Technical Regional Specialist - Teacher Development

Job Position	Technical Regional Specialist - Teacher Development
Job Ref	13336BR
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: • Support the Regional Team Leader and Technical Lead Specialists in facilitating, coordinating and supporting key stakeholders to improve in-service and elements of pre-service training for primary teachers in selected Regions • Develop and maintain a clear vision of the best focus and timing of EQUIP-Tanzania assistance • Ensure positive and timely contribution to planning and implementation of EQUIP-Tanzania activities in the respective region of operations • Promote the use of feedback and engagement of beneficiaries and stakeholders to guide implementation and shape future practice in in-service training • Lead situational analysis and strengthen evidence base on INSET and PRESET in Tanzania • Provide support to the development of the teacher training strand of EQUIP-Tanzania, including training of master trainers, a school-based approach to INSET and mentoring mechanisms • Enhance capacity and raise the profile of head teachers in supporting teacher development • Actively pursue the adoption of new approaches to teacher education and improving teacher motivation and morale • Coordinate materials development, including development of mini-modules for CPD in subject knowledge and skills and the introduction of innovative use of media • Promote teacher-initiated materials development for improved teaching and learning • Enhance teachers’ capacity to use teaching resources optimally and creatively • Oversee the design of incentive packages for teachers to positively influence their professional motivation and morale, and promote the application of OPRAS • Generate synergies and ensure lesson learning between EQUIP-Tanzania and other INSET efforts • Assure the quality of technical assistance provided at the Regional level • Ensure technical information flow among the programme Regions and headquarters
Candidate Specification	Knowledge, essential competencies, skills and qualifications: • Graduate degree or equivalent related to teacher development • Experience of training of teachers and teacher trainers • Experience in educational planning, management or other relevant field • Knowledge and experience of working in the Tanzanian education system • Proven track record of engagement in raising teachers’ standards through INSET/CPD (preferable) APPLY