Curriculum Development, Teaching & Learning Coordinator at Transforming Teaching Education & Learning (T-TEL)

Reporting and Management

•  Reports to Executive Director
•  Works closely with Key Advisor Key Phase 5 Curriculum & Key Advisor Teaching & Learning Partnerships
•  No line management responsibility

Job Description

• Responsible for coordinating implementation of the ‘Curriculum Development, Teaching & Learning’ component and related activities. This involves working closely with the Key Phase 5 Curriculum Development/Implementation Key Adviser and the Teaching and Learning Partnerships Key Adviser to oversee the following tasks and activities:
•  Assist in organising collaborative and consultative stakeholder engagement processes to hold a national conversation about the purpose, shape and nature of Senior High School education (Key Phase 5) within the context of Ghana’s education reforms and socio-economic development plans leading to the production of a National Key Phase 5 Education Policy aligned with the Education Strategic Plan (ESP) 2018-30, the National Teachers’ Standards (NTS), The National Pre-Tertiary Curriculum Framework and the Comprehensive National Teacher Policy for Ghana
•  Support NaCCA and other agencies to review the work that has been carried out to date on the detailed curriculum content for all core and elective subjects within Key Phase 5 (SHS 1 to SHS 3) to ensure that they are relevant and appropriate within the context of both the National Key Phase 5 Education Policy and the National Pre-Tertiary Curriculum Framework.
•  Support NaCCA and GES to produce a package of curriculum materials, focusing on core subjects, for roll-out and training of teachers across all SHS. Support GES to develop and implement a phased training programme for SHS teachers which seeks to develop and extend the weekly Professional Development Community/Professional Learning Community (PDC/PLC) approach used in Colleges of Education and basic schools to SHS.

Qualification Required & Experience

Candidate Specification

•  Postgraduate qualification or equivalent in education or a relevant discipline.
•  A minimum of 10 years’ working experience in education project management, stakeholder engagement, capacity building workshops organisation and facilitation is required
•  Demonstrate a passion for, and understanding of, the value of education
•  Knowledge and experience of curriculum development and senior secondary education in Ghana including knowledge of teaching and learning, and education quality improvement.
•  Excellent managerial and planning skills including the ability to develop complex multifaceted workplans and see them through to completion.
•  Ability to manage relationships with multiple stakeholders.
•  Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
•  Experience of monitoring the implementation of work plans, performance and results.
•  Well-organised, task- and time- oriented, and with close attention to details.
•  Good ICT and report writing skills including experience in preparing donor reports.
•  Independent with the ability to use own initiative and ability to be flexible.