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Vacancy Announcement
for
‘SRP-IQRA ... made possible with the generous support ofthe American people’
The Teachers’ Resource Centre and Save the Children seek qualified and experienced individuals for the five-year
USAID supported Sindh Reading Program — Improving Quality of Reading Activity (SRP). Working on improving
the literacy and numeracy skills of early primary and primary students enrolled in public schools, the project will
include teacher development, community mobilization, learning assessment and learning material development as
its core components. The project will be implemented in the districts of Sukkur, Larkana, Kambar-Shahdadkot,
Dadu, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Khairpur and Karachi.
Deputy Chief of Party - 1 position, Karachi Based
The DCoP will assist the CoP SRP, in providing technical and programmatic leadership in the design, implementation,
monitoring and quality assurance of program activities. S/he will ensure the roll out of program activities across
districts through the district-based team while ensuring the quality standards and compliance requirements for SRP.
The DCoP will also ensure field-based monitoring and regular review meetings with the line department and senior
project team members and also undertake routine coordination with the donor, government line departments and
community stakeholders.
Eligibility Criteria
. Master’s degree or equivalent in Management and Administration from an accredited university
. At least 5-8 years of experience in managing and implementing programs in Sindh, especially funded through
USAID
. Exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills to ensure internal coherence among team members and relations
with all stakeholders
. Fluency in spoken and written English (for academic purposes) & working knowledge of Sindhi
Director Teacher Training and Development - 1 position, Karachi Based
The Director lTD will be responsible for designing and implementing classroom interventions under SRP. S/he
will work with province and district teams to develop teachers’ skills on student-centered, numeracy and literacy
improvement. Sfhe will ensure that training inputs under SRP inform the pre and in-service teacher development
initiatives of the Government of Sindh. The DTT will report to the CoP.
Eligibility Criteria
. Master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant field from an accredited university
. At least 8 years of experience in managing and implementing education programs in Pakistan, specifically Sindh
. Exemplary interpersonal skills and leadership to ensure internal coherence among team members and relations
with all stakeholders
. Cutting edge knowledge of learning theories and their application, child-centered pedagogical approaches and
andragogy
. Fluency in spoken and written English (for academic purposes) & working knowledge of Sindhi is essential
Director Monitoring and Evaluation - 1 position, Karachi Based
The Director, M&E will be responsible for developing and tracking the performance management plan for the SRP.
The D, M&E will regularly generate analysis on project performance and quality, and recommend course corrections
for meeting the qualitative and quantitative program targets. The position requires extensive travel to districts. The
applicant must possess excellent analytical, interpersonal and writing skills.
Eligibility Criteria:
. Minimum 10 years’ experience of developing and executing research, monitoring and evaluation strategies in the
development sector, preferably in the area of education
. Competence in qualitative and quantitative study design and implementation, with children as the major focus
. Experience using data analysis packages such as SPSS and database management systems
. Experience in developing and coordinating data collection, processing and analysis systems
. Familiarity with US Donor Monitoring and Evaluation protocols
. Demonstrated experience of using participator
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