Let’s
Read Together Activity – Tanzania

Closing date: 01 Jun 2015

CAMRIS International seeks a
seasoned Chief of Party to serve on the upcoming USAID Tanzania’s “Let’s
Read Together Activity”. The purpose of this contract is to acquire
technical assistance and instructional materials targeted at improving lifelong
learning skills, defined as mastery of early grade reading, writing, and
arithmetic. Technical assistance will cover: (1) improving quality of basic
skills instruction at the early primary level; (2) strengthening Ministry of
Education and Vocational Training (MoEVT) skills delivery systems; and (3
) increasing
community and parental engagement in early primary education. These three
components align with the Government of Tanzania (GoT)’s ten-year Education
Development Sector Plan (EDSP)(see Attachment 5, item 22) and other reforms
underway, such as Big Results Now (BRN), Performance4Results (P4R), and Global
Partnership for Education Literacy and Numeracy Support (GPE LANES) program on
3R’s (reading, writing, and arithmetic) reform.

Summary of
Job:The
Chief of Party (COP) will provide overall technical and administrative
leadership and expertise for the Tusome Pamoja activity and serves as the
primary liaison with USAID/Tanzania on management and technical matters. He/she
will be responsible for the overall management and implementation of the
activity.

Responsibilities:

S/he
will supervise activity implementation and ensure the activity meets
stated goals and reporting requirements.
The COP
will take a leadership role in coordination among USAID and key
stakeholders, especially DFID, and other implementing partners.
The COP
position requires political savvy, as s/he will interact with numerous GOT
institutions and senior-level officials.
The
Chief of Party will have demonstrated ability to work in complex,
politically charged environments, work across different cultures, and
manage diverse teams to deliver impact within agreed timelines.

Qualifications:

Education:

Requires
a Master’s degree in education, business, program/project management, or a
related field from an accredited university.
A focus
on curriculum, early childhood development, or early grade reading is
preferred.

Skills and
Experience:

At
least 15 years of experience in relevant management, supervisory,
technical experience working with programs that are of a similar scope and
scale to this activity is required (at least 10 of these years must be in
a management/leadership position).
At
least ten years of experience in development in Sub-Saharan Africa is
required, preferably in East or Southern Africa, with ample experience in
project designs, policy dialogue, strategic planning and implementation,
education reform and national-level quality improvement.
Demonstrated
experience and knowledge of capacity development and professional
development is preferred.

Language:

The candidate
must be fluent (IELTS level 7 or above; or TOEFL 94 or above) in written
and spoken English. Proficiency in Kiswahili is preferred, but not
required.

How to apply:

If interested in
this opportunity please submit a copy of your most up to date resume with three
professional references to include email and phone number to https://careers-camris.icims.com/jobs/1591/chief-of-party—-let%E2%80%9…