Country: Lebanon
Closing date: 23 Mar 2017
Arabic Language Specialist for Primary School Grades,
Quality Instruction Towards Access and Basic education Improvement
(QITABI) Project, Lebanon
Company Profile: MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, DC metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI implements nearly 100 projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with more than 80 organizations across all sectors of international development with clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the UNDP to national and local governments, NGOs, think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
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Project Summary: **
MSI is a key partner in the Quality Instruction Towards Access and Basic education Improvement (QITABI) Project, led by World Learning. QITABI will run from September 2014 through September 2018 and combines a crisis response and development approach to expand equitable access to education and improve learning outcomes for children. MSI's role is in three areas: 1) collecting and analyzing data on children's reading levels by implementing early grade reading assessments; 2) conducting surveys on teacher's knowledge of reading instruction; and 3) holding policy workshops based on the findings of the reading assessments and the reading instruction surveys, including setting performance standards.
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Position Summary:
MSI will contract 2 Arabic language specialists to develop Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) tools for students in Grades 2 and 3. The consultants will work with the QITABI team to elaborate, review and finalize the content of the tools. They will draft Arabic language reading subtasks such as reading vocabulary and reading passages with comprehension questions. They are expected to be contracted for approximately 12 days in March and April 2017.
Responsibilities:
- Develop early grade reading assessment tools in Arabic language for students in Grades 2 and 3
- Check the alignment of the tools content with the Arabic language national curriculum and the EGRA tools previously elaborated in Lebanon
- Review and modify the content of the tools based on discussions with Arabic Language experts and education specialists
- Participate in tools' finalization workshops.
Qualifications:
- Master's or PhD degree in Arabic language or education required
- Minimum 10 years of Arabic language teaching experience in primary schools required
- Experience in writing books or stories for children preferred
- Experience in elaborating Arabic language textbooks for primary schools preferred
- Experience in developing Arabic language assessment tools preferred
- Excellent writing and communication skills in Arabic are essential
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.
To apply: Please visit our website,www.msiworldwide.com
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