Job Description
Master Trainers
School-to-School International (STS) is seeking a group of Master Trainers to train the data collection teams for the 2018 endline Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) for a USAID-funded early grade reading project in Pakistan. The 2018 endline will provide evidence of progress made in student test scores following the commencement of project activities.
The training will cover the administration of the EGRA in either Urdu or Sindhi, as well as student, teacher, and head teacher interviews. During the first phase, Master Trainers will participate in a one-week Master Trainer training led by STS staff and will work with STS staff to finalize the training course for the enumerators. During the second phase, the Master Trainers will work in teams of two to three to deliver the training to enumerators.
The assignment will be for up to one month starting in October 2018, depending on each Master Trainers’ role.
The trainings will take place in Karachi and/or Hyderabad. Master Trainers will be assigned based on geographical, language, and professional experience.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in and successfully complete a one-week Master Trainer training.
- Work with STS technical staff to finalize a training course for enumerators and field supervisors.
- Facilitate and manage a one-week enumerator training on the administration of EGRA tools and survey questionnaires.
Qualifications:
- At least a Bachelor’s degree in education, social sciences or related field.
- At least five (5) years of data collection experience on surveys and/or assessments required.
- Experience serving as master trainer or trainer of enumerators for large scale data collection activities.
- Experience designing training courses, preferably for data collection activities, prior experience with training on EGRA preferred.
- Able to work effectively as part of a large team of local and expat professionals.
- Fluency in English and Urdu for Urdu trainers.
- Fluency in English and Sindhi for Sindhi trainers.
Candidates that have a real or potential conflict of interest in this evaluation will not be considered for this assignment. STS will require a written statement to this effect before formal engagement on this assignment. Conflict of interest in this context includes, but is not limited to: close and/or family relations with the individuals that are related to the project, financial interest in the implementing organization(s) or grantees, current or previous experience with the project being evaluated or the USAID requesting office, etc.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
Interested applicants should submit a CV and cover letter to [email protected] using the subject line: “Master Trainers– Pakistan.” Please indicate in your cover letter your level of language proficiency in English, Urdu, and Sindhi.
About: School-to-School International (STS) is a non-profit organization based in Pacifica, California that seeks to transform education and school health in developing countries so that every child can succeed in school. For over a decade, we have partnered with individuals, government ministries, non-governmental organizations, private foundations, and research institutions to improve the quality of children’s learning through educational research and integrated support solutions for children in primary school. We currently have projects in over 20 countries across the globe. We provide assistance in the areas of: research and evaluation, curriculum and training, and policy and planning.
In cooperation with the Office of the Inspector General, USAID/Pakistan established the “Anti- Fraud Hotline” to provide an avenue for the reporting of fraud, waste, and abuse potentially associated with USAID-funded projects in Pakistan. The Anti-Fraud Hotline handles complaints with complete confidentiality and individuals are encouraged to report when corruption, fraud, waste or abuse may exist in the USAID/Pakistan activities. Reports can be filed anonymously via the easy-to-use Hotline (toll free number 0800 84700); e-mail at complaints@anti- fraudhotline.com; fax at 021-35390410; postal address at 5-C, 2nd Floor Khayban-e-Ittehad, Phase VII, DHA, Karachi, Pakistan; and on the website www.anti-fraudhotline.com.