC policies and
procedures.
The Assessment Specialist will:
- Provide leadership with development of project-specific literacy and other kinds of assessments
- Conduct in-country adaptations of international literacy assessment tools.
- Develop and implement literacy and other kinds of assessments in three Northern Nigeria states
- Participate in data analysis
- Prepare reports on assessment results.
- Prepare communication briefs and presentations on basic literacy and other kinds of assessments
- Provide training to field staff on assessment-related tasks such as data collection, data management and dissemination
- Coordinate knowledge sharing efforts related to evaluation protocols, procedures and reports
- Collaborate closely with the M&E team in all activities
The Assessment Specialist:
- Effectively interacts with diverse staff, colleagues, and clients
- Seeks and incorporates feedback
- Coordinates administrative and logistical tasks
- Coordinates quality assurance
- Facilitates project teamwork and feedback exchanges
- Collaborates on troubleshooting complex problems, proposing initiatives and recommending or negotiating solutions
- Adapts readily and demonstrates flexibility
- Supports innovation that benefits project activities.
- Implements and promotes the use of EDC and project systems
- Seeks help and support as needed
- Demonstrates initiative and willingness to learn
- Supports staff in carrying out tasks
Qualification
This position requires educational achievement; excellent writing
skills; demonstrable initiative, creativity, and flexibility; ability to
effectively work independently as well as in groups; strong
interpersonal and organizational skills.
Specific Requirements:
- Master's degree, 3-5 years related assessment, research and evaluation experience
- Experience with computer applications (including databases),
psychometric or statistical measurement techniques, and Internet
research
- Some prior research or evaluation leadership preferred
- Travel to project states required, up to 30%.
An ideal candidate will have:
- Academic background and professional interest in basic literacy research and evaluation
- Experience in data collection, processing, and analysis.
- Statistical analysis skills
- Ability to analyze and provide written synopses.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to handle multiple priorities
- Prior experience with USAID-funded projects preferred
- Proficiency in Hausa is a plus
Job Title: ICT Officer
Location: Sokoto
Job Description
- The USAID/Nigeria's Northern Education Initiative Plus, being
implemented by Creative Associates and EDC, works to improve the quality
of and access to education in Nigeria's Northern States.
- The ICT Officer will be responsible for overseeing the
installation, usage, and maintenance of the office ICT system, as well
as troubleshooting and being involved in ICT solutions.
- This position is based in Sokoto, Nigeria, and will work in
close collaboration with HQ field office support and HQ Help Desk. This
position will report to the Finance and Administration Officer.
Primary Responsibilities
- Provide technical set-up and needed support on all ICT related
issues, including installation and testing of workstations, printers,
client software, upgrades, and configuration
- Implement and document network operations, processes, and procedures
- Deploy and implement office network according to HQ specifications
- Serve as the office Network Administrator
- Identify and solve possible problems in the network
- Supervise installations performed by third parties such as cabling, Internet connectivity, etc.
- Supervise and follow-up on equipment maintenance performed by other contractors
- Support and troubleshoot users in the Abuja office on their daily work
- Implement and enforce security on the network and prevent misuse of ICT resources
- Participate in writing office ICT policy
- Responsible for ICT inventory; work closely with the DCOP and
procurement team to monitor distribution and location of ICT equipment
by performing a yearly inventory check-up
- Set up, implement, and maintain hardware firewall
- Keep the network healthy by applying all required security patches and monitoring the correct delivery of all antivirus updates
- Implement and document a disaster recovery plan and offsite storage of backed up data
Education
- The candidate must have a Bachelor's Degree in ICT, Information Systems sciences or related field.
Skills and Experience
- Candidates for this position must have at least 5 years of
experience in ICT systems management. Candidates who demonstrate
previous experience working on USAID-funded projects is preferred.
Job Title: Database Specialist
Location: Abuja
Position Requirements
The USAID/Nigeria's Northern Education Initiative Plus project, being
implemented by Creative Associates and EDC, works to improve the quality
of and access to education in Northern Nigeria. The Monitoring and
Evaluation Database Specialist will assist in the design and development
of a data collection and management system for project team. He/she
will report to the Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist to ensure
implementation is closely aligned with the overall project.
Primary Responsibilities
- Develops a project database to house all project-related data.
- Provides continuous maintenance of the database including
regular scheduled back-ups, tests of data integrity, periodic recovery
tests, etc.
