Country: Georgia
Closing date: 04 Mar 2019
We are currently seeking qualified candidates for the position of Gender and Inclusion Advisor for an anticipated USAID-funded education activity.
Project Description:**
The purpose of this anticipated five-year project is to: 1) expand the innovative learning instruction methods in reading, math, and business (21st century) skills into the national curriculum in all 2400 of Georgia’s primary schools for grades 1-6, including schools in marginalized communities; 2) Strengthen teacher development curricula and teacher induction activities in universities across the country that will result in a highly-qualified cadre of teachers. This project will take place in the Republic of Georgia with an anticipated duration of five years.
Responsibilities:
- Promote inclusive education methodologies, principles, and practices in all levels in project activities.
- Provide leadership and technical guidance on Gender and Social Inclusion to the program team.
- Liaise and support the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia in the delivery of inclusive education strategies for students with disabilities at scale.
- Monitor, analyze and report on gender, disability, and inclusion issues.
- Work together with MEL officers to design and develop the project MEL system including establishing a learning agenda, refining indicators, setting targets for all indicators, planning of all necessary data collection and analysis.
- Contribute to collaborative, learning and adaptive approach throughout the entire project; design program learning plan, ensure that findings from all monitoring, assessment and survey activities are fed back into the project and disseminated to stakeholders and partners for continuous program adjustments.
- Provide high quality and timely submission of all required project reports, including documentation of success stories, analysis of data for indicator calculation, summary of learning agenda findings, etc.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree or its international equivalent in social science, management, international development, gender studies, or a related field.
- Minimum of five (5) years’ experience designing and implementing activities related to gender equality, disability, and social inclusion.
- Experience coordinating with governments, ministries and/or local NGOs, as well as local communities, for design and implementation.
- Have all necessary computer, database, statistical software, and analytical skills.
- Proven interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in Georgian required.
- Fluency in English required; additional Russianlanguage proficiency preferred.
This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.
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