Technical Officer - Literacy at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi)

Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is an indigenous non-governmental organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting a broad range of global health interventions, education, and economic initiatives in Nigeria.

In anticipation of The Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) project which focuses on “improving basic education and tackling fundamental system constraints by raising the quality of teaching and learning” in key state areas (Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa & Abuja) and to strengthen our operations and interventions in the country, we are seeking qualified candidates for the position below:

Job Title: Technical Officer - Literacy

Location: Abuja
Job Category: Fixed Term, Technical

Responsibilities

• The Technical Officer for literacy will be responsible for developing and implementing the project’s overall literacy approach, in conjunction with other FHI 360 technical leads.
• H/She will support in the development or refinement of remedial approach to literacy, Design formative and summative assessment for literacy as well as providing support in designing in-service training materials to improve teachers practice around literacy and building stakeholders’ capacity around evidence-based literacy practices.
• H/She will also contribute to work planning and report writing.

Minimum Recruitment Standards

• Bachelor’s Degree or an advanced Degree in Education with a concentration in Early Grade Reading, Literacy, Language Acquisition or related field. At least 3 years’ experience in education reform with a focus on primary education sector work in language acquisition and/or child literacy or reading especially in Hausa Language. certification as reading/literacy specialist preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work with government, partners and/or local government structures and school settings.
• Proven expertise in mother tongue (L1), early grade reading instruction and/or assessment and reading material development, preferably in Hausa Language.
• Significant experience in developing and producing of supplementary reading materials, workbooks, trainers’ and teachers’ guides and instructional materials to improve early grades reading.
• Has ability to coordinate reading interventions, set realistic priorities, and plan for the successful implementation of activities
• Strong leadership qualities and facilitation skills, experience in working with teachers to improve practice
• Experience in project reporting
• Demonstrable knowledge of research-based best practices in content-area reading skills and strategies and literacy instruction
• Experience/preparation in modeling teaching, observing teachers, and providing non-judgmental feedback
• Familiarity with Nigerian public sector, NGOs, and CBOs.

Application Closing Date
12th October, 2021.