- Develops standard operating procedures for administering database.
- Works with project team members and partners in numerous field
locations throughout the country to ensure the database functionality
meets their needs.
- Creates and enforces project-wide data processing protocols,
including manuals and reference guides, for proper use of the project
database and related functions.
- Trains project and partner staff on proper use of the database and data processing protocols.
- Works with project staff to find and implement technological solutions to data-related challenges.
- Ensures data cleanliness, quality and security.
- Ensures seamless integration between numerous systems in order to reduce unnecessary redundancies.
- Produces regular reports according to the guidelines determined by project management
- Researches hardware and operating system problems and determines
proper solutions, arranging and coordinating for hardware and software
repairs when necessary. Recommends changes to improve data systems and
network configurations, and determines hardware or software requirements
related to such changes.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Skills and Experience
- Candidates for this position must have at least 3 years of
experience developing and maintaining complex databases, preferably with
a USAID-funded education project.
- Experience in a multi-unit, geographically diverse organization strongly preferred.
- Candidates must demonstrate knowledge of computer languages and systems (HTML, SQL, etc.).
- In addition, candidates should have experience with databases
for monitoring program implementation and in data collection, processing
and analysis systems.
- Candidates must demonstrate the ability to balance work within a
team environment while working with minimal supervision; strong
organizational, communication and interpersonal skills;
- Good technical writing skills.
- Candidates must have the ability to travel regularly to Bauchi,
Sokoto and other States in Northern Nigeria and to work effectively with
diverse stakeholders.
Qualifications
- The candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in
Computer Science, Information Systems/Technology, or other related
field.
Job Title: Grants Officer
Location: Sokoto
Job Descriptions
- The Northern Nigeria Education Initiative Plus (NEI+) project
works to improve the quality of and access to education in Northern
Nigeria, equitably and sustainably.
- The Sokoto Grants Officer will be responsible for oversight of
all grants activities, including ensuring efficient and proper controls
for USAID grant compliance and reporting; coordinating training and
grants administration with NGOs grantees; and review and submission of
financial reports as required for each grant.
- This position is based in Sokoto, Nigeria, and will report to the Finance and Administration Officer.
Primary Responsibilities
- Implement procedures and templates to be used for formulating,
negotiating, executing, monitoring, and closing grants according to
USAID regulations and the projects Grants Manual
- Develop solicitations, coordinate the evaluation of
applications, award grants, monitor and report on financial activities
as appropriate
- Monitor grantee to ensure compliance with USAID regulation
- Assist large NGOs to convey grants-management requirements, processes, and skills to their local affiliates as necessary
- Responsible for maintaining grant files and ensuring that they are always up-to-date
- Coordinate and support project audits, grantor's audit, or monitoring visits
- Conduct educational and training workshops on proposal preparation and/or financial monitoring, as necessary
- Responsible for entering and maintaining the Integrated Management Database System (IDMS)
Education
- The candidate must have a Bachelor's Degree in the Social Sciences or related field.
Skills and Experience
- Candidates for this position must have at least 2-4 years of
experience in grant management, including disbursements and reporting.
- Experience working with education programs is preferred.
- Candidates must be knowledgeable about USAID Rules and
Regulations and demonstrate previous experience working on USAID-funded
projects is preferred.
Job Title: Community Mobilization Specialist
Location: Sokoto
Job Description
- The USAID/Northern Nigeria Education Initiative Plus project,
being implemented by Creative Associates and EDC, works to improve the
quality of and access to education in Nigeria's Northern States.
- The Sokoto Community Mobilization Specialist will be responsible
for implementing activities to increase community awareness and support
of schooling in targeted non-formal education and alternative education
learning center communities in Sokoto.
- This includes implementing a small grants program to enable CSOs
to establish community coalitions and learning centers, building the
capacity of CSOs and executing awareness campaigns to strengthen the
community’s demand for education.
- This position is based in Sokoto, Nigeria, and will report to the Sokoto Team Leader.
Primary Responsibilities
- Establishes new community coalitions or local education support groups and committees
- Provides partner CSOs with day-to-day mentoring on project design, implementation, and monitoring
- Supports the application of training materials to strengthen CSO
organizational management, HR and financial systems and provide
technical support in community mobilization
- Engages and serves as program focal point with CSOs and supported communities in Sokoto
- Coordinates donor, stakeholder, and field staff visits to CSOs and communities in Sokoto
Skills and Experience
- Candidates for this position must have at least 5 years of experience in programs in community mobilization and outreach.
