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International Rescue Committee PlayMatters Teaching and Learning - Consultant in Kampala, Uganda

Requisition ID: req51079

Job Title: PlayMatters Teaching and Learning - Consultant

Sector: Education

Employment Category: Consultant

Open to Expatriates: Yes

Location: Kampala, Uganda

Work Arrangement:New York based remote

Job Description

Background of the project

Organizational Description

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover, and gain control of their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC works with people forced to flee from war, conflict and disaster and the host communities which support them, as well as those who remain within their homes and communities. At work today in over 40 countries and 25 U.S. cities, we improve outcomes in the areas of health, safety, economic wellbeing, education, and power.

Project Background

  • PlayMatters (2020-2026) is an education initiative funded by the LEGO Foundation. The program reimagines childhood for 800,000+ refugee and host-community children across Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda – children whose education and social development has been affected by displacement and trauma. Building on children’s amazing resilience and a growing evidence base supporting Learning through Play methodologies, PlayMatters cultivates holistic learning for children ages 3-12+. PlayMatters is led by the International Rescue Committee and includes Plan International, War Child Holland, Innovations for Poverty Action, and the Behavioral Insights Team in partnership with the LEGO Foundation.

  • With a primary focus on teacher professional development and technical assistance, the PM project is seeking for dynamic consultant to support with the PM content revision processes (ToTs, teachers and TCPD packages) through the review of evidence findings aligned with the PMC work plan activities for quality assurance support.

    Scope of work

    Major Responsibilities:

    The PlayMatters Teaching and Learning Consultant will have three primary tasks:

  • Evidence Syntheses (3 days) – review evidence sources and synthesize the gaps identified from the roll-out and implementation of PM content packages to inform the content revision process in all 3 countries in collaboration with the RMEAL team.

  • Content Finalization (42 days)–Co-revise PM content packages(TOT Facilitators Guides, Teacher Training Guides, TCPD Training Guides) in collaboration with Outcome 1 regional and country teams across the 3 countries.

  • Technical Review and Quality Assurance Coordination (5 days)–Support the coordination and technical review of packages and toolsfor client use as relevant to content finalization ensuring quality measures. This may include checklists, handouts, tools, and guides in collaboration with the technical and RMEAL team.

    Deliverables:

  • Revised PM content packages (ToT facilitator guides, Teacher training guides, TCPD Training guides and accompanying workbooks/handouts) for Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Uganda.

  • Revised tools (classroom observation, pre and post-test, FGD guides, QA checklist) for the 3 countries

  • Reviewed Evidence synthesis findings from the 3 countries.

    Qualifications

    Requirements:

    Education:

  • Current Masters or doctoral student in Education, Psychology, International Development, International Relations, Peace and Conflict Studies, Policy Studies, or other related Social Sciences-Related discipline.

    Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:

  • At least one year of experience working in education in low resource settings.

  • Experience in curriculum development.

  • Experience analyzing qualitative data using Dedoose, nVivo or other qualitative data analysis software is a plus;

  • Experience analyzing quantitative data using SPSS, Stata, or other statistical analysis packages is a plus;

  • Experience working in East Africa is a plus.

    Language Skills: Strong writing skills (in English) and significant writing experience

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