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Creative Associates International is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, democratic institutions and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 25 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the...
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Creative Associates International is a fast-growing, social impact company that specializes in the areas of education, economic growth, democratic transitions, and stabilization in post-conflict environments. Based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, this global development organization has a field presence is more than 25 countries and a strong client portfolio of that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department. Since its founding in 1977 by four enterprising women, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike. Creative Associates International has been working in Nigeria for more than a decade to support education programs in Nigeria.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and in close partnership with federal partners and select Nigeria States (designated as legacy [Bauchi and Sokoto], launching and technical assistance), the five-year Leveraging Education Assistance Resources in Nigeria (LEARN) project will support sustainable improvements in reading outcomes for first and second grade pupils. The goal of LEARN is to strengthen and scale early grade reading (EGR) best practice by ensuring that standards-based, context-appropriate assessment, materials, training, and administrative supports needed to improve literacy skills for P1-2 pupils are embedded within the federal policy, funding, and monitoring frameworks, and state and local authorities have the implementation protocols, capacity, and resources to carry out and sustain standards-based, data-driven EGR reform. The project objective is to instill ownership in and build capacity of school-community, local, state, and federal systems to establish a base for adequate, consistent data-driven funding, monitoring and performance that increase the equity, inclusion, and wellbeing necessary to achieve sustained EGR gains. LEARN will therefore be building on lessons learned from prior Nigeria reading programs to introduce a flexible, cost- efficient EGR intervention model that can be tailored to state contexts.
POSITION SUMMARY
The consultant will identify the mother tongue, or first languages (L1) spoken by pupils in the target communities to determine instructional methods and tools that are needed to address pupil needs whose first language is not Hausa or other network language of instruction (e.g., Igbo, Yoruba, or English). The study detail the procedures/requirement of approving a particular language as language of instruction within the Nigeria education system; and be able to use those requirements and do thorough eligibility analysis which will help the project, stakeholders and decision makers that will use the result of the language mapping to understand what it takes to have a language used for instruction within the Nigeria's multilingual setting; empower project, stakeholders and decision makers to understand the rationale and (or) politics of language of instruction; determine other languages that qualified (meet required criteria) to be used as language of instruction so that it inform further policy discussion/engagement to approved as language of instructional thereby increased number of languages used for instruction and by extension increases education access and inclusivity.
The consultant will use appropriate methodologies such as secondary census data, triangulated with primary data collection through a representative sample of communities to ascertain the degree of proficiency dominance of language that children have in each language they speak and understand. This activity will be held in LEARN’s launching state(s).
REPORTING & SUPERVISION
The Language Mapping Consultant reports to the Chief of Party.
Core and Supporting Questions
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Result/Deliverable (Total LOE -26 days (100%)
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Skills & Abilities:
BACKGROUND
Creative Associates International is a fast-growing, social impact company that specializes in the areas of education, economic growth, democratic transitions, and stabilization in post-conflict environments. Based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, this global development organization has a field presence is more than 25 countries and a strong client portfolio of that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department. Since its founding in 1977 by four enterprising women, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike. Creative Associates International has been working in Nigeria for more than a decade to support education programs in Nigeria.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and in close partnership with federal partners and select Nigeria States (designated as legacy [Bauchi and Sokoto], launching and technical assistance), the five-year Leveraging Education Assistance Resources in Nigeria (LEARN) project will support sustainable improvements in reading outcomes for first and second grade pupils. The goal of LEARN is to strengthen and scale early grade reading (EGR) best practice by ensuring that standards-based, context-appropriate assessment, materials, training, and administrative supports needed to improve literacy skills for P1-2 pupils are embedded within the federal policy, funding, and monitoring frameworks, and state and local authorities have the implementation protocols, capacity, and resources to carry out and sustain standards-based, data-driven EGR reform. The project objective is to instill ownership in and build capacity of school-community, local, state, and federal systems to establish a base for adequate, consistent data-driven funding, monitoring and performance that increase the equity, inclusion, and wellbeing necessary to achieve sustained EGR gains. LEARN will therefore be building on lessons learned from prior Nigeria reading programs to introduce a flexible, cost- efficient EGR intervention model that can be tailored to state contexts.