- Candidates must demonstrate prior experience managing community engagement campaigns, preferably in the education sector.
- In addition, prior experience with international organizations’
community grants mechanisms, demonstrating in-depth understanding of the
role of civil society in development and experience in developing and
implementing capacity building plans in culturally, politically, and
security sensitive environments.
- Candidates must be professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English and Hausa.
Education
- The candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree in the social sciences or related field. Master’s degree preferred.
Job Title: State Team Leader
Location: Sokoto
Job Description
- The USAID/Nigeria's Northern Education Initiative Plus project,
being implemented by Creative Associates and EDC, works to improve the
quality of and access to education in Nigeria's Northern States.
- The Team Leader (Sokoto) will be responsible for overseeing strategic and day-to-day implementation of Sokoto activities.
- The Team Leader will provide supervision and guidance to the technical advisors and support services personnel.
- He/she will work closely with the Project Director to ensure
Sokoto implementation is closely aligned with the overall project. This
position is based in Sokoto, Nigeria, and will report to the NEI+
Chief of Party.
Primary Responsibilities
- Provides technical leadership in the implementation of education
programming, managing critical program components and service
delivery, and coordinating the work of the technical team
- Supports the development of implementation strategies and work
plans, and coordinates the day-to-day management of technical staff and
program implementation
- Provides leadership and oversight of the core program functions (program design, documentation, approvals, and close-out)
- Ensures that planned program activities are included in work plans, within budget and are properly documented
- Ensures that the technical advisors provide information for weekly, quarterly and annual program updates and reports
- Ensures close cooperation and coordination between programs and procurement, HR, finance and administration units
- Promotes a team approach and a learning culture across all
operational support services to prioritize and ensure responsive,
quality support to delivery of programs
- Ensures the consistent implementation of the project with
adherence to donor policies and procedures across all operational
support services
- Provides on-going problem-solving guidance for program staff on issues related to operational functions
- Interacts productively and collegially with program partners and stakeholders
- Represents the project in meetings and events
- Serves as an active member of the project’s Senior Management Team
Skills and Experience
- Candidates for this position must have at least 5 years of
management experience, preferably with a USAID-funded education
project.
- Candidates must demonstrate management ability with capacity to
think strategically, prioritize and meet deadlines in a complex and
challenging environment.
- The position requires strong diplomacy skills; ability to
establish and maintain good working relationships with partners, donors
and other stakeholders in a sensitive environment.
- Candidates must be fluent in Hausa and English.
Education
- The candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree in the social sciences or related field. Master’s degree highly preferred.
Job Title: Reading Expert/Teacher Education Officer
Location: Sokoto
Job Description
- The USAID/Nigeria's Northern Education Initiative Plus, being
implemented by Creative Associates and EDC, works to improve the quality
of and access to education in Nigeria's Northern States.
- Reading Expert/Teacher Education Officer will be responsible for
providing technical leadership for all teacher education activities,
including leading and coordinating the teacher education and systems
support activities at the national and state level.
- The position requires experience with teacher training policy
and practice, designing programs for data collection and analysis, and
personnel management.
- This position is based in Sokoto, Nigeria, and will report to the Sokoto Reading Officer.
Primary Responsibilities
- Lead integrated state and Local Government Education Authority
(LGEA), State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), and School-Based
Management Committee (SBMC) working groups and steering committees in
the following tasks:
- Identification of education priorities
- Assessment of education standards
- Review and strengthen instructional quality and teacher performance assessments
- Strengthen instructional quality standards
- Ensure technical coordination of state-level activities and
obtain support from directorates and local government authorities as
needed
- Work closely with the Reading Officer to manage support staff
and consultants as needed to ensure the smooth implementation of project
activities across technical areas
- Ensure the timely production, coordination, and reporting of all
data, including quarterly reports, M&E data, financial information,
etc.
- Support the development of reading curriculum and standards in
colleges of education in collaboration with NCCE and state based
colleges of education
- Participate in regular meetings and maintain regular
communication with state level team counterparts, and with the Reading
Officer to ensure coherent planning, M&E practices, and project
troubleshooting
- Represent the project in major state meetings and events as appropriate
Education
- The candidate must have a Master's Degree in the Social Sciences or related field.
