Overview
Research Triangle Institute (RTI) has over 30 years’ experience assisting governments, communities, and the private sector. As a not-for-profit, independent research institute based in North Carolina, USA, RTI has roughly 6,000 employees with global experience implementing international development projects.
IDG’s International Education Division (IED) supports education development around the world by strengthening education policy, management and practice in order to achieve measurable improvement in teaching and learning. From our well-established reputation in education system strengthening, to innovative work in early grade assessment and learning, RTI is improving education quality, relevance and efficiency through implementation of projects funded by USAID, The LEGO Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and other donors and clients.
Program Description
This position will support The Renforcement de la Lecture Initiale pour Tous (RELIT) program (2021-2026), which is implemented by Senegal’s Ministry of Education (MEN), RTI, Save the Children and Associates in Research and Education for Development (ARED). The objective of the nationwide program is to sustainably improve learning outcomes by aligning USAID’s technical and financial assistance with the Ministry of Education's new bilingual education policy, the Modèle Harmonisé d'Enseignement Bilingue au Sénégal (MOHEBS) and its national reading program, le Programme National de Lecture à l'Elémentaire. RELIT is supporting an updated bilingual instructional approach in 6 national languages that covers listening, speaking, reading and writing as well as French as a second language in Kindergarten (grande section de maternelle), Grade 1 and Grade 2.
The program is led by technical teams of specialists in Dakar and in 9 regions of Senegal, who lead activities that contribute to three main results areas :
1. Strengthen the institutional capacity of national education authorities and their counterparts at regional, district and school levels to guide, support and sustain MOHEBS (Leadership)
2. Offer high-quality, evidence-based and inclusive teaching and learning materials to kindergarten, first and second grade educators and learners (Learning)
3. Mobilize the support of parents, communities and others in playing an active role in ensuring that all children have equitable access to high-quality, inclusive bilingual education (Linkages)
Each of these results areas is led by a technical advisor in close collaboration with government counterparts. These three technical components work with a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Team to monitor implementation reach and effectiveness and conduct action research to understand what works. The team provides data for decision making, communication and accountability across program components and is building the capacity of the MEN to strengthen their national assessment framework.
Position Description
IED is seeking a Deputy Chief of Party-Technical (DCOP-T) for the RELIT program. The DCOP-T provides oversight and leadership to the three technical advisors and the MEL team, but with a particular focus on the “Learning”, “Linkages” and MEL teams to ensure that the workplan is well designed, efficiently implemented, and that results are appropriately captured and communicated.
This position will report to a Chief of Party and would be based in Dakar from approximately May 2024 to December 2026.
Position is contingent upon USAID approval.
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RTI does not permit any payment requests demanded during any part of the hiring process. If such requests are made, please report it to the RTI Ethics Office via HRethics@rti.org. Any candidate making any payment will be disqualified from consideration for future employment with RTI.
To Apply: Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. This position is contingent upon USAID’s approval. RTI is proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V.
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