Pre-Service Teacher Training Manager, Peshawar

PROGRAM BACKGROUND:

Pakistan Reading Project (PRP) is a USAID funded project to improve the quality of reading in public and private schools across Pakistan, supporting at least 2.5 million additional primary school students to read at a level commensurate with standards at their grade level. This goal will be supported by the mutually-reinforcing components of teacher education and professional development (PD), systems reform, and civil society engagement. The Pakistan Reading Project is a five year project to be implemented in 67 districts of 8 provinces across Pakistan. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

SCOPE OF WORK:

The Pre-Service Teacher Training Manager will work with the province’s universities and colleges and DOEs to coordinate and implement the project’s pre-service activities. 

Responsibilities

Ensure that all Teacher Training Institutes (TTIs) offer the new B.Ed./ADE degrees; Ensure that all universities offer the new teaching of reading specialization;Ensure that the TTIs recruit more students to join the B.Ed./AED degree and reading specialization programs; Develop and implement program to help TTIs increase the number of women participating in their degree programs; Develop and introduce activities to help TTIs improve student teacher practicums; Collaborate with other project and TTI staff to introduce eLearning courses in universities; Develop and help implement a strategic planning activities at TTIs to improve the effectiveness of their programs; Develop and help implement on-going professional development programs for TTI faculty to enable them to implement the new B.Ed./ADE curriculum and teaching of reading specialization courses; Develop and help TTIs implement a monitoring and tracking system to enable them to track progress toward achieving the different objectives of the project;Help TTIs to integrate the new teaching of reading course into their program;Build on existing TEP systems and policies put in place to support the expansion of ADE/B.Ed. programs rather than create different or parallel systems/policies for implementing ADE/B.Ed. programs under PRP;Facilitate participatory self-assessments of TEP-participating TTIs on the status of the new degree programs via survey, site visits, and focus group discussions with administrators and faculty to identify models of success, obstacles to adoption, and best practices that can accelerate expansion to other TTIs;Support TEP-participating TTIs to strengthen their strategic planning and management capacity by reviewing and addressing the findings of the self-assessment and updating their strategic plans;Support universities offering the new programs to develop and deliver distance learning versions of core B.Ed./ADE courses for students with support from PRP niche partner AIOU. 

QUALIFICATION

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Education, or related fields. Masters’ degree preferred

Work Experiences

At least 5-8 years of experience in professional development programs, teacher training, or other related fields.

Demonstrated Skills:

In depth familiarity with structures of Teacher Training InstitutesDemonstrated experience in programs that increase access to pre-service opportunities for marginalized and hard-to-reach groupsDemonstrated experience working with higher education institutions, Ministries of Education, and other stakeholdersDemonstrated knowledge of strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, and communications techniquesExcellent communication skills

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