Skills and Experience
- Candidates must demonstrate at least Eight years of experience
in the education sector, with at least five years of a leadership role
in a conflict or crisis-affected country context.
- In addition, candidates must demonstrate at least five years of
relevant technical experience working with activities that are of a
similar scope to this activity.
- Monitoring and evaluation is a key component and candidates must
demonstrate at least five years' technical experience in developing and
implementing monitoring and evaluation plans and results-based
management.
- The candidate must be professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English.
Job Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Location: Sokoto
Position Description
- The USAID/Nigeria's Northern Education Initiative Plus, being
implemented by Creative Associates and EDC, works to improve the quality
of and access to education in Nigeria's Northern States.
- The Sokoto Monitoring and Evaluation Officer will be
responsible for organizing and coordinating office operations in order
to ensure organizational effectiveness and efficiency.
- This position is based in Sokoto, Nigeria, and will report to the State Team Leader.
Primary Responsibilities
- Assist with establishing monitoring and evaluation system using EDC M&E Toolkit
- Contribute to the implementation of the project’s M&E plan
- Coordinate and assist monitoring and evaluation data collection
activities, including logistics of form distribution and collection
- Coordinate and assist data processing, including data transfer, entry, verification and cleaning
- File forms according to compliance protocols
- Coordinate internal communication on M&E progress and results
- Coordinate temporary M&E staff or consultants (e.g. data entry personnel)
- Assist with M&E database management
- Provide other support to M&E team as needed
- Other functions as needed
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent with 3 - 5 years relevant
experience, OR Master's degree or equivalent with 1 - 3 years relevant
experience
- Experience with monitoring program implementation
- Experience using database management systems, preferably Access and MS Excel
- Experience in data collection and data processing
- Ability to balance work within a team environment while working with minimal supervision
- Strong organizational, communication, computer, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders
Education
- The candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree in the Social Sciences or related field.
Job Title: Office Manager
Location: Sokoto
Job Description
- The USAID/Nigeria's Northern Education Initiative Plus, being
implemented by Creative Associates and EDC, works to improve the quality
of and access to education in Nigeria's Northern States.
- The Sokoto Office Manager will be responsible for organizing
and coordinating office operations in order to ensure organizational
effectiveness and efficiency.
- This position is based in Sokoto, Nigeria, and will report to the Finance and Administration Officer.
Primary Responsibilities
- Organize office operations
- Prepare time sheets
- Control correspondences
- Review and approve supply requisitions
- Maintain office equipment
- Assign and monitor clerical and secretarial functions
- Maintain office records
- Ensure filing systems are maintained and up to date
- Ensure protection and security of files and records
- Ensure effective transfer of files and records
- Transfer and dispose records according to retention schedules and policies
- Ensure personnel files are up to date and secure
- Maintain and replenish inventory
- Check stock to determine inventory levels
- Anticipate needed supplies
- Verify receipt of supply
Skills and Experience
- Candidates for this position must have at least five years of experience in office management and administration.
- Experience working with education programs is preferred.
- Candidates must be knowledgeable about USAID Rules and
Regulations and demonstrate previous experience working on USAID-funded
projects is preferred.
Education
- The candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree.
Job Title: Reading Officer
Location: Sokoto
Position Description
- The USAID/Nigeria's Northern Education Initiative Plus, being
implemented by Creative Associates and EDC, works to improve the quality
of and access to education in Nigeria's Northern States.
- The Sokoto State Reading Officer will provides overall
technical oversight and guidance to the project’s support to improved
reading instruction.
- This position is based in Sokoto, Nigeria, and will report to the Sokoto Team Leader.
Primary Responsibilities
- Supervise the production of all NEI+-supported reading material,
all NEI+-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 three NEI+ activity states, liaises with government representatives
and technicians on technical matters, and bears ultimate
responsibility for ensuring that children in NEI+ public, IQTE, and
NFLC schools achieve improved outcomes in reading
- Work directly with the Hausa and English language experts
Skills and Experience
- Candidates for this position must have at least 8 years of
experience in programs in sub-Saharan Africa that work specifically to
improve early grade reading.
- Candidates must demonstrate prior experience with the
development of early grade reading materials, training programs,
classroom monitoring protocols, and tests and assessments, including
EGRA.
