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IREX is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to building a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world by empowering youth, cultivating leaders, strengthening institutions, and extending access to quality education and information.
Working with stakeholders, USAID Pre-Service Teacher Education in Jordan Program is supporting partner public Jordanian Universities (University of Jordan, Hashemite University, Mu’tah University, and Yarmouk University) to successfully implement a pre-service teacher education program. The first cohort has been recruited last year and enrolled students are currently in their second semester of the diploma. Concurrently, IREX is also supporting the Government of Jordan to raise the status of the teaching profession and improve its systems, policies, and practices related to preservice teacher education.
Consultancy Summary
The consultant will support the program to understand the universities’ key strength points, opportunities for improvement, and progress over time, through adapting IREX’s existing self-assessment process, and facilitating this to identify key priorities for organizational performance improvement, program quality, and sustainability of the new pre-service teacher education programs and its aims.
Duties and Responsibilities
Working closely with the Program’s technical team and reporting to the Program Director, the consultant will work on the following areas:
Skills and Experience
Required Abilities and Experience
Preferred Abilities and Experience
Evaluation Criteria
To qualify for this consultancy, candidates must have the qualifications and experience in each of the areas listed under “Required Abilities and Experience,” and be able to provide examples for these. They must have excellent Arabic and English skills.
Candidates who have the required abilities and experience will be more competitive if they can also demonstrate experience and skills listed under “Preferred Abilities and Experience,” and especially if they are familiar with types of partners and settings within which IREX works.
Evaluation Criteria for Eligible Candidates
%
Reference check
10%
Ability to provide sample work
40%
Demonstrated experience and skills listed under required and preferred abilities and experience
40%
Proposed daily rate and reasonableness within the market rate
10%
Total
100%
To Apply
Please upload a CV with list of references and a proposed daily rate. This position is open until filled. For best consideration, apply by April 30, 2022.