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PROGRAM BACKGROUND:

 

Pakistan Reading Project will improve the quality of reading in public and private schools across all of Pakistan; supporting at least 2.5 million additional primary school students to read at all level commensurate with standards at their grade level by the three mutually reinforcing components of teacher education and professional development, systems reform and civil society engagement.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

Job Summary:

The Assessment Manager will support in designing and conducting reading assessments as well as interpreting results and managing an education assessment system, including a database, in the respective province.  S/he will work in close coordination with (Federal level) Learning Assessment Specialist, provincial Departments of Education and concerned Provincial Education Assessment System (PEAS) offices.

 

Responsibilities:

 

  • Design and implement Pakistan Reading Project’s reading assessment program of the province, including tool development, data collection and analysis, and preparation of reports;
  • Lead analysis of existing assessments and results including Pakistan’s and USAID’s Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) for the respective province/area;
  • Coordinate with Assessment Specialist and concerned authorities to design and develop provincial reading assessment tools that gauge students’ performance against existing standards and those developed in partnership with the project;
  • Provide support to provincial governments to design and conduct standardized reading assessments and use the findings for informed decision making;   
  • Support technical teams in development of formative assessment tools, including those for use in Teachers Inquiry Group (TIG) training programs.
  • Provide support to Provincial governments in strengthening of Provincial Education Assessment Systems (PEAS), with focus on Reading Assessment, to enable them to support Reading Assessment activities in primary schools.          
  • Develop an understanding about roles and responsibility of PEC, DSD and PEAS in Punjab

  • Establish connections among PEC, DSD and PEAS who can contribute in assessment designing

  • Enhance his understanding about the process of test construction and standardization

  • Develop his understanding for designing reading assessment tools that can be adapted for children in Pakistan including EGRA.
  • Based on the assessment tools which can be used for reading, propose a strategy to engage key stakeholders in Punjab for developing and administrating provincial level reading assessment tools.
  • Propose a strategy to work with In-service training program team in developing formative assessment tools.

 

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

  • Master’s degree from an accredited university in education, research methods, or other related field, or additional years of experience in the education or research, evaluation, and student assessment

Work Experiences:

         * 5 years plus experience with at least 3 years’ experience in managing assessment in developing countries, preferably in reading assessment and   its   data analysis

  • Experience of working on EGRA (Early Grade Reading Assessment), and/or development of other reading assessment tools (experience in EGRA assessment will be preferable).
  • Additional relevant experience such as working with NEAS/PEAS (National/Provincial Education Assessment System) would be a plus;

Demonstrated Skills:

  • Demonstrated exemplary diplomatic management and interpersonal skills;

  • Experience with USAID projects preferred;
  • Solid understanding of the Pakistani context, with previous experience in Pakistan or the region preferred;
  • Strong negotiation skills and the ability to develop relations with government counterparts, donors, and other stakeholders;
  • Demonstrated innovation and success in staff capacity-building and in participatory, flexible, and gender-sensitive programming and implementation;
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.

 

Travel:

If needed.

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Skills
Must Title Level Description
 Reading assessment and its data analysisNever Used  At least 3 years’ experience in managing assessment in developing countries, preferably in reading assessment and its data analysis •Experience of working on EGRA (Early Grade Reading Assessment), and/or development of other reading assessment tools (experience in EGRA assessment will be preferable).