- In addition, prior experience with supporting civil-society based monitoring of reading outcomes is required.
- Candidates must be professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English.
- It is preferred, but not required, that the candidate be conversant and fluent in written Hausa.
Education
- The candidate must have a Master's Degree in the social sciences or related field.
Job Title: Accountant
Location: Sokoto, Nigeria
Job Description
- The USAID/Nigeria's Northern Education Initiative Plus project,
being implemented by Creative Associates and EDC, works to improve the
quality of and access to education in Nigeria's Northern states.
- The Accountant will be responsible for working under the Finance
and Administration Officer to manage project expenditures and accounts.
- This position is based in Sokoto, Nigeria, and will report to the Sokoto Finance and Administration Officer.
Primary Responsibilities
- Manages day to day finance operations, including implementing
Creative and USAID policies, procedures and systems, reviewing accounts
payable documents for proper accuracy and completeness, and liaising
with bank on all banking issues
- Completes donor financial reporting, tracks spending, and supports the Finance and Administration Officer
- Provides updated monthly cost reports and draft quarterly
financial reports and monthly ad hoc reports on financial status of
project expenses and budget information
- Manages the process of clearing bills, payments, and vouchers
from the Bauchi field office; manages the transfer of project funds from
the central account to field accounts
- Works closely with the home office in Washington, DC to ensure
reconciliation of monthly expense reports, and respond to any inquiries
they may have
Skills and Experience
- Candidates must demonstrate expertise in accounting, finance or business administration.
- They must have knowledge of accounting principles, USAID rules and regulations and Nigerian labor laws.
- The candidate must be professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English.
Job Title: System Strengthening/EMIS Officer
Location: Sokoto
Job Description
- The USAID/Nigeria's Northern Education Initiative Plus project,
being implemented by Creative Associates and EDC, works to improve the
quality of and access to education in Nigeria's Northern states.
- The System Strengthening/EMIS Officer will provide technical
assistance on education information management systems project-wide and
will be responsible for overseeing policy-related activities.
- This position is based in Sokoto, Nigeria, and will report to the Sokoto State Team Leader.
Primary Responsibilities
- Support the development of a common web-based EMIS using
existing open source software that can be customized by state and LGEAs
to meet unique information needs;
- Provide ongoing technical support to ministries, departments,
and agencies staff to review progress, “trouble shoot” problems, and
support use of EMIS data;
- Provide support for inter-state training for SMOE, SUBEB, and
planners, analysts, and policy makers focused on gathering, analyzing
and using data from the EMIS, reading assessments, evaluations, and
research to make decisions and plan education improvement initiatives;
- Support planners and policy makers to use data for quality decision-making;
- Provide assistance in setting up systems to gather data for access to quality education at the state level.
- Facilitate a process with state governments and other
stakeholders to map and review existing education policy frameworks,
especially around systems, access, reading instruction, and assessment.
- Work with FMOE, SMOEs, UBEC, NMEC, SUBEB, SAME, MORA to provide
support to sustain existing policy initiatives and facilitate
development and implementation of new policies, particularly in the
areas of systems, access, reading instruction, assessment, and
accountability;
- Facilitate policy review meetings with regard to reading and
access to track progress in implementing new policies, identify
corrective actions to speed implementation, and develop tools to assess
impact;
- Improve the capacity of government education officials to
develop leadership, managerial, and supervisory skills to effectively
implement policies and regulations with regard to access and reading;
- Provide coaching on various issues including data analysis and evidence-based decision making, monitoring, and staff mentoring;
- Support dissemination of new policies and opportunities for
bottom-up feedback at all levels through state-level workshops
involving government education officials; community meetings; IT; paper
publications; and ongoing media campaigns.
Skills and Experience
- Candidates must demonstrate at least 8 years of expertise with
EMIS with international development organizations or in an
international development context.
- He/She must demonstrate 5 years of experience in a leadership
position responsible for developing policy frameworks for education,
including expertise in policy mapping and able to work with government
representatives and stakeholders on national and state levels.
- He/She must have a Master’s Degree in Public Policy or related field.
- The candidate must be professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English.
Job Title: Sokoto Access/Fragility Officer
Location: Sokoto
Position Requirements
- The USAID/Nigeria's Northern Education Initiative Plus project,
being implemented by Creative Associates and EDC, works to improve the
quality of and access to education in Nigeria's Northern states.
