The Teacher Professional Development Specialist will have overall responsibility for managing and providing quality assurance for professional development in reading and writing programming. He or she will lead and manage the design and implementation of training content for literacy, second language acquisition, classroom management, formative and summative assessment, active learning, inclusion of children with disabilities, gender sensitivity, alternative discipline and safe schools, etc. The Teacher Professional Development Specialist will collaborate with project materials development, M&E, and community engagement teams, as well as with CFEEF, CRIPEN, to ensure consistency and cohesion of all teacher support, training, coaching, and mentoring. This individual will develop tools and resources to support the training and supervision of teacher professional development coaches and mentors, as well as for evaluating program effectiveness. He or she will provide leadership on the design of teacher professional development materials, including scope, sequence and timing of the program. Activities may include identifying professional development gaps, choosing professional development objectives, designing training's, writing training manuals, designing coaching structure and materials, designing other professional development opportunities (such as peer learning or e-courses), and amending the professional development structure as needed.
- At least 5 years of experience in teacher professional development program design and implementation for curriculum and materials development; active learning methods; learning materials in low-resource environments; and mentoring and capacity-building of teachers, teacher educators, staff, and counterparts.
- Knowledge of the Djiboutian teacher professional development context and Ministry structures at the national and regional levels.
- Knowledge of international best practices in reading and writing content and instructional practices.
- Experience with research, monitoring, and evaluation and the application of findings to improve reading and writing programs.
- Demonstrated management and leadership skills working on large and complex donor-funded programs, preferably with USAID.
- Experience reporting on large donor-funded programs, preferably with USAID contracts.
- Demonstrated ability to work with and gain the respect and confidence of host country counterparts, staff, and clients.
- Ability to mentor, motivate and empower the performance of team members and counterparts.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills French are required.
- Proficiency in oral and written communication in English preferred.