FLN Academic Fellow at SCERT-JH State

Position: FLN Academic Fellow at SCERT_JH State

No. of Vacancies: 01

Contract term: Maximum 11 months, but may vary depending upon program’s need

Program: India Partnership for Early Learning Project

Location: Jharkhand state (Ranchi)

Background:

India Partnership for Early Learning Project is designed to work very closely with state machinery to work, influence and advocate on the agenda of Early Childhood and Education and Foundational Learning.   IPEL project adopts a system strengthening approach using technical support model to work with state and national government. The key technical area includes- Effective FLN content and materials for teachers and children, Robust and quality capacity building approach It will work towards addressing issues and challenges faced by marginalized boys and girls in the states to ensure every child in the state attend the school and acquire learning. 

In this context, there is a requirement to have FLN academic fellows who can strengthen pre-service and in-service work with teachers at District Institute of Education and Training (DIET) and provide support to district and block level school improvement initiatives for the FLN Mission The person is required to have experience in education sector since will be working closely with officials of DIET and District Education Office in Bihar and Jharkhand.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide support to SCERT to strengthen FLN delivery by supporting capacity building of government functionaries and establishing monitoring systems for the delivery of quality NIPUN mission. The consultant is also expected to provide technical support to other relevant stakeholders to plan FLN implementation for improved access, retention, learning. The Academic Fellow is expected to achieve the foresaid purpose through following tasks:

Functionalise Resource Centre at SCERT

• Ensure operationalization of a Foundational Literacy Numeracy (FLN) resource centre as per the project plan at SCERT.
• Refurbish and drive FLN resources centre towards sustainability manner in coordination with SCERT officials
• Ensure adherence to FLN standards and components in SCERT resource centre as an exemplar for all other district/block resource centres
• Develop a mechanism for SCERT to use the resource centre material or resource centre physical space for various trainings held at SCERT
• Strategies to include various contextual teaching-learning material to the resource room. Work on collating good quality storybooks in local languages etc.
• Organize exposure visits of teachers, students to resource centre.

Strengthen Teachers Training Program and ensure integration of FLN practices in the classrooms.

• Work closely with SCERT officials and State Project Management Unit to know the various online and offline trainings planned for the coming year to strategies and engage in FLN related trainings and use FLN Resource centres for the same
• Work closely with SCERT to create an E-content module for NISHTHA on FLN Resource centre and how it aids to building Foundational Literacy and Numeracy understanding in students
• Prepare an engagement plan for SCERT FLN resource centres and ensure it is implemented at the district and block level. This plan should include trainings and visits of target district/block level stakeholders in the SCERT Resource centre
• Engage with DIET, Block Resource Person, and school functionaries to demonstrate FLN approaches is implemented at school level and target schools are developed as a model FLN school
• Monitor and track the impact of workshops related to FLN at SCERT. Ensure FLN quality standards are being followed in trainings as per the state protocol
• Plan and implement district/block level actions i.e., community engagement, teacher training, gurugoshti etc in coordination with DIETs, BRP and schools
• Support to the roll-out of the e-learning modules for capacity building of pre-service and in-service teachers.
• Integrate demonstration of classroom practices through resource centre during various trainings

Conduct and Anchor coordination & review meeting with SCERT

• Conduct quarterly meetings with SCERT Officials, CRC/BRC/mentors, DEO, DIET staff to review progress of FLN mission in the district
• Liaison with education functionaries to inbuilt resource centres as demonstration site for FLN approaches and trainings in schools
• Build and manage relationship with SCERT officials to enhance ownership towards the program
• Participate in State and District Level FLN review and provide strategic support on school level monitoring/mentor of teachers
• Support to the roll-out of the e-learning modules for capacity building of teachers with SCERT

Undertake State Level Monitoring Visit and Case studies

• Identify the key activities and document case studies to share as part of the monthly
• Coordinate and align the work as per the guidance and requirement shared by State Project Management Unit. Any other activities assigned by the organization to fulfil programmatic outcomes and goals

Qualifications and Experience:

D.El.Ed./D.Ed./B.Ed. or any other relevant degree in social sciences, project management with minimum 5 years’ experience of working directly with state education department.

Skills and Competencies

• Deep understanding of respective state’s school education system and processes.
• Experience in project implementation in coordination with government.
• Understanding about creation of child centric foundational learning environment in schools/classroom/libraries/communities etc.
• Good Communication skills- verbal and written (preferably in Hindi)
• Team player.
• Time management.

Position Availability: Immediately

Selection Process:

• Written examination.
• Interview.

How to Apply:

∙       Kindly submit your CV at procurement.india@roomtoread.org (Do not copy anyone from RTR) with subject line “FLN Academic Fellow at SCERT_JH State”.

∙       Last date of submission: 30^th March, 2023 

∙       Read the TOR thoroughly before the applying.

∙       Only application of shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged.

∙       Any incomplete application or process deviation, the proposal will automatically be rejected.

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