- The Access and Fragility Officer provides the overall technical
expertise on the expansion of access-related activities, including risk
reduction and safety, gender based violence, equitable education
services, education and conflict analysis, non-formal education,
well-being, psychosocial support and ensuring activities are
conflict-sensitive and do no harm.
This position is based in Sokoto, Nigeria, and will report to the Sokoto State Team Leader.
Primary Responsibilities
- Analyze and address barriers to educational access and participation;
- Assess issues of supply and demand for education options/services;
- Conduct analysis and assessment of education needs in emergencies;
- Integrate a conflict-sensitive approach to education,
- Lead preparation of activity designs; adapting rapidly changing activity designs;
- Implement successful strategies to combat school-related gender based violence;
- Implement risk reduction and psychosocial well-being activities, and other related areas.
Skills and Experience
- Candidates must demonstrate at least 8 years of expertise with
in the education sector, with at least 5 years of experience in a
leadership role in a conflict or crisis-affected country context.
- He/She must have a Master's Degree in Public Policy or related
field with five years of experience in monitoring and evaluation
developing and implementing plans and results-based management.
- The candidate must be professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English.
Job Title: English Reading and Standards Specialist
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- The USAID/Nigeria's Northern Education Initiative Plus project,
being implemented by Creative Associates and EDC, works to improve the
quality of and access to education in Nigeria's Northern states.
- EDC has an opening for an English Reading and Standards
Specialist in Abuja, Nigeria, to support a large literacy project
operating in three states in Northern Nigeria (Sokoto, Bauchi, and a
3rd state to be determined).
- The position will report to the Senior Reading Specialist.
- The English Reading and Standards Specialist is expected to: (1)
communicate clearly, accurately, efficiently, and courteously; (2)
develop and maintain positive relationships with clients, consultants,
collaborators, co-workers, and funders; and (3) work collaboratively
with colleagues to produce high-quality products in a timely manner,
demonstrating leadership and initiative.
- The position requires adherence to EDC’s policies and procedures.
- This position is based in Abuja, Nigeria, and will report to the Reading Specialist.
The English Reading and Standards Specialist will:
- Coordinate the development of English early literacy standards
with government stakeholders and international STTA, ensuring alignment
with Hausa standards and with overall literacy expectations for
Nigeria
- Provide leadership for the development and/or adaptation of
English-language curricula and instructional materials, in coordination
with the ICT and materials development specialist
- Develop, implement, and support teacher, school leader, and
local government authority staff training in English early literacy
methods and materials, in coordination with the teacher training
specialist
- Coordinate with staff in 3 state offices to ensure the fidelity
and quality of English program implementation at the school level
- Coordinate with the M&E team to develop knowledge-sharing
efforts related to English early literacy, including communication
briefs and presentations on achievements and lessons learned
- Coordinate with EDC’s project director and home office technical
team to share lessons learned, problem-solve, and ensure that work in
the field meets the highest standards of quality and is consistent with
the state of the art in early grade literacy
The English Reading and Standards Specialist:
- Effectively interacts with diverse staff, colleagues, and clients
- Facilitates project teamwork and feedback exchanges
- Collaborates on troubleshooting complex problems, proposing initiatives and recommending or negotiating solutions
- Adapts readily and demonstrates flexibility and willingness to learn
- Seeks and incorporates feedback
- Coordinates quality assurance
- Supports innovation that benefits project activities
Qualifications
This position requires educational achievement; excellent writing
skills; demonstrable initiative, creativity, and flexibility; ability to
effectively work independently as well as in groups; and strong
interpersonal and organizational skills. Specific requirements:
- Master’s degree and 5+ years of related experience in standards
development, teacher training, and materials development in early grade
reading and writing in English
- Experience working with complex projects and collaborating with professional peers on joint products
- Experience working with Nigerian government counterparts (at
national, state, and LGEA levels) to design, implement, support, and
monitor education programming
- Travel to project states required
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
- Proficiency in Hausa is a plus
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Prior experience with USAID-funded projects preferred
Remuneration
EDC is committed to diversity in the workplace. EDC offers a supportive
work environment, competitive salary, and an excellent benefits package.
How to Apply
Interested qualified candidates should submit their resumes to:
[email protected] with name of the position EG; “Sokoto Finance and Administration Officer” in the subject line of the email.
Note: Only candidates who are being invited for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.