Job Description

POSITION/DESIGNATION        Program Officer- Numeracy 

PROJECT/UNIT                        Indian Partnership for Early Learning  

REPORTS TO                           State Project Lead 

LOCATION                                Patna 

TRAVEL                                    30% of total time – especially to Delhi and District Level 

ABOUT US 

India Partnership for Early Learning (IPEL) is a USAID funded project that aims to ensure all children (girls and boys) from Early childhood education to early grades (grades 1&2) are positively impacted in four Indian states (Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, South Delhi Municipal Schools). The ultimately goal of the project is all children (age 3-6) attending AWCs/Balvatika/preschools attain school readiness by age 6; and children (age 6-8) attending early grades (1-2) acquire reading fluency and comprehension, number recognition, two-digit addition and subtraction, express emotions safely, and express understanding of emotions of others verbally or through pictures by end of grade 2 in four intervention states.  The project approach will influence practices of both government run and private schools in intervention states to ensure every child of the state is positively impacted.   

The project is designed to work very closely at national and state education/WCD department and its institutions to work, influence and advocate on the agenda of Early Childhood Care and Education and Foundational Learning and Numeracy (FLN). IPEL project adopts a system strengthening approach using technical support model to work with state and national government. For this, IPEL project has set up a central and state level Project Management Unit, having experts on foundational learning, to engage, influence, and technically guide department of education and its key institutions for effective delivery of foundational literacy and numeracy program in the state. The key technical area includes - Effective FLN content and materials for teachers and children, Robust and quality capacity building approach and review system, FLN vision, budget and financing, Quality educational monitoring and learners’ assessment tracking system and Empowered community engagement in each of the state. It will work towards addressing issues and challenges faced by marginalised children and girls in the states to ensure every child in the state attend the school and acquire learning.   

PROJECT DETAILS       

India Partnership for Early Learning (IPEL) is a USAID funded project that aims to ensure all children (girls and boys) from Early childhood education to early grades (grades 1&2) are positively impacted in four Indian states (Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, South Delhi Municipal Schools). The ultimately goal of the project is  all children (age 3-6) attending AWCs/Balvatika/preschools attain school readiness by age 6;   and  children (age 6-8) attending early grades (1-2) acquire reading fluency and comprehension, number recognition, two-digit addition and subtraction, express emotions safely, and express understanding of emotions of others verbally or through pictures by end of grade 2 in four intervention states.  The project approach will influence practices of both government run and private schools in intervention states to ensure every child of the state is positively impacted.  

The project is designed to work very closely at national and state education/WCD department and its institutions to work, influence and advocate on the agenda of Early Childhood and Education and Foundational Learning and Numeracy (FLN).   IPEL project adopts a system strengthening approach using technical support model to work with state and national government. For this, IPEL project will set up a central and state level Project Management Unit, having experts on foundational learning, to engage, influence, and technically guide department of education and its key institutions for effective delivery of foundational learning and numeracy program in the state. The key technical area includes- Effective FLN content and materials for teachers and children, Robust and quality capacity building approach and review system, FLN vision, budget and financing, Quality educational monitoring and learners’ assessment tracking system and Empowered community engagement in each of the state. It will work towards addressing issues and challenges faced by marginalised children and girls in the states to ensure every child in the state attend the school and acquire learning.  

The project will also ensure robust system and mechanisms are developed to positively support schools, teachers and children in intervention states. Since The IPEL project objectives and goals are aligned with the national mission- NIPUN BHARAT, it will also contribute to larger goal of National Education Policy and state priorities.  

JOB SUMMARY 

Program Officer -Numeracy is a key technical position that will be positioned within Program Management Unit at state level. The person is required to engage and work with SCERT, ICDS and District Resource Groups closely on FLN (NIPUN BHARAT). S/he will closely work with Program Manager to develop curriculum materials (preschool- early grades)/text- books, teacher professional development materials on early mathematics and Numeracy and conduct training of district resource groups and teachers’ training. The person will also be responsible for guiding design visualization of materials and workbooks. S/he will closely work with Program Manager- Numeracy to guide comprehensive FLN framework and perspective in the state

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