Kindergarten Coordinator - Aceh

Position Available, Banda Aceh

USAID's Decentralized Basic Education 2 (DBE 2) Program seeks to improve the quality of teaching and learning in Indonesia's public and private sector primary schools. DBE is based on successful aspects of existing efforts to improve educational quality and seeks to leverage these efforts by focusing more on teacher training and the learning environment. An intricate combination of teacher training, school-based management, classroom materials development, civic education and service learning, university partnerships and ICT strategies will be implemented to strengthen Indonesia's primary education system, ensuring that Indonesian youth have the knowledge necessary to compete in the global economy.

Position: Kindergarten Coordinator: Aceh Province

Position Description

The Provincial Kindergarten Coordinator will assist the Provincial Coordinator, Jakarta Kindergarten Program Coordinator and Senior Program Manager with the implementation of all DBE 2 kindergarten activities in Aceh province. The Provincial Kindergarten Coordinator will be responsible for maintaining the flow of communication and information between DBE 2 Jakarta, DBE 2 Aceh staff (including Master Teacher Trainers), kindergarten teachers and principals and other relevant education stakeholders. The Kindergarten Coordinator will assist with the roll-out of associated kindergarten teacher training workshops and oversee the monitoring of classroom-level kindergarten activities. The Provincial Kindergarten Coordinator will report to the Provincial Coordinator.

Required Job Qualifications

* Possess a university degree in education or equivalent combination of education and work experience
* Minimum of five years of relevant professional experience required including a strong background in primary education (kindergarten and/or early primary strongly preferred)
* At least four years kindergarten/ primary school teacher training experience preferred.
* Demonstrated ability to effectively coordinate communication between multiple parties and simultaneously organize multiple tasks.
Skills
? Knowledge of Indonesian kindergarten and/or early primary education standards and principles
? Demonstrated organizational and logistical abilities. Must be able to plan, organize, and use time effectively in a fast-paced environment
? Ability and desire to work effectively both as a team member and individually
? Self-motivated, ability to take initiative
? Spoken and written English skills preferred but not required
? Computer literate, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

CVs should be submitted electronically to rrosanti@edc. org, no later than October 23, 2009. Please keep document size small. Copies of educational credentials do not need to be submitted by email. Copies of educational credentials do not need to be submitted by email. Only short listed candidates will be interviewed. The recruitment process regardless of race, ethnic, origin, gender, disability and religious beliefs.

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