Job Summary
Company:
American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Category:
Education / Training
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Job Vacancy For Senior Education Specialist At American Institutes for Research (AIR)
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a U.S. based not-for-profit institution working to improve peoples's lives and well-being through applied behavioral and social science research in education, health, workforce development and economic growth .
Description Of Job
AIR is looking to pursue numerous business opportunities in Ghana and invites applications for senior and mid-level position above.
The Senior Education Specialist will provide leadership in implementing the literacy interventions of the project in collaboration with the Chief of Party and other project staff.
• She/he will support the Ministry of Education (MOE), College of Education staff and other project team members in refining school literacy standards.
• Technical assistance will include working with curriculum developers to review and revise basic education syllabi and curriculum, and developing the scope and sequence of content.
• She/he will also continually assess progress toward project results; and modify and revise activities as needed.
Qualification Required & Experience
• Candidates should have an advanced educational degree with special focus on areas such as reading, linguistics, English as a second language, or a related field;
• 7-10 years of experience developing or implementing reading programs, etc;
• Knowledge of instructional theory, curriculum development, and excellent qualitative and quantitative research skills.
• Literacy in one or more Ghanaian local language desired.
How To Apply For The Job
Applicants should send letters of interests and resumes to:-
GhanaRecruit@air.org
Closing Date: 17 September, 2012