Current Vacancies at Education Development Center

Position Description

• The Finance Manager shall work under the leadership of the Chief of Party, and will be responsible for all aspects of operations, including administration, finance, procurement, and human resources, if relevant.

Qualifications

The candidate for the position of Finance and Administration Manager shall have at a minimum the following qualifications:

Education:

• A master’s degree in business administration, Finance, Accounting or equivalent from an accredited university and Relevant professional certifications and membership from accredited accounting institutions.

Skills and Experience:

• At least 10 years of relevant experience as a Finance and Administration Manager on donor-funded projects.
• Relevant experience in program management in developing countries, preferably in the implementation of a national scale reading program.
• Knowledge of generally accepted accounting practices, financial reporting standards, financial management processes, and procedures.
• Logistics experience, such as large-scale procurements and coordination of teams for field activities, in a developing country, preferably in Kenya or East Africa, is highly desired.
• Experience with donor funded projects, including contracts, and understanding of USAID rules and regulations.
• Demonstrated exemplary management, supervision, communication, and interpersonal skills to ensure internal coherence among diverse team members and productive relations with the GOK, donors, and the international community.
• Ability to write, communicate, and prepare contractual documents and reports clearly in English.

Language:

• Professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English.

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Position Description

• The Information Technology (IT) Specialist will work under the leadership of the COP. He/she will be responsible for all aspects e-assessment, including overseeing establishment of test banks, transmission and storage of test items, successful drawing of tests items, and all digital equipment and assessment activities conducted in partnership with the Government of Kenya (GoK), sub partners and grantees as well as developing their digital capacity where appropriate.

Qualifications

The candidate for the position of IT Specialist shall have at a minimum the following qualifications:

Education:

• A Master’s-level degree in information technology, business, and information technology (BIT), computer science, information science with IT or related field from an accredited institution.

Skills and Experience:

• A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in ICT related service management, IT systems support, basic computer networking, IT system security management, and related technologies conducting and supporting assessment.
• Hands-on experience in installation, troubleshooting, and upgrading of software and hardware systems such as but not limited to computers, printers, tablets, servers, portable devices, and other peripheral devices.
• Strong knowledge of competency based and school-based assessment, experience in e-assessment methodologies, designing e-assessment frameworks, e-assessment tools and implementing e-assessments.
• Experience in developing and managing data dashboard and linkages with other data systems.
• Ability to work closely with assessment specialists to develop and manage required test item banks and information management systems.
• Ability to manage digital assessments including access to digital assessment content, generate, analyze, and report digital assessment reports.
• Proven ability to enhance online in-service and pre-service training forums, strengthening existing platforms and uploading digital training modules to be accessed remotely.
• Experience in acquisition and procurement of ICT equipment and supplies, ICT inventory management and disposal.
• Experience in successfully supporting e-assessment of large-scale national reading programs in a developing country, preferably in Kenya and East Africa, is highly desired.
• Demonstrated technical, capacity building, communication, and interpersonal skills to ensure internal coherence among diverse team members and productive relations with the GOK, sub partners, and grantees.
• Experience with donor funded projects, including contracts, and understanding of USAID rules and regulations.
• Ability to write, communicate, and prepare reports clearly in English.

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Position Description

• The Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist shall work under the leadership of the Chief of Party and will be responsible for all aspects of MEL, including overseeing the MEL activities of sub partners and grantees, and building their MEL capacity if needed.

Qualifications

The candidate for the position of MEL Specialist shall have at a minimum the following qualifications:

Education:

• A master’s degree in statistics, monitoring and evaluation, social sciences, or a related field from an accredited university.

Skills and Experience:

• At least 7 years of experience supporting MEL in developing countries, especially aspects of performance management and reporting as well as MEL oversight and capacity building of partners.
• Experience in successfully supporting the MEL of large-scale national reading programs in a developing country, preferably in Kenya or East Africa, is highly desired.
• Ability to conduct needs assessment and program design, logical framework development, key milestone indicators, project target setting, implementing monitoring plans, coordinating evaluations data analysis and reporting.
• Proficient in data management and reporting systems. Experience in designing and maintaining databases ensuring data quality and integrity.
• Demonstrated exemplary technical, capacity building, communication, and interpersonal skills to ensure internal coherence among diverse team members and productive relations with the GOK, sub partners, and grantees.
• Ability to write, communicate, and prepare reports clearly in English.

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Position Description

• The Reading Assessment Specialist will work under the leadership of the Chief of Party and will be responsible for all aspects of Assessment, including overseeing the assessment activities with the Government of Kenya (GoK), sub partners and grantees as well as developing and moderating learner assessment test items where appropriate.

Qualifications

The candidate for the position of Reading Assessment Specialist shall have at a minimum the following qualifications:

Education:

• A master’s degree in education, social sciences, or related field from an accredited university.

Skills and Experience:

• At least 7 years of experience conducting and supporting learner assessment or evaluation studies of large-scale national reading programs in Kenya or East Africa.
• Strong knowledge of competency based and school-based assessment, experience in assessment methodologies, designing assessment frameworks, assessment tools and implementing assessments including e-assessments.
• Ability to conduct continuous formative and summative assessments, access digital assessment content and generate and analyze assessment reports.
• Experience in successfully supporting early grade reading assessments in large-scale national reading programs in a developing country, preferably in Kenya or East Africa, is highly desired.
• Demonstrated exemplary technical, capacity building, communication, and interpersonal skills to ensure internal coherence among diverse team members and productive relations with the GoK, sub partners, and grantees.
• Experience with donor funded projects, including contracts, and understanding of USAID rules and regulations.
• Ability to write, communicate, and prepare reports clearly in English.

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Position Description

• The Chief of Party (COP) shall be responsible for the overall management and implementation of the project and work together with the designated USAID Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). The COP shall supervise project implementation and ensure the project meets stated goals and reporting requirements. The COP will take a leadership role in coordination among USAID, key stakeholders, and other implementing partners. The COP position requires political savvy and close coordination with USAID, as the individual will interact with numerous GOK institutions and senior-level national and County government officials.

Qualifications

The candidate for the position of Chief of Party shall have at a minimum the following qualifications:

Education:

• A master’s degree in education, social sciences, or a relevant field to education programs from an accredited university.

Skills and Experience:

• At least 15 years of experience in managing teams and implementing education programs in developing countries, preferably in the implementation of a national scale reading program of similar technical complexity.
• Demonstrated experience in USAID funded programs that include strategic leadership and proven track record in designing, implementing, and managing program activities.
• Expertise in organizational development, institutional strengthening of government, non-government, and community-based organizations.
• A proven ability to identify and negotiate partnership opportunities and experience managing sub-partners.
• Exemplary management, supervision, communication, and interpersonal skills to ensure internal coherence among diverse team members and productive relations with the GOK, donors, and the international community.
• Ability to write, communicate, and prepare contractual documents and reports clearly in English.

Language:

• Professionally proficient and fluent in written and spoken English.