World Learning – QITABI 2: French Language Consultant

World Learning – QITABI 2: French Language Consultant
Quality Instruction towards Access and Basic Education Improvement” QITABI 2 Program

Background
USAID’s “Quality Instruction towards Access and Basic Education Improvement” (QITABI 2) is a five-year program seeking to improve learning outcomes for all students in public primary schools in Lebanon. Its activity targets an estimated 200,000 girls and boys, including those who are registered in second shifts of public schools.
World Learning has an immediate consultancy named “French Language Consultant” for the USAID-funded Quality Instruction Towards Access and Basic Education Improvement (QITABI 2) in Lebanon.

To apply: Please send your resume to recruitment@qitabi.org with the post title on the subject line along with a cover letter (in French) explaining why you are best qualified for this position. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis and qualified candidates should apply as soon as possible.

Scope and Responsibilities

The consultant will work closely with World Learning’s Beirut office Senior Literacy Technical Director, to contribute in recommending best practices within a Balanced Literacy Approach (BLA) for teaching French as a second language in grades 1 -6 (Cycles 1 & 2) public schools throughout Lebanon.
The consultant will be reporting to the World Learning Senior Literacy Technical Director in Lebanon.

The consultant will be able to:
• Provide a detailed and comprehensive literature review about the current teaching and learning methods of French languages in Lebanon public and private schools
• Contribute in writing, compiling and reviewing reports on the Education status in Lebanon and other countries implementing international best practices for teaching and learning
• Contribute in analyzing the curriculum scope and sequence, lesson plans, and formative assessments for Grades 1-6 based on the French national curriculum of Lebanon and international practices
• Participate in developing formative, summative, and curriculum - based assessment tools (CBA) and Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA), for Grades 1-6
• Develop lesson plans and activities for inclusion for Grades 1-6 within the framework of Universal design for Learning (UDL)
• Work closely with QITABI 2 team and partners to ensure social and emotional learning is embedded in the French curriculum and Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) tools.

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D in education, with a focus on teaching French in elementary classrooms (grades 1-6)
• Fluency in Arabic and French languages and excellent writing skills in French and preferred in English
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in teaching and designing curricula for French in elementary grades (1-6) in Lebanon
• Familiar with the framework and learning outcomes of Lebanon national French curriculum particularly in the elementary years, and with revisions that the French curriculum underwent over the past years
• Well -informed about recent initiatives adopted in Lebanon to improve the teaching and learning of French language as a second language
• Well-informed about best practices of teacher training (Face to Face or Distant Learning) and teacher appraisal based on international and local systems
• Familiar with classroom-based assessment both formative and summative
• Fluent in Arabic and French (please see above)
• Research oriented and has participated in conducting studies in the field of teacher training and the teaching and learning of French as a second language
• Able to travel in Lebanon and outside of the country for conferences/meetings
• Ability and willingness to participate in teamwork
• Ability to work on multiple tasks and flexibility with project demands

Preferred qualifications:
• Teacher training experience
• Knowledge of research skills and data analysis, both quantitative and qualitative
• Knowledge of some international best practices for teaching and learning in general, and French in specific

The consultancy duration: 20 days extending over 3 months between June and August 2020

World Learning is an equal employment opportunity committed to increasing the diversity of its workforce.