American Institutes for Research Background: The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is one of the leading behavioral and social science research organizations in the world. AIR is a collaborative organization that works with clients to examine a wide range of projects from early childhood development to adult education. We pride ourselves in conducting high-impact, high-stakes projects for significant federal, state, and private organizations. AIR's vision is that research-based problem solving can improve the lives of all people.

LAC Reads Capacity Program (LRCP) Haiti Background:

The USAID/LAC Reads Capacity Program (LRCP) seeks to increase the impact, scale, and sustainability of early grade reading interventions in Haiti. The 5-year regional LRCP, implemented by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Cooperative Agreement No. AID-OAA-A-14-00058, seeks to intensify, deepen, and expand its work in Haiti. The LRCP team has been providing technical support which lead to sustained, systematic improvements in early grade literacy (EGL) capacity in Haiti. The LRCP team provides technical support by building capacity in curriculum and materials development in the Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale et de la Formation Professionnelle (MENFP), whose work focuses on teacher training, higher education institutions, and other education sector stakeholders including national instructional materials creators and printers, thus leading to sustained, systematic improvements in EGL capacity in Haiti.

Position Overview

American Institutes for Research (AIR) is seeking a Scope and Sequence Analyst to lead the development of the scope and sequence for the grade 4 reading curriculum in Creole. The position will focus on developing all Creole sub-units and the design of the associated grids. The Analyst will work with the EGL Curriculum Development Specialist and other experts in this task but will lead this piece of work.

The position will report directly to the Field project director and work in collaboration with the project manager, the EGL Curriculum Development Specialist, and the various early grade literacy specialists and local partners.

Lead the Creole component of the grade 4 reading scope and sequence development work;

2. Develop the timing of all the units;

3. Develop the elements of the units;

4. Establish the reference materials.

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in education studies, bilingual education, curriculum development or related fields

· 5-7 years of work experience in the education field

· Experience developing curriculum materials required

· Experience with early literacy in the Haitian context is preferred

· Mastery of Creole and French is required.

· Strong knowledge of the Haitian national curriculum is required.

· Extensive teaching experience is desired.

In English or French, email your CV including contact information and your daily consultancy rate in gourdes to Elmire Petit-De Brice at epetitdebrice@air.org and Rachelle Mathurin at rmathurin@air.org with the subject "Creole Scope and Sequence Analyst”. This posting is open until August 9, 2020

41 days