PROGRAM BACKGROUND:
The USAID-funded Pakistan Reading Project (PRP), implemented by the International Rescue Committee and its partners, Creative Associates International, World Learning, and Institute of Rural Management, is working with the objective to support the provincial and regional departments of education throughout Pakistan to improve the reading skills of children in grades one and two. The project aims to achieve this goal through three distinct but interrelated components that work in synergy to affect the quality of early grade education: improved classroom learning environment for reading, improved policies and systems for reading, and community based support for reading in Pakistan.
Major Responsibilities:
The PPP officer will support the Policy & System Coordinator KP, central level PPP Specialist and Senior Manager PPP in achieving the objective of the PPP sub component of the project. This will involve, but not limited to, the following activities:
Key Working Relationships:
Position Reports to: Policy and System Coordinator
Position directly supervises: None
Indirect Reporting: Public Private Partnership Specialist
Job Requirements:
Education: Masters’ degree in Public Policy / Development / Management / Education or related field.
Work Experience: At least 3 years of work experience, and demonstrated experience in public and private sectors and building partnerships, preferably in the education sector
· Experience in stakeholder consultation, working with professional associations, and supporting policy initiatives
Demonstrated Skills and Competencies:
Language Skills:
The USAID-funded Pakistan Reading Project, implemented by the International Rescue Committee and its partners (Creative Associates International, World Learning, and Institute of Rural Management), is a seven-year project (2013-2020) with the objective to support the provincial and regional departments of education throughout Pakistan to improve reading skills of 1.3 million children in grades one and two. The project will achieve this goal through three distinct but interrelated components that will work in synergy to affect the quality of early grade education: Improved classroom learning environment for reading, Improved policies and systems for reading, and Improved community based support for reading in Pakistan.