Assistant, Program Delivery & Training - Kaduna

Assistant, Program Delivery & Training - Kaduna

A joint venture by Pratham and J-PAL, the TaRL Africa team supports partners working to address the learning crisis in primary schools in Africa through the evidence-based TaRL approach.

Assistant, Program Delivery & Training - Kaduna

• Job Type Full Time
• Qualification BA/BSc/HND
• Experience 2 - 4 years
• Location Kaduna
• Job Field Project and Program Management

Summary of the Role

• The PD&T assistant will provide support to coordinate and facilitate TaRL activities across the location including teacher and mentor capacity building, measurement and monitoring, community engagement and research and learning at the LGA level. The primary purpose of the role is to build government actors capacity, and systems to ensure that effective TaRL classes are delivered and learning outcomes improve. PD&T Assistant will be allocated LGAs in order to have more direct engagement and to learn and incubate solutions before they get rolled out to the rest of the programme. The role will require someone who is dynamic, creative, good at managing multiple different tasks, and passionate about improving the learning outcomes of all children. The position forms part of the state and regional team and will be based in the focus state/LGA with some travel across the state.

Key Responsibilities

• Strengthen Teacher and Mentor Capacity for Improved Instructional Quality (30%)
• Increase instructional effectiveness by applying deep expertise in the TaRL approach to provide targeted support and coaching for teachers and mentors, improving classroom delivery and learning outcomes.
• Enhance teacher and mentor performance through actionable insights from classroom practice and structured quality assurance of training sessions at the LGA level.
• Drive continuous improvement by implementing results-focused coaching, ensuring challenges identified in reflection meetings are resolved within one academic term.
• Strengthen sustainability by building the capacity of Local Government

Education

• Authorities to independently support, monitor, and improve TaRL activities.

• Improve program quality by contributing to the development and refinement of teaching and learning materials that respond to emerging classroom needs.

• Enable responsive decision-making by providing timely, strategic feedback to the TaRL Africa team.

• Leverage Data for Continuous Program Improvement and Accountability (20%)

• Ensure accurate tracking of learning outcomes through timely and reliable data collection and monitoring.

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