Winrock International is hiring a Sudanese Literacy Specialist for the new USAID-funded Building Responsibility for the Delivery of Government Services (BRIDGE) Program which will provide multi-sectoral activities in Unity, Aweil, and Warrap. One activity of the BRIDGE Program is the implementation of community literacy activities in partnership with the MoEST Department of Alternative Education Systems and its Adult Learning Program. The Literacy Specialist will be based in Juba with significant travel to the three target states. Anticipated start date is ASAP.
Major Responsibilities:
· Work closely with staff at the MoEST Department of Alternative Education Systems and State Ministries of Education to promote and provide quality adult literacy training through the existing ministry structures
· Assess existing literacy programs and materials that teach local Sudanese languages
· Convene working groups with a variety of literacy implementing organizations in Southern Sudan to promote synergies and the sharing of materials and best practices
· As necessary, revise existing literacy/numeracy curriculums for use in the BRIDGE program’s functional literacy activities
· Facilitate teacher training for BRIDGE literacy teachers in the target states/counties
· Work with the Winrock State Team Leaders and Education Officers to ensure that education and literacy activities are integrated into and coordinated with other program objectives
Required Qualifications:
· Bachelors Degree in education or closely related subject (Masters Degree preferred)
· Minimum of 5 years experience working in literacy-related activities in Southern Sudan
· Expertise in integrated/functional literacy and numeracy
· Training and training of trainer (TOT) qualifications
· Expertise in literacy/numeracy curriculum development and teacher training
· Extensive experience in nonformal education and adult learning methodologies
· Strong written and oral English and Arabic language skills, plus at least one local Sudanese language
· Willingness to live in Juba and travel frequently to the three states listed above
Desired Qualification:
· Prior experience working in one of the target states (Unity, NBG, Warrap)
· Prior experience working with the MoEST at the GoSS and State levels, particularly with the Department of Alternative Education Systems
· Prior experience working on a complex adult literacy campaign
· Prior experience working for an international NGO
Interested and qualified candidates should send a CV and cover letter to Necia Stanford (nstanford@winrock.org) by January 27, 2009. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Qualified women are encouraged to apply.
Dawne M. Deppe
Gender Equity through Education (GEE) Program
Winrock International
Juba, Southern Sudan
+256-477-155-519
+249-126-569-871
