State Pre-Service Coordinator at Cambridge Education - 3 Positions

Cambridge Education (CE) is an education services company that provides expert education consultancy in partnership withgovernments, donors and development agencies around the world. CE has a substantial and expanding portfolio of education projects in Nigeria, and is seeking applications for the following position: Job Title: State Pre-Service CoordinatorReporting to: State Team Leader and Deputy National Programme ManagerResponsible for: All State Based Technical Specialists and State Support TeamGrade: DThe Northern States positions are expected to be in northern Nigeria with teams based in some or all of these states: Sokoto, Bauchi, Zamfara, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Kebbi, Niger and/or Yobe.Purpose: The Pre-Service Coordinator will manage the programme pre-service interventions in the State and will provide leadership and support to technical specialists working on the different areas of the programme. This will require establishing the framework in which technical assistance work will take place, and coordinating the deployment of technical assistance in the State. The Coordinator may also be assigned State Team Leadership responsibilities.Job Profile: The Education Programme is a six-year UK government funded programme designed to provide strategic technical assistance atFederal level and in up to 6 Lead States on teachers’ skills improvement. It aims ultimately at improving student learning.Tasks: The State Pre-Service Coordinator (SPC) will be supported by other technical staff and together they will be responsible for oversight and coordination of the technical work at the state level and will ensure that all aspects of the project are consistent with one another so that maximum synergy can be attained. The Pre-service Coordinator will take responsibility for building sustainable systems of preservice training within the state. The SPC will work closely with others to support state personnel in the design and implementation of such a system. S/he will also ensure that appropriate specialist technical assistance is provided to the state and will quality assure the work of such specialists. S/he will support the development of programme implementation strategies. S/he will support the development of activity plan for the implementation of the programme at the state. S/he will support the management of resources for the implementation of the programme in the state.In addition, s/he will: Collaborate with the National Pre-Service Technical Lead, the NCCE Adviser, State level programme team members, and with Colleges of Education and other State level bodies and stakeholders, as appropriate, to improve the quality, effectiveness and inclusiveness of preservice training for primary and lower secondary school teachers in the State, and the capacity within the State to provide such training Coordinate within the State a situational analysis led of the capacity, activities and structure of State Colleges of Education and assessment of the willingness and capacity for change at the State Colleges of Education Visit, with CoE trainers, schools where students are completing their teaching practice in order to observe and give feedback, with subsequent follow-up work on-campus and refinement of pre-service training design and practice Ensure effective advocacy, communication and dissemination of knowledge at the State level regarding pre-service teacher training, and sharing of

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