Pre-service Teacher Training Institute (PTTI) Officer – Kenya Primary Literacy Program

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.

EDC is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Project Description

The Kenya Primary Literacy Program (KPLP) is a USAID-funded 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

The Pre-service Teacher Training Institute (PTTI) Officer supports the PTTI Capacity Building Advisor with technical assistance and collaboration with Pre-Service Teacher Training Institutes (PTTIs). This role involves collaboration with pre-service education stakeholders, including in the following activities: facilitating joint curriculum reviews, supporting the development of teaching practice assessment tools, and supporting training initiatives to enhance the quality of teacher professional development for Grade 1-3 language and literacy teaching methodology. The Officer will also support the adaptation of curriculum and assessment tools for trainees working with learners with vision and hearing disabilities. The PTTI Officer will report to the PTTI Capacity Building Advisor. This is a full-time position based in Nairobi.

The PTTI Officer’s responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

  • In collaboration with public pre-service teacher-training institutions (PTTIs) and KPLP team, support a comprehensive joint review of TTC curriculum, materials, and pedagogy for Grade 1-3 English and Kiswahili.
  • Work as part of a team to collaboratively facilitate adjustments and additions to TTC curriculum, incorporating content on remediation and continuous assessment approaches.
  • Provide technical assistance to the development of a teaching practice assessment tool aligned with the Grade 1-3 Competency Based Curriculum language and literacy teaching methodology.
  • Support the adaptation of curriculum and teaching practice assessment tools for trainees working with learners with vision and hearing disabilities.
  • Organize and help facilitate working sessions with TTC heads and language chairs.
  • Collaborate with counterparts to develop and refine training materials.
  • Support and/or facilitate Training of Trainers (TOTs) sessions and provide training to TTC English, Kiswahili, and Special Needs Education tutors.
  • Provide technical assistance in the field of early grade reading.
  • Support quality control in the implementation of training initiatives.
  • Collaborate in the development and implementation of the collaboration, learning, and adapting (CLA) agenda.
  • Support the preparation of data and information for project quarterly and annual reports, and other data as required.
  • Coordinate administrative aspects related to workshops, training, and collaborative efforts with PTTIs.

The candidate for the position of Pre-service Teacher Training Institute (PTTI) Officer shall have at a minimum the following qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Education, Early Grade Reading, Literacy, Curriculum Development, or related field.

Skills and Experience:

  • 5 to 6 years of progressively responsible and directly relevant experience required.
  • Knowledge in the design of effective, inclusive curriculum, materials, and instructional approaches in a bilingual and transitional early grade literacy learning context.
  • Experience with TTIs and pre-service language and literacy instruction.
  • Experience as a primary school classroom teacher and in providing CBC-aligned language and literacy instruction.
  • Experience with training programs for literacy, early grade reading, and inclusive education.
  • Experience in pre-service teacher training programs in Kenya.
  • Experience using technology to support instruction and learning, and/or instructional leadership development preferred.
  • Experience in disability-inclusive, gender-responsive literacy curriculum and materials design preferred.
  • Capacity to work in difficult conditions and function well under pressure and hard deadlines.
  • Experience in collaboratively designing and delivering technical assistance with education sector counterparts and stakeholders preferred.

Language:

Fluency in English and Kiswahili is required.

Other:

Applicants must be Kenyan nationals or hold current work authorization.

How to apply

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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