Latest Jobs at Creative Associates International for Senior Reading Specialists

Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic development and post-crisis stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 25 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: Senior Reading Specialist Requisition Number: 17-0133 Location: Abuja Project Summary

• The Northern Nigeria Education Initiative Plus (The Initiative) project works to improve the quality of and access to education in Northern Nigeria, equitably and sustainably.

• The Senior Reading Specialist provides overall technical oversight and guidance to The Initiative's support to improved reading instruction.

• He/she supervises 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.
• He/she ensures complementarity of activity approaches in reading across the three project activity states, liaises with government representatives and technicians on technical matters, and bears ultimate responsibility for ensuring that children in project supported schools achieve improved outcomes in reading.

• This position reports to the Chief of Party and supervises technical project staff.

• Requires a Master’s Degree in education, preferably with a specialty in early grade reading. Ph.D. in education with a focus on early childhood education and/or early grade learning preferred.
• Prior experience with the development of early grade reading materials, training programs, classroom monitoring protocols, and tests and assessments, including EGRA, is required.
• Prior experience with supporting civil-society based monitoring of reading outcomes is required.
• At least 8 years of experience in programs in sub-Saharan Africa that work specifically to improve early grade reading is required.
• The candidate 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 and spoken Hausa.

• Local and regional candidates strongly encouraged to apply.
• Only finalists will be contacted.  No phone calls, please.