POSITION SUMMARY
The process of conducting a book supply chain analysis (BSCA) entails meeting with all pertinent private and public stakeholders at centralized and decentralized levels to gather technical expertise, individual knowledge, and operational systems in order to make recommendations for doable steps to establish efficient book supply chains that deliver children's books when they're in need.
Governments, funders, implementing organizations, and private sector partners can function as effectively as possible in terms of book provision with the help of book supply chain analyses (BSCA), which offer the data and analysis they require. In addition to identifying opportunities in the book supply chains and appropriate measures to take advantage of them, the BSCA should also identify holes in the current book supply chain and propose actionable solutions.
Creative Associates seeks to engage the services of a Book Supply Chain Analysis consultant to provide technical support to the LEARN to Read project. The consultant will conduct analysis to examine the book supply chain, ranging from Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) policies, publishing and printing to delivery and distribution, to determine accuracy and timeliness of procurement/orders, facility of local suppliers to fill orders, capacity of states and LGEAs to warehouse, manage inventory and ensure delivery to schools per schedule, and school capacity to store, manage and lend books.
The consultant will work with the Teacher Professional Development Advisor and coordinate with technical leads across multiple LEARN to Read components.
REPORTING & SUPERVISION
The Book Supply Chain Analysis Consultant reports to the Chief of Party.
Core and Supporting Questions
The initial core questions are listed below, but the consultant will refine core questions and propose supporting ones prior to designing the data collection approaches and instruments using standardized tools.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Result/Deliverable (Total LOE -20 days (100%)
Required Skills & Qualifications:
BACKGROUND
Creative Associates International is a fast-growing, social impact company that specializes in the areas of education, economic growth, democratic transitions, and stabilization in post-conflict environments. Based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, this global development organization has a field presence is more than 25 countries and a strong client portfolio of that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department. Since its founding in 1977 by four enterprising women, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike. Creative Associates International has been working in Nigeria for more than a decade to support education programs in Nigeria.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and in close partnership with federal partners and select Nigeria States (designated as legacy [Bauchi and Sokoto], launching and technical assistance), the five-year Leveraging Education Assistance Resources in Nigeria (LEARN) project will support sustainable improvements in reading outcomes for first and second grade pupils. The goal of LEARN is to strengthen and scale early grade reading (EGR) best practice by ensuring that standards-based, context-appropriate assessment, materials, training, and administrative supports needed to improve literacy skills for P1-2 pupils are embedded within the federal policy, funding, and monitoring frameworks, and state and local authorities have the implementation protocols, capacity, and resources to carry out and sustain standards-based, data-driven EGR reform. The project objective is to instill ownership in and build capacity of school-community, local, state, and federal systems to establish a base for adequate, consistent data-driven funding, monitoring and performance that increase the equity, inclusion, and wellbeing necessary to achieve sustained EGR gains. LEARN will therefore be building on lessons learned from prior Nigeria reading programs to introduce a flexible, cost- efficient EGR intervention model that can be tailored to state contexts.
POSITION SUMMARY
Social Network Analysis is a methodology for identifying and understanding relationships between people and address critical knowledge gap. Using data to see behavior relationship at the micro level (individual, institutional) and patterns at the macro or network level. The approach visually displays relationships and strength among network stakeholders, providing evidence on how to more effectively work with and leverage their relationships for change.
Creative Associates seeks to engage the services of a social network analysis consultant to provide technical support to the LEARN to Read project. The consultant will conduct a social network analysis (SNA) to help learn understand better interrelationships among various stakeholders in supporting EGR. It is expected that the consultant will examine key social network analysis domains such as - network size, density, reciprocity, edges, shortest path, and degree centralization. In addition, the study will compare the SNA findings to the LEARNs’ theory of change validating the extent towards which EGR stakeholders and actors are connected.
The consultant will work closely with Senior Monitoring Evaluation Research Learning and Adapting (MERLA) Advisor and coordinate with technical leads across multiple LEARN to Read components.
REPORTING & SUPERVISION
The Social Network Analysis Consultant reports to the Chief of Party.
Core and Supporting Questions
The initial core questions are listed below, but the consultant will refine core questions and propose supporting ones prior to designing the data collection approaches and instruments using standardized tools.
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
Result/Deliverable (Total LOE -20 days (100%)
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: consultant@crea-learn.com using the position as subject of email.
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