Education Adviser, English in Action (EIA) Bangladesh

Job Description

BMB Mott MacDonald is urgently looking to fill the position of Education Adviser for the project English in Action, Bangladesh

English in Action (EIA) is a nine-year (2008-2017) language education project aiming to work with 25 million people in Bangladesh and develop their English language skills. EIA is being implemented through a partnership between the UK Government and the Government of Bangladesh. The project’s goal is to increase socioeconomic opportunities for Bangladeshi by providing communicative English language. A consortium of partners BMB Mott MacDonald, The Netherlands, The Open University, UK, BBC Media Action, and Underprivileged Children’s Educational Programme (UCEP) and Friends In Village Development in Bangladesh (FIVDB) are closely working together to implement the project activities.

EIA brings innovative ways of learning communicative English to different sectors of the society, including primary and secondary students, teachers and adult learners. The method is classroom based and on the basis of continuous professional development principles. To enhance the quality of learning in schools, EIA is using a combination of existing and new methods, including interactive audio technology, print and ICT based materials while being closely linked with the national curriculum. It is anticipated that based on extensive research evidence, the reach and practice of EIA will gradually be extended to 64,000 teachers over the next three years in collaboration with the Government of Bangladesh.

Mott MacDonald is a £1.1 billion management, engineering and development consultancy with 16,000 staff and a global reach spanning six continents. Our network of 180 principal offices in 140 countries gives us local market insight backed by world class expertise to deliver excellence for every client.

SCOPE OF WORK

The Education Adviser will work with the Team Leader and the managers of Research/R&E, Teacher Training, and Materials to strengthen the pedagogical quality of EIA interventions and to develop appropriate capacity of the professional staff. For example, contribution to strategic discussions with regard to the project’s ‘Institutionalisation and Sustainability’ agenda will inevitably cover interrelated components. The Education Adviser will support the work initiated by the project interventions in both primary and secondary sectors, represent EIA, and bring in the pedagogy element in collaborative work with various stakeholders.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES The Technical Adviser will be responsible for the following:

• advise on programmatic directions in consultation with the members of the Management Team;
• contribute to strategic discussions in relation to EIA interventions;
• represent EIA in relevant internal as well as external Forums;
• raise awareness and develop capacity of the EIA staff and wider group of stakeholders about the pedagogical underpinnings of EIA and its products;
• advise on appropriate linkages between different EIA activities; and
• coordinate with the Open University (UK) staff on technical matters.

The duty station is Dhaka.

TIME FRAME

To start on 1st August 2014, contract till March 2015 with a likely extension until March 2017.

• relevant educational background related to Education. Minimum MA, a PhD would be an advantage;
• a minimum of 10 years experience in pedagogy, improving quality of education, school-based support, and teacher development;
• wide and deep knowledge on best practice in teaching, teacher training and classroom material development;
• affinity with educational research, experience in publishing articles and conference presentations will be considered an advantage;
• prior experience in working in the Bangladeshi education sector, preferably related to international funding;
• Bangla language skills will be considered advantage.

For more information please visit www.eiabd.com or www.idd-net.com or www.mottmac.com/international-development

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