EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER (EDC)
Education Development Center (EDC) is a global nonprofit that advances lasting solutions to improve education, promote health, and expand economic opportunity, with a focus on vulnerable and under-served populations. Since 1958, we have been a leader in designing, implementing, and evaluating powerful and innovative programs in more than 80 countries around the world.
EDC promotes equity and access to high quality education and health services and products that contribute to thriving communities where people from diverse backgrounds learn, live, and work together. We support an inclusive workplace culture that embraces many perspectives and broadens our understanding of the communities we serve, enhancing and enriching our work.
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Project Description
The Kenya Primary Literacy Programme (KPLP) is a five-year initiative that supports the Kenyan Ministry of Education to deliver interventions at scale as well as pilot and expand innovations that address the language and literacy needs of primary grade learners while building more inclusive, accountable, and resilient education institutions and systems.
KPLP has three broad objectives:
1. Improving education services and student learning outcomes, including for vulnerable populations;
2. Strengthening education institutions and systems to become more accountable, self-sustaining, and resilient; and
3. Empowering local youth organizations to strengthen and sustain community and family support for student learning and wellbeing.
Position Description
In coordination with the KPLP National Office in Nairobi, the Regional Education Advisor leads technical assistance and collaboration at the regional level for the KPLP activity. This role involves managing the regional technical teams and will collaborate closely with county-level education and Teacher Service Commission (TSC) staff to plan activities, such as teacher professional development, support to grantees, annual work planning and the review of capacity building through the County Program Coordination Committees. The Regional Education Advisor will report to the Chief of Party or his/her designee. This position will be based in Nairobi.
The Regional Education Advisor’s responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
The candidate for the position of Regional Education Advisor shall have at a minimum the following qualifications:
Education:
Master’s degree in Education, Early Grade Reading, Literacy, Curriculum Development, or related field.
Skills and Experience:
Language:
Fluency in English and Kiswahili is required.
Other:
Applicants must be Kenyan nationals or hold current work authorization.
To apply, Applicants are encouraged to visit the Careers Page at: https://go.edc.org/EDCKenyaJobs
Applications submitted without a resume or CV will not be reviewed.
Due to the volume of applications submitted, only finalists will be notified. No phone calls, please.
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EDC is committed to enhancing the diversity of its workforce and ensuring an equitable and highly inclusive work environment. EDC is a smoke-free workplace, and offers a supportive work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits. Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
This announcement is made possible by the support of the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The contents of this notice are the sole responsibility of Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.
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