PROJECT SUMMARY:

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a corporative agreement to Opportunity International (Opportunity) as the lead Implementing Partner (IP) for the USAID/Ghana Low-Cost Private Schools (LCPS) Activity with five partners including FHI 360. The goal of the Activity is to enable schools, communities, financial organizations, professional networks, and the Government of Ghana (GoG) to improve student learning outcomes and financing options for LCPS over five years (2023 – 2028). The Activity targets 213 select LCPS in 17 USAID Zone of Influence districts of northern Ghana. The three intermediate results (IR) of the Activity are to improve the quality of education offered by LCPS; to increase investment in and business performance of LCPS; and, to strengthen the capacity of Ministry of Education (MoE) and professional networks to support LCPS.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Teacher Professional Development Specialist, Literacy Education will work closely with Opportunity International’s education staff. S/he will develop training materials, that focus on the teaching of literacy in lower primary grades. Training formats may include face-to-face, distance education and blended learning formats. The Teacher Professional Development Specialist will facilitate trainings and develop staff capacity in the use of the literacy teaching and learning program, in particular, the Ministry of Education, Ghana/Ghana Education Service program (originally developed with support from the USAID-funded “Learning”, Transition to English (T2E) Plus reading and writing program). Trainings will mainly target teachers, teacher mentors, and school leaders. The Teacher Professional Development Specialist will support ongoing implementation and monitoring of the effectiveness of the program, as well as other tasks as assigned.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support Opportunity International to integrate best practices in literacy instruction and assessment into programming, including developing or adapting training content.
• Facilitate training of trainers for teacher professional development.
• Build capacity of other staff and partners to facilitate literacy training.
• Support literacy program monitoring and improvement.
• Collaborate with project staff and partners to assure coherence and alignment of methods and materials.
• Serve as a resource for the project on research-based literacy instructional methods and materials, with support of FHI 360 literacy specialist.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

5 – 7 years of experience in teacher coaching / mentoring, training, developing training materials and monitoring programs in education projects in developing countries and experience working in Ghana.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required in elementary education or curriculum and instruction or related field. Master’s degree preferred.

Specific Knowledge Requirements:

• Understanding of best practices in literacy teaching and learning, and assessment
• Ability to organize and conduct trainings and technical workshops
• Experience as a trainer with GES/Ghana Partnership for Education: Learning (aka “Learning” program) T2E English program for lower primary strongly preferred
• Ability to set goals and create work products independently, setting goals and meeting deadlines on assigned tasks
• Experience teaching in primary schools
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English and Ghanaian language, and basic software skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
• Leadership skills or demonstrated potential, and inter-personal skills needed for teamwork

Language requirements: English and one or more local languages

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