Enumerators, Early Grade Reading Assessment, Islamabad, Pakistan
Project/Proposal Summary:
MSI will conduct a baseline reading assessment as part of a performance measurement evaluation of the new Pakistan Reading Project (PRP). In order to capture baseline data prior to launch of this project, literacy testing and surveys will be completed in May and October 2013. In addition to working in direct intervention schools, the baseline assessment will also include light intervention school to measure long-term impact of the PRP. The baseline assessment will use the Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) tool to measure reading levels. The EGRA baseline will test a representative sample of schools targeted by the PRP, in all provinces/territories and areas of Pakistan. It is anticipated that the reading assessment will target students in grades 3 and grade 5. The data from this baseline will be used to measure project progress over the five-year period. The results of the baseline school survey will be shared with USAID, Ministry of Education officials and donors working in education. The baseline assessment will consist of four critical instruments. The first will be a standardized literacy test, based on the EGRA and adapted to the Pakistan level 3 and level 5 reading curriculum.
Position Summary:
MSI, with support from the organization serving as the technical lead on the baseline assessment (STS), will initially recruit 36 EGRA Enumerators. They will be responsible for collecting data for the pilot baseline assessment. They will be responsible for the standardized administration of the EGRA tools and survey instruments throughout Pakistan. They will organize the assessment materials, ensure their security, and submit the materials to MSI and STS at the end of the assessment field work. The Enumerators will follow the directions set out by the MSI Coordinator and the STS technical advisors/managers. They will receive oversight from the MSI Supervisors. Some of the Enumerators who work on the pilot data collection may be retained as Supervisors for the operational data collection. Others may also be employed as Data Entry Operators (DEOs).
The initial group of 36 Enumerators will be employed full-time for a period of 2 weeks (from late-February to early March) for the first round of data collection. Some of the Enumerators will be employed for another week for the pilot data entry. There will be a possibility of further employment in April/May and October/November for additional rounds of data collection. All honoraria and expenses will be paid by MSI.
** Please note that this is a local position. Only Pakistani citizens are eligible to apply **
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Qualifications:
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is a Washington, D.C.-based international development firm providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. Since its 1981 founding, MSI has grown in size and technical scope, now implementing and managing more than 70 projects worldwide. More than 30 are long-term, many in conflict-prone or fragile states that include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today, our range of technical expertise includes analytical and field projects in democracy and governance, economic growth, strategic planning, organizational capacity building, health and the justice sector. MSI focuses on helping our local partners foster progress, manage change and improve the effectiveness of development assistance. We expanded our global footprint in 2008 by becoming part of Coffey International Development, a leading development firm that is part of Coffey International Limited, a publicly traded company on the Australia Stock Exchange. Alongside Coffey, MSI has corporate offices in 17 countries. Together, MSI and Coffey International Development employ more than 1,400 professionals worldwide. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.