Technical Regional Specialist: School Leadership and Inspection

Job Position	Technical Regional Specialist: School Leadership and Inspection
Job Ref	13334BR
Job Category	Education
Job Profile	We are a £1.1 billion management, engineering and development consultancy with 15,000 staff and a global reach spanning six continents. Our network of 170 principal offices in 140 countries gives us local market insight backed by world class expertise to deliver excellence for every client. The DFID funded Education Quality Improvement Programme in Tanzania (EQUIP-T) aims to support 25 districts in their efforts to produce a better quality of primary education for more than one million children in over 2,000 primary schools. We have a role for a Regional Specialist to support the Technical Lead Specialists in facilitating the teacher development technical stream of EQUIP-Tanzania
Job Description	Tasks: • Contribute to the technical work of the EQUIP-T team of experts working on quality improvement of school leadership and quality assurance of schools • Work closely with governmental bodies, including ADEM, and CSOs, to ensure improvement in leadership and inspection services • Perform capacity building activities and act as a mentor to ADEM, and regional institutions • Assist Councils in the development of a performance framework for head-teachers, including performance-based rewards, sanctions and promotions, and the introduction and activation of effective and transparent performance management and accountability systems • Assist Councils in the development of new recruitment, employment and career progression procedures and standards for head-teachers, • Support Regional teams in the development of guidelines and guidebooks for the selection and performance management of teachers and head teachers and for school inspections • Assist Regional quality assurance bodies in developing a classroom focused inspection methodology • Model classroom focused inspections and act as a mentor to inspection officers • Develop and manage capacity building programmes for school inspectors • Promote the use of information technology for quality assurance, reporting and training purposes in school leadership, management and inspection • Assist local authorities in designing mechanisms for making school evaluation and inspection reports available to communities in suitable formats • Ensure lesson learning and sharing of experience and best practice in school leadership and inspection across the Regions Results Improved learning outcomes of students as a result of effective and performance-oriented leadership and management of schools.
Candidate Specification	Knowledge, essential competencies, skills and qualifications: • Degree in education planning, teacher development or relevant field • Proven experience of working with government and donor-funded programmes in a developing country context • Proven experience of leading capacity building activities, designing training programmes, developing training materials • Experience in school improvement, leadership or management programmes APPLY