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Education Quality Advisor
American Institutes for Research
Location: Dakar, Senegal

Overview:
The International Development Program (IDP) of the American Institutes for Research (AIR), a not-for-profit research organization that provides applied social and behavior research and technical assistance to clients in developing countries, is conducting a pre-award search for a senior-level Education Quality Advisor for the “Enabling Quality, Access, and Transparency in Education for Senegal” (EQuATE) project—a five-year project that will provide support to increase children’s access to a quality education, especially for girls and vulnerable children, and to improve governance in the education system.

Responsibilities:
Based in Dakar, Senegal, the Education Quality Advisor for will provide oversight, coordination, technical guidance and facilitation of the activities of the Teacher Training Specialist, Curriculum Specialist, and Student Assessment Specialist in implementing the Educational Quality component of the project, including:
• Analysis of the existing middle school curriculum, development of the middle school academic content standards and sub-standards by grade level and subject area, and revision of the curriculum;
• Development of appropriate teacher training and training materials to complement the new curricula; fostering a culture of the utilization of assessment results to revise teaching content and methodology, including targeting instruction to students;
• Leading the design and implementation of a standards-based system, both formative and summative, for evaluating middle school students in subject areas by cognitive levels;
• Fostering a culture of the utilization of assessment results to revise teaching content and methodology, including targeting instruction to students; and
• Improving exchange of information (i.e. subject matter issues, classroom management issues, etc.) between teachers, school administrators, and MOE officials to increase the quality of education;
The Education Quality Advisor will also assist in the monitoring and evaluation of program results.

Qualifications:
Candidates must have a minimum of a Master’s degree or equivalent in educational measurement, pedagogy, or related field (Ph.D or Ed.D preferred), and at least 5 years of experience working with educational systems in developing countries, particularly in the areas of assessment and evaluation. The successful candidate should have in-depth knowledge of developing content standards and student assessments, and connecting them through standards-based instruction. The candidate will need strong leadership, management, and training skills to guide development of materials, conduct workshops, and build local capacity in curriculum, standards, assessment, and evaluation. In addition to the above, the following skills are essential:

• Demonstrated experience serving in an advisory capacity to ministries of education.
• Minimum of 5 years experience working for and/or with non-governmental organizations carrying out social and/or education development activities;
• Demonstrated exemplary diplomatic, communication and interpersonal skills;
• Excellent oral and written French and English;
• Prior working experience in Francophone West Africa, especially Senegal.

Women and Senegalese nationals are particularly encouraged to apply.

For more information, please visit our website at www.air.org. To apply, please go to http://jobs-airdc.icims.com and reference job number 5424. EOE.

Education Quality Advisor
American Institutes for Research
Location: Dakar, Senegal
Last Date: April 25, 2008