Professional Development Manager

Job Description

Department: Teacher Training

Program Pakistan Reading Project

Title: Professional Development Manager

Employee Status: Fixed Term - Full time

Report To: Technical Director Teacher Training

Date: Immediately

Location: Islamabad

Number of positions : 1

Primary Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of Technical Director Teacher Training, the Professional Development Manager will work closely with the program teams at central and provincial/regional level to make sure that professional development activities planned by the project for the improvement of teacher skills through high quality education, training, and continuous professional development. S/he will:

Material development for teacher training

·         Develop high quality interactive and participatory material (modules and manuals) for teacher professional development in close coordination with the material development teams and other fellow colleagues

·         Pilot the developed material in the field to ensure its practicality

·         Work closely with different stake holders including government counter parts and material review committees in developing, reviewing, improving and finalizing the material  

·         Oversee typing, designing, printing and distribution process of the material to schools

Teacher Professional Development

·         Support in planning, implementing, facilitating and evaluating sessions at national, provincial and district levels

·         Facilitate the sessions to prepare lead/master trainers for professional development of  mentors and teachers 

·         Provide technical support to the lead/master trainers during face to face training and monthly meetings of mentors and teachers

·         Oversee and support the school clustering process at district level

·         Work in close collaboration with the provincial/regional Technical Coordinators, Teacher Training Coordinators and District Program Managers to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of professional development activities

·         Hold regular meetings (face to face or using technology) with provincial/regional program teams  to ensure proper implementation of the activities at school level

·         Regularly visit provincial/regional, district offices and schools to monitor progress 

Others

·         Support in the preparation of work plans and reports (annual, mid-term, quarterly, monthly etc.) relating to the teacher professional development activities in consultation with the technical leads and other counterparts.

·         Work closely with the M&E team in the development of  tools for collection of data from the field

·         Support in the collection of data for process evaluation and

·         Manage and maintain archives of teacher professional development activities that include face-to-face trainings, follow-ups and roll out of TIG activities in line with the work plans and M&E framework

·         Analyze qualitative and quantitative information on teacher professional development activities to prepare for case studies/success stories and take remedial measures for any shortcomings

Required Qualifications, Experiences and Skills:

·         Minimum Master Degree in social sciences (teacher education, educational planning and management etc.) – a master degree in teacher education or higher will be preferred. 

·         At least 5 year of experience as facilitator/ teacher trainer preferably for primary schools in government sector

·         At least 3 years of experience as material developers particularly developing manuals, modules, and teacher guides for primary school teachers etc.

·         At least two year of experience as manager for a mass level teacher training project preferably focused on reading/literacy

·         Experience in designing, printing and distribution of material will be an added asset 

·         Experience with INGOs, USAID funded projects and Pakistan Reading Project will be preferred

·         Well versant with use of MS Word, Excel and outlook - experience in using Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto software will be a plus

·         Fluent in English and Urdu – Knowledge of Sindhi language will be preferred

Travel Requirements:

This project has extensive field travel and the candidate should be willing to travel across Pakistan especially to remote areas (at least 40% working time in the field).

Job Details

Industry:

N.G.O./Social Services

Functional Area:

Planning & Development

Total Positions:

1 Post

Job Shift:

First Shift (Day)

Job Type:

Full Time/Permanent

Job Location:

Islamabad, Pakistan

Gender:

No Preference

Minimum Education:

Masters

Degree Title:

Social Sciences/ Teacher Education/ Education Planning/ Management

Career Level:

Experienced Professional

Experience:

5 Years - 8 Years

Apply Before:

Aug 08, 2016

Posting Date:

Aug 01, 2016

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