MSI

 MSI, a Tetra Tech Company

Position Description

English Reading Consultant, Global Policy Linking Pilots

Location     India

Job Type     Consultant

Job Classification     Project

 

English Reading Consultant, Global Policy Linking Pilots, India

Company Profile: 

MSI, a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area international development firm with a 35-year history of delivering development results across the world. Our core expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation (M&E), institutional development, public sector management, governance and anti-corruption. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Jordan, Kenya, Indonesia, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Colombia and Mexico. As one of the leading companies in our field, MSI has partnered with organizations across all sectors of international development to support clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program to national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities.

 

Project Summary: 

The Global Policy Linking Pilots aim to set benchmarks for national education assessments that align with the Global Proficiency Framework’s (GPF) detailed definitions of proficiency in reading and mathematics. The pilots will enable UNESCO Institute for Statistics and partner national governments to report against Sustainable Development Goal 4.1.1 and compare results with other countries that have linked their assessments to the GPF. In India, the pilot will establish internationally-aligned benchmarks of proficiency for the National Achievement Survey for Grade 3 and Grade 5 in English reading and mathematics.

**Please note: Only Indian citizens are eligible for this position**

Position Summary:

The English reading consultant will serve as a content facilitator during the policy linking workshops in India. Facilitator responsibilities will cover all technical phases of the workshops including the detailed definitions of the GPF, alignment of the GPF and National Achievement Survey, and panelists’ ratings of items on the National Achievement Survey. The consultancy is 10 working days in November.

Responsibilities:

· Serve as English reading content facilitator at policy linking workshops

· Facilitate reading panelists’ understanding of detailed definitions of reading in the GPF

· Guide reading panelists through item-construct ratings for alignment between the GPF and

National Achievement Survey

· Lead reading panelists through process of rating National Achievement Survey items using an Angoff-based benchmarking method

Qualifications:

· Master’s degree in English or relevant field

· 10 years of experience in education sector (domestic and/or international)

· Familiarity with National Curriculum Framework and Syllabus for Classes at the Elementary Level, with particular application to English reading for Grades 3 and 5

· Experience facilitating workshops

· Knowledge of the National Achievement Survey or another large-scale nationwide assessment

 For more information and online application click here