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EMACK Jobs
Location: Kenya.
Education for Marginalized Children in Kenya (EMACK) is an initiative of the Ministry of Education (MOE) made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and implemented in partnership with the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF). The program seeks to improve access to quality education, retention and completion rates for children historically underserved by the education system by focusing on a number of interrelated strategies. These include increased community and parental participation in all aspects of school life; teacher development and improved coordination and dialogue to inform the Kenya Education Sector Support Program. Ultimately the program aims to improve learning outcomes for all children in terms of literacy, numeracy, analysis and innovation.
Senior Education Specialist Based in Nairobi As a member of EMACK Senior Management Team (SMT), the Senior Education Specialist (SES) plays a central role in the development and refinement of EMACK’s program plans and strategies. The SES provides technical advice to EMACK programs across the three regions- Coast, NEP and Nairobi. S/he is expected to travel regularly across these regions to ensure that high quality and standards are maintained by the program team. The SES is responsible for laying a solid foundation for policy and advocacy engagement with MOE in coordination with the EMACK Chief of Party and AKF Regional Program Officer. The SES plays a key role in ensuring that EMACK tested models and lessons learnt are discussed openly with government officials for possible adoption, replication and scaling up. S/he will also be directly responsible for the technical oversight and quality control of all education programs in the EMACK project, with the assistance of three thematic Education Specialists (for languages, Mathematics and Pastoralist Education) The SES leads the process of ensuring that EMACK designed innovative education programs and training packages are of high quality, effectively serve the specified target group and if necessary, facilitates further refinement of these innovations. Essential Job Functions: Plays a central role in ensuring that EMACK programs aimed at increasing access to quality basic education, improving learning outcomes [and reading competencies in particular], retention, completion and transition for all marginalized children are of high quality and have impact;Provides technical support to EMACK staff and project partners in implementing programs that focus on children’s learning outcomes generally and on reading competencies in particular;In collaboration with the City Education Office and partners, designs, develops and implements an effective Non-Formal Education initiative in the informal settlements of Nairobi and Mombasa;In conjunction with the M&E Specialist, facilitates relevant operational research whose outcome informs improvements in program design and/or policy influencing especially in relation to Non-Formal Education programs;Facilitates discussions on the appropriateness of curricula following the outcome of learning assessments and shares action points and recommendations with relevant MOE departments including the KIE and the Directorates of Basic Education andQuality Assurance and Standards;Takes the lead in advancing EMACK’s policy advocacy agenda and ensuring EMACK tested models are reviewed by relevant MoE departments for possible adaption and replication;Requirements: Minimum of Masters’ Degree in Education;Strong knowledge of education programs including Non Formal Education, Early Childhood Education, Primary and Secondary Education and gender perspectives in education;Demonstrated competencies in promoting literacy and numeracy programs;Knowledge of education issues affecting marginalized populations such as children living in informal settlements, pastoralist communities in North Eastern Province, gender perspectives in education (including girl children), orphans and vulnerable children and children with special needs;Minimum 8 years’ experience in designing and implementing large and complex education programs including knowledge of the project cycle and the logical framework analysis;Experience in education planning, designing and implementing NFE programs as well as development and implementation around issues of marginalized children;Experience with operational/action research, monitoring and evaluation;Experience working with a wide range of stakeholders including but not limited to international NGOs, national NGOs, CBOs and school-community project-level implementation.Applications, along with a cover letter, an up-to-date CV and names of three referees should be sent to the address below by 24th February, 2012 The Human Resource and Administration Manager, EMACK II
P.O. Box 99870 - 80107, Mombasa
Email: maimuna [at] akf-emack.org
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted The Aga Khan Foundation is an Agency of the Aga Khan Development Network
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Essential Job Functions: Responsible for the development of the project performance monitoring and evaluation plan and the periodic refinement of performance indicators to ensure that objectives are practical, specific and cost-effective;Lead the development and implementation of robust education research programs to inform evidence-based policy and practice;Develop and manage the project’s Management Information System using computer programs (such as Microsoft Excel and research oriented programs such as EPI INFO/SPSS) so as to ensure efficient and effective collection, entry and analysis of partner intervention data (both quantitative and qualitative);Offer advice to the EMACK Core team and partners on implications of project decisions based on Monitoring, Research and Evaluation findings. This will include advising on all situations that have potential impact on the project’s ability to reach its performance targets;Prepare the project for a mid-term and a final evaluation by liaising with all relevant stakeholders [including partners] so as to ensure that data is in order, that staff are aware of their obligations, and that the evaluators have appropriate access to information;Facilitate learning-oriented analysis sessions of M&E data, analyze and disseminate complex information to a wide range of audiences including donors and the government;Offer regular training to EMACK staff and partners on Monitoring, Research, Learning and Evaluation to ensure that project experiences and lessons are used to improve performance and to inform the design of new programs.Requirements: Master’s degree in education, population studies, social sciences, social research methods [both quantitative and qualitative], project management, anthropology, international development, statistics or other relevant degree; Information Technology (IT) related training in research programs and setting up of data tracking systems; Minimum 5 years hands-on experience in monitoring, research and evaluation in a busy working environment related to international development projects, preferably in the education sector; Hands-on experience in the application of common statistical packages such as EPI INFO and SPSS; Demonstrated competence in the design and implementation of research programs; Knowledge of USAID donor reporting requirements and monitoring systems highly desirable; Demonstrated ability to train, support and mentor staff and partners on M&E methodology; Excellent analytical and report writing skills.Applications, along with a cover letter, an up-to-date CV and names of three referees should be sent to the address below by 25th May, 2012. Those who had applied for the post in an earlier advert need not apply. The Human Resource and Administration Assistant, EMACK II
P.O. Box 50027 - 00100,
Nairobi
Email: bernice.mueni [at] akf-emack.org Only short-listed candidates will be contacted The Aga Khan Foundation is an Agency of the Aga Khan Development Network
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