Organisation: RTI International
Project Name: USAID Uganda School Health and Reading Program
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Literacy Advisor
About RTI:
RTI International is recruiting for the USAID Uganda School Health and Reading Program, a five-year, USAID program that aims to improve early grade reading outcomes for children in primary grades and develop sustainable health education systems that support national HIV/AIDS prevention efforts.
Job Summary: The Literacy Coordinator will technically support the Literacy Advisor to coordinate and harmonize the materials development and the teacher training and supervision arms of the program. S/he will support the planning and oversight of materials development, production and distribution activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
=Coordinate the production of materials through printing to delivery.
=Work with book charities to ensure books are appropriately selected and distributed to target schools.
=Document best practices, success stories and input in strengthening relevant education policies and publishing guidelines.
=Supervise the planning of the development, editing, production and distribution of the program’s reading instructional materials.
=Perform any other duties as assigned by the Deputy Chief of Party.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
=The Literacy Coordinator must hold a good master’s degree
=Three or more years’ experience in education, development studies, or related field; or Bachelor’s degree with six years relevant experience in the development sector
=Prior working experience in teacher training, curriculum planning, development and design
=Possess the ability to regularly and flexibly travel between districts and designated project Units.
=Fluency in English and excellent writing skills and speaking fluency in at least one local language
=The applicant must possess a high degree of motivation.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates who desire to work for the RTI USAID Project should submit their updated CVs including three work related referees and cover letter to: The Human Resource Manager by e-mail to hrapplications@shrp.rti.org. Emails should not exceed 2MB.
NB: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Deadline: 19th February 2014
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