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POSITION/DESIGNATION
Program officer – Foundational Numeracy
GRADE/LEVEL
Grade F
PROJECT/UNIT
Indian Partnership for Early Learning
PROJECT NAME
Indian Partnership for Early Learning
PROJECT DURATION
5 years (October 2021- September 2026)
POSITION DURATION
3 years
REPORTS TO
State Program Manager – SDMC & UP
LOCATION
Delhi
TRAVEL
Within Delhi
ABOUT US
CARE is a not-for-profit organization working in India for over 70 years, focusing on alleviating poverty and social injustice. We do this through well-planned and comprehensive projects in health, education, livelihoods and disaster preparedness and response. Our overall goal is the empowerment of women and girls from poor and marginalized communities leading to improvement in their lives and livelihoods.
During FY 2020-21, CARE India directly reached out to 52.7 million people through 53 programmes across 18 states, covering more than 130+ districts. We are part of the CARE International Confederation, working in 100 countries for a world where people live with dignity and security.
CARE India seeks a world of hope, tolerance, and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security.
Our goal is to ensure that women and girls from the most marginalized communities are empowered, live in dignity and their households have secure and resilient lives. CARE India aims to accomplish this goal by working with 50 million people to help them have quality health, education, livelihoods and overcome the effects of disasters.
Our employees are committed to CARE’s values, Code of Conduct, and safeguarding commitments towards a safe workplace for all, including the principle of ‘do no harm’. They are also responsible to uphold and strengthen our safeguarding commitments in their role. To know more about our safeguarding policies please visit our website link given below.
PROJECT DETAILS
India Partnership for Early Learning (IPEL) is a USAID funded project that aims to ensure all children (girls and boys) from Early childhood education to early grades (grades 1&2) are positively impacted in four Indian states (Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, South Delhi Municipal Schools). The ultimately goal of the project is all children (age 3-6) attending AWCs/Balvatika/preschools attain school readiness by age 6; and children (age 6-8) attending early grades (1-2) acquire reading fluency and comprehension, number recognition, two-digit addition and subtraction, express emotions safely, and express understanding of emotions of others verbally or through pictures by end of grade 2 in four intervention states. The project approach will influence practices of both government run and private schools in intervention states to ensure every child of the state is positively impacted.
The project is designed to work very closely at national and state education/WCD department and its institutions to work, influence and advocate on the agenda of Early Childhood and Education and Foundational Learning and Numeracy (FLN). IPEL project adopts a system strengthening approach using technical support model to work with state and national government. For this, IPEL project has set up a central and state level Project Management Unit, having experts on foundational learning, to technically guide department of education and its key institutions for effective delivery of foundational learning and numeracy program in the state. The key technical area includes- FLN content and materials for teachers and children, Robust and quality capacity building approach and review system, FLN vision, budget and financing, Quality educational monitoring and learners’ assessment tracking system and Empowered community engagement in each of the state. It will work towards addressing issues and challenges faced by marginalised children and girls in the states to ensure every child in the state attend the school and acquire learning.
The project is working towards building robust system and mechanisms to positively support schools, teachers and children in intervention states. Since The IPEL project objectives and goals are aligned with the national mission- NIPUN BHARAT, it is working towards achieving the larger goal of National Education Policy and state priorities. The project has formed a consortium of 4 organizations led by CARE to work with state governments and MCD. This consortium will work closely with department of education/its institutions to ensure quality and effective delivery of Foundational Learning (FL) for both public and private schools.
JOB SUMMARY
Program Associate- Foundational Numeracy is a technical position that will be positioned at Delhi Level. S/he will be accountable for working with Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for engaging and conducting training of teachers and teachers’ mentor on foundational learning especially on numeracy. The person will also design and develop modules, materials, framework, rubric etc that support in professional development of teacher and education functionaries. S/he will also support in design of learning assessment, monitoring and knowledge development for FLN at the state. The person will work closely with Consortium partner (Room to Read- Literacy Partner) to jointly work with MCD on technical areas. The person is required to liaison and build relationship with MCD, SCERT- Delhi for effective delivery of program.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Design Foundational Learning and Numeracy Curriculum (Numeracy) Materials and Teaching Learning Materials in collaboration of education department
- Develop Learning outcome framework, curricular frameworks on numeracy as per NIPUN guidelines through a consultative process with SCERT and MCD teachers
- Support and develop FLN tool kits and teacher guides and reference materials with a focus around Foundational numeracy and social emotional learning
- Design blended teachers training program and Maths lab around Numeracy
Conduct programs for Capacity Building of Teachers and Teachers Mentors on Numeracy, Assessment and associated field
- Engage and Build capacities of Teachers Mentors and SCERT on FLN vision, approaches and Numeracy
- Provide technical guidance to FLN core group in designing and facilitating capacity building workshops at state and district level
- Ensure a resource group is available in the state around numeracy that guide all FLN related technical work in the state
Lead Teacher Professional Development on Numeracy and early mathematics
- Support in creating high quality professional development packages for District Resource Groups, Mentors and teachers both at preschool and early grade level
- Develop Mechanism to ensure DRG and Mentors conduct high quality teachers training and school visits on FLN
- Undertake field visit to understand the quality of training and impact in classroom processes.
- Activate cluster level teachers review and planning mechanisms through engagement with different municipal zones
Others:
- Support in FLN specific studies and documentations related to the project
- Support in development of AWP of the project, collection of case studies
- Participate in project review and planning meetings and follow Individual Operating Plan.
- Undertake any other assignment assigned by Project Manager
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
Technical Specialist- Numeracy and Language/literacy at CMU level and Technical Director- FL
QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Graduate in Mathematics or Education Field
- 4 years of experience in Curriculum & teacher development on FLN, especially around numeracy related
- Experience of designing content and modules around Mathematics
- Understanding of teachers’ development approach and practices in MCD schools
Preferred
- Previous experience of working with SCERT or any education department
- Knowledge of Community engagement practices and approaches
SKILLS & COMPETENCIES
Communication skills: able to articulate and communicate well to all stakeholders (both verbally and in writing) in a manner that meets the different needs of different audiences
Language skills: able to read, write and speak in Hindi and English language at an expert level
Research skills: able to conduct secondary research for identifying the newest trends and incorporate them in program / process approach
Team Management & Collaboration / People skills: comfortable with negotiating and resolving conflict; able to reflect, empathetic, and a good listener
Time and Change Management: resilient: able to deal well with ambiguity, uncertainty, and change and : able to juggle different and conflicting priorities
Digital skills : ability to prepare presentation, excel, etc at moderate level
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