Senior Bangla Literacy Specialist
Winrock International
- Dhaka
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work with teachers, the government, and other stakeholders on curriculum planning and Bangla literacy training.
- Contribute strategies to improve instruction to support literacy growth across the curriculum.
- Creates and examines data to measure the success of literacy programs and instruction.
- Teach targeted literacy intervention to small groups of teachers using research-based strategies and resources. Support to create the evidence and to inform the policy maker regarding the effective strategies and approaches of literacy
- Contribute technical vision, oversight, and guidance that supports achieving improved reading and writing instruction and student learning in Bangla.
- Provide technical assistance and oversight to the project approaches and materials to improve reading instruction at primary level.
- Contribute to the production of all project-supported materials for trainers, teachers, and students; supervise and provide quality assurance to produce activity-supported Literacy materials, training, mentoring, and student testing efforts.
- Develop and disseminate Literacy interventions building on the lessons learned and the study findings from ongoing cohort implementation.
- Collaborate with Government of Bangladesh education officials and implementing partners on teacher professional development and community engagement to ensure a unified and technically sound approach.
- Lead in developing and adapting teaching and learning materials; liaise with government representatives and technicians on technical matters.
- Contribute to technical dialogue on literacy (reading/writing) with key stakeholders such as GoB, providing technical insight on national reading policies and implementing the new cycle interventions in the classroom.
- Contribute to capacity-building activities for teacher mentors, Master trainers, and Govt primary school teachers.
- Contribute to interpreting monitoring and evaluation data to inform interventions to improve student reading.
- Collaborate with the international outcomes technical staff to write and publish project-related articles.
- Provide technical assistance on national-level strategy and Literacy-related policies.
- Promote research-based literacy practices to reform classrooms.
- Provide mentorship to technical literacy staff.
- Perform additional tasks as needed and requested by the Technical Director Education.
- Leadership skills that enable them to work with other adults, such as classroom teachers, Govt officials, other professionals, and the community.
- Strong Interpersonal Skills.
- Understanding the social, economic, and political context governing education and social inclusion issues in Bangladesh.
- Ability to work under pressure, independently, and manage multiple priorities at the same time.
- Proficiency in MS Office applications with Bangla typing proficiency.
- Excellent coordination skills, especially with project-specific stakeholders.
- Proven experience organizing training, workshops, meetings, and seminars.
- Strong oral and written communication skills with proficiency in Bangla, professional proficiency in English.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with local country counterparts, project staff, consultants, and other partners.
- Excellent organizational skills, process and systems-oriented, with a strong attention to detail.
- Prior experience working with donor-funded projects, particularly USAID.
- Strong candidates will exhibit excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, ability to work under difficult circumstances with limited resources, and ability to form productive relationships with counterparts and colleagues.