English Proficiency Specialist at Rwanda Education Board (REB) Under Contract : Deadline: Apr 5, 2024

Job responsibilities

Be accountable to the Quality Basic Education Project Manager on all activities related to the sub-component of improving English Proficiency under the Rwanda Quality Basic Education for Human Capital Development Project. • Organize and coordinate review of REB’s existing English language proficiency training modules. • Organize and coordinate the development of modules on methodology for teaching English as a subject and English as a medium of instruction. • Organize and coordinate the development of English Language Proficiency assessments. • Coordinate and monitor the implementation and rollout of the English Language Proficiency modules. • Organize and coordinate academic certification for the English Language Proficiency training beneficiaries/teachers.

• Organize and coordinate the development of online courses and assessment tools for enhancement of English language proficiency and digital literacy skill development of teachers. • Organize and coordinate development of Digital Skills for Teachers; • Organize and coordinate the empowerment of school’s teachers through access to ICT; • Coordinate the development of REB’s e- learning platform to support teacher development; • Coordinate the capacity building for REB staff to manage the e- learning Platform. • Administer training and teacher development programs for English proficiency. • Coordinate the design of teacher training programs and materials for English language subject and training of teachers at a national scale. • Develop national level teacher training strategies and work plans. • Ensure that the activities for in- service training of English language proficiency undertaken by different providers in Rwanda are complementary and mutually supportive. • Design and supervise monitoring and evaluation exercises for English language teacher training activities.

• Maintain regular communication with district education officers, school heads, language inspectors, language curricular developer and teacher training colleges for the purpose of planning, monitoring and evaluation. • Write and present proposals to mobilize funds for English language training. • Analyze inspectorate reports and other reports on English language teaching and suggest appropriate interventions for training related matters. • Ensure timely production and submission of all reports and other monitoring data for all English language training activities. • Coordinate English language training needs assessment prior to trainings. • Evaluate the impact of English language training and development activities. • teacher training materials. • Actively participate in research aimed at improving the quality of literature, curricula and teaching and learning materials in English. • Any other related tasks as may be assigned by the supervisor.

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    Bachelor’s Degree in Education

    5 Years of relevant experience

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    Bachelor’s degree in English with education

    5 Years of relevant experience

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    Bachelor’s degree in English and literature with education PGDE

    5 Years of relevant experience

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    Bachelor’s degree in English and Literature in English with Education

    5 Years of relevant experience

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    Master’s Degree in English language Education

    3 Years of relevant experience

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  Master’s Degree in English language and Literature Education

  5 Years of relevant experience

Required competencies and key technical skills

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    Integrity

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    Strong critical thinking skills and excellent problem solving skills.

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    Inclusiveness

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    Accountability

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    Communication

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    Teamwork

• • 7. Client/citizen focus

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    Professionalism

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    Commitment to continuous learning

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    Communication skills

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    Knowledge in policy development and/or concession management is beneficial

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    Decision making skills

• • 13. Digital literacy skills

• • 14. •Excellent command of written and verbal English;

• • 15. Active Listening & Observation Skills

• • 16. Ability to balance multiple priorities and keep up with the strategic objectives

• 17. A high level of interpersonal and management skills and ability to work with teams at all levels

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