“A major reason for poor performance of many linguistic and ethnic minority children is that they are often taught in a language they struggle to understand. It limits their ability to develop foundations for later learning and negatively affects their cognitive development.” UNESCO

In 2018, TCF built its very first schools in the Tharparkar district and is developing and will implement a multilingual education framework first in these schools with potential to scale it across the province. This entails implementing a framework which potentially uses the students’ mother tongue and incorporates the regional language (Sindhi), language of common use (Urdu) and an international language (English) at various stages of a child’s schooling journey.

The incumbent will be responsible to support the training design and project implementation of the project in Tharparkar including school visits for data collection, classroom observations and logistic support for trainings and follow-up visits.

• Coordinate with Region and Area team, School Principals, vendors and other stakeholders for smooth implementation of the project.

Classroom Observation:

• Visit classrooms of TCF & TF schools to observe classroom activities and support in video classroom observations.

Data Collection and Analysis:

• Support the team in data collection from schools related to teachers, students, evaluation, assessments, teaching and learning materials etc.
• Assist in analysis of the data received from field including training, materials, teachers, students and other related data to identify patterns and trends.

Training:

• Assisting in planning and execution of capacity building sessions in the field.

Logistic Support:

• Facilitate in organizing and implementing capacity building programs and follow-up visits.

• Strong verbal, reading and written communication skills in Sindhi and English (proficiency in Urdu is preferred)
• Keen interest in observing the role of language in education, amidst the multitude of aspiration and context driven factors
• Enthusiastic about literacy development, capacity building and research in learning and training in the primary years
• Ability to design engaging content in alignment with the needs and interests of its intended audience
• Strong computer literacy (MS Office, Powerpoint, internet navigation)
• Values inter-personal skills and has the ability to develop meaningful working relationships
• Community mobilization knowledge will be an added advantage

Engagement in the domain of language and education

At least 2 years of leading teacher trainings at primary level