Room to Read,Assessment Specialist jobs in Rwanda

nda Education Boad (REB) and the
Rwandan Ministry of Education (MINEDUC), Soma Umenye will contribute to
Rwanda’s Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) and the Government of Rwanda’s
national development priority of ensuring that Rwandan primary-grade students
acquire the fundamental competency of literacy so that they can succeed in
future schooling and, later, in the modern workplace.

• Support
  MINEDUC and Rwanda Education Board (REB) to develop assessment systems
  that measure progress against the new competency based curriculum in
  literacy both in the classroom and national level.
• Support
  REB, University of Rwanda College of Education (URCE), and teacher
  training college (TTC) staff to develop literacy/writing assessment items
  for classroom assessment. Support REB to create guidelines for writing and
  validating appropriate early grade reading items.
• Support
  REB to develop P1 fluency standards and review draft P2-P3 standards,
  using past literacy assessments and literacy benchmark assessments to
  identify needed Kinyarwanda fluency for children’s reading comprehension.
• Support
  REB to develop and implement a plan for national assessment of early grade
  reading that will continue after the end of the Soma Umenye Activity.
• Work
  with MINEDUC, URCE, and the TTCs to promote equity in literacy outcomes
  among boys, girls, and children with special needs.
• Leverage
  M&E data collected (likely on an ongoing basis) to inform adjustments
  in the project’s approach and ensure continued improvement in student
  reading outcomes.

• Master’s
  degree and 6 years of experience or Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of
  experience in the education sector.
• experience
  engaging with Ministries, policy dialogue on assessments and standards,
  etc. in developing countries
• Familiarity
  with scientifically based reading research preferred.
• Experience
  in assessment/Research /evaluation methods experience such as instrument
  design, sampling strategies, data analysis, use of statistical software packages
  etc.
• Demonstrated
  experience assessing P1-P3 students’ early grade reading performance, and
  training teachers in how to use such assessment methods in the classroom.
• Demonstrated
  exemplary diplomatic, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Written
  and spoken proficiency in English.