Job purpose and scope: The Early Childhood Education (ECE) Coordinator will provide technical expertise on ECE, with responsibility to ensure the quality of programme outputs reflect international best-practice in ECE tailored for the local context and will work with partners to deliver programme outcomes. This includes overseeing the quality of the end-to-end design and creation of the training, teaching and instructional resources for the Inspired programme, and the content and metrics of national-level policies. Job objectives: 1. Coordinate the design of an effective, evidence-based ECE solution for the Inspired programme, drawing from and contributing to Education Development Trust’s (EDT) intellectual property and service offerings and integrating partners’ contributions where necessary and effective. 2. Coordinate the quality assurance of the content of national-level policies, guidelines and regulations from an ECE evidence-based perspective, providing detailed feedback and recommendations, including relevant targets, metrics or M&E necessary for government and the programme to monitor progress. 3. Using strong stakeholder influencing skills, support the improvement of national-level policies, guidelines and regulations, such that they will meet the Inspired programme objectives. 4. Coordinate implementation of impactful, accessible and inspirational training programme for teachers, practitioners and leaders, including ECE teaching and learning instructional materials, coaching models, training delivery, train the trainer and other development activities. 5. Coordinate an effective mentoring support programme for government officials at both national and county level, to ensure that they are developed into high-value, high-impact education thought leaders. 6. Coordinate quality assurance processes to monitor the implementation of the ECE solutions for the Inspired programme, including the monitoring of training delivery and capacity development. 7. Support the MEL team to ensure that impact and evaluation activities are completed to international standards and in line with ECE quality criteria, and ensure evidence is used to course-correct programme implementation to achieve quality. 8. Contribute as a team member in Inspired to wider programmatic activity, as required and in liaison with the Team Leader/project SMT. 9. Support effective child safeguarding processes across the project, following internal and client processes. 10. In collaboration with colleagues in the education team, contribute to thought leadership, proposition development and other activities to enhance and promote EDTs education support services. 11. Coordinating contributions and activities of delivery partners across all the three components as spelled out in different MOUs / contract and program documents. Scope: Will involve occasional travel to other locations within the country Person specification: Knowledge Essential • Qualified Teacher and / or extensive experience in the Early Childhood sector at a senior leader level • University degree or equivalent, for example in education, management, economics, social sciences, or other relevant field • A high level of understanding of the current developments in Early Childhood education. • Expertise in effective, current and evidence-based continuing professional development approaches for teachers and Early Childhood Practitioners • knowledge of the Early Childhood Education sector across a range of settings in Kenya especially low-income, ASAL settings • Minimum seven years (7 years) of experience working on innovative ECE or Foundation learning programmes withing Kenya Desirable • Experience and/or Knowledge of Wajir and/or Mandera counties
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40 hours per week Education Development TrustJob purpose and scope: The Early Childhood Education (ECE) Coordinator will provide technical expertise on ECE, with responsibility to ensure the quality of programme outputs reflect international best-practice in ECE tailored for the local context and will work with partners to deliver programme outcomes. This includes overseeing the quality of the end-to-end design and creation of the training, teaching and instructional resources for the Inspired programme, and the content and metrics of national-level policies. Job objectives: 1. Coordinate the design of an effective, evidence-based ECE solution for the Inspired programme, drawing from and contributing to Education Development Trust’s (EDT) intellectual property and service offerings and integrating partners’ contributions where necessary and effective. 2. Coordinate the quality assurance of the content of national-level policies, guidelines and regulations from an ECE evidence-based perspective, providing detailed feedback and recommendations, including relevant targets, metrics or M&E necessary for government and the programme to monitor progress. 3. Using strong stakeholder influencing skills, support the improvement of national-level policies, guidelines and regulations, such that they will meet the Inspired programme objectives. 4. Coordinate implementation of impactful, accessible and inspirational training programme for teachers, practitioners and leaders, including ECE teaching and learning instructional materials, coaching models, training delivery, train the trainer and other development activities. 5. Coordinate an effective mentoring support programme for government officials at both national and county level, to ensure that they are developed into high-value, high-impact education thought leaders. 6. Coordinate quality assurance processes to monitor the implementation of the ECE solutions for the Inspired programme, including the monitoring of training delivery and capacity development. 7. Support the MEL team to ensure that impact and evaluation activities are completed to international standards and in line with ECE quality criteria, and ensure evidence is used to course-correct programme implementation to achieve quality. 8. Contribute as a team member in Inspired to wider programmatic activity, as required and in liaison with the Team Leader/project SMT. 9. Support effective child safeguarding processes across the project, following internal and client processes. 10. In collaboration with colleagues in the education team, contribute to thought leadership, proposition development and other activities to enhance and promote EDTs education support services. 11. Coordinating contributions and activities of delivery partners across all the three components as spelled out in different MOUs / contract and program documents. Scope: Will involve occasional travel to other locations within the country Person specification: Knowledge Essential • Qualified Teacher and / or extensive experience in the Early Childhood sector at a senior leader level • University degree or equivalent, for example in education, management, economics, social sciences, or other relevant field • A high level of understanding of the current developments in Early Childhood education. • Expertise in effective, current and evidence-based continuing professional development approaches for teachers and Early Childhood Practitioners • knowledge of the Early Childhood Education sector across a range of settings in Kenya especially low-income, ASAL settings • Minimum seven years (7 years) of experience working on innovative ECE or Foundation learning programmes withing Kenya Desirable • Experience and/or Knowledge of Wajir and/or Mandera counties
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