General Technical Officer - Education at Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) - 3 Openings

Achieving Health Nigeria Initiative (AHNi) is a non-profit organization that promotes socio-economic development by supporting global health and economic initiatives in Nigeria. AHNi currently has its headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria.

To strengthen our operations and interventions in the country, we are recruiting qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: General Technical Officer - Education

Locations: Jigawa, Kaduna & Kano
Employment Type: Full Time

Job Description

• The incumbent will be responsible for supporting development and distribution of teaching and learning materials in the state; providing technical assistance for teacher trainings in the state; supporting government capacity building; and other activities as required.

Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include:

• Conducting school visits for quality assurance purposes,
• Supporting the design and development of teacher guides, pupil books, posters, and other materials to support literacy and math instruction,
• Development may include field testing of materials, supporting the design and development of formative and summative assessments for literacy and mathematics,
• Supporting timely materials procurement and distribution, in conjunction staff and government partners,
• Providing technical assistance for teacher trainings,
• Liaising with SSOs and support SSO networks (e.g., WhatsApp groups) to strengthen school coaching activities; shadow and mentor SSOs as needed,
• Supporting government partners to strengthen education in the state, including through in-service and pre-service training; community mobilization activities; SBMC support; and other activities. 
• Contribute to the development of teacher training manuals.
• Support qualitative interviews with Teachers and Head Teachers.
• Contribute to regular reporting on activities.
• Collaborate with the broader project team and liaise closely with state-based and Abuja-based technical leadership.

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• Bachelor’s Degree or its international equivalent in Communications, Education, Environment, Health, Behavioral, Life/Social Sciences, International Development, Human Development or related fields with 5 - 7 years relevant work experience
  Or
• Master's Degree or its international equivalent in Communications, Education, Environment, Health, Behavioral, Life/Social Sciences, International Development, Human Development or related fields with 3 - 5 years relevant work experience.
  Or
• 2 - 4 years’ experience with education programs,
• Articulate and professional and able to communicate in a clear, positive fashion with clients and staff,
• Prior team lead experience preferred. Prior work experience in a non-governmental organization (NGO), government agency, or private organization is an advantage,
• International or Domestic (US) Program Development or Program management preferred,
• Demonstrated success in multicultural environments is required.

Application Closing Date
17th August, 2023.