NZAID Teacher Demand Supply Advisor Deadline 12 November 2008

Timor-Leste Ministry of Education Capacity Building Programme - Teacher Demand and Supply Advisor

The New Zealand Agency for International Development (NZAID) is inviting the submission of proposals from applicants interested in the role of Teacher Demand and Supply Advisor to the Ministry of Education in Timor-Leste.

The principal objectives of the Advisor role are as follows:
a) To assist the Ministry of Education (MoE) to assess and address the current teacher supply needs of Timor-Leste at a school-based level.
b) To assist the MoE to develop appropriate interventions and strategies, with timeframes, to achieve its goals and policies with regard to school staffing.
c) To transfer skills to, and build the capacity of, education managers and MoE staff to develop, use and maintain a system to predict teacher demand and supply needs and to provide appropriate and timely reports for planning and budgeting purposes.

The assignment is scheduled to cover a two year period with three in-country visits (of 20 weeks duration for the first visit and 16 weeks duration for the remaining two visits). The assignment is scheduled to begin in January 2009 with the first in-country visit to commence in February 2009. All of these dates are flexible, and subject to change, including the duration of time in-country.

Applicants should possess most of the following skills and experience:
• Specific technical skills required for the position, including education sector management, administration; knowledge of assumptions which affect teacher demand; experience in manipulation of teacher demand data; design and implementation of systems to ensure adequate teacher numbers; knowledge of education management information systems, and experience in analysis of data from these systems; and experience in analyzing issues relating to teacher supply.
• Capacity building experience and knowledge, including the ability to work effectively in partnership with key counterparts and stakeholders; a focus on skills transfer and capacity building, identification of capacity building needs, and assessment of capacity improvements; and knowledge and skill in using participatory consultative approaches and in facilitation and negotiation.
• Experience of working in developing countries, preferably in South East Asia and/or the Pacific, and an understanding of the implications of working in a ‘fragile state’, and knowledge and experience of Timor-Leste, particularly in the education sector
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, especially in cross-cultural settings.

Details of the assignments are contained in the Request for Proposal document which can be downloaded from www.gets.govt.nz reference 23864.

Deadline for submission of proposals: 12 noon, 12 November 2008 (NZ time)

For further information email sarah.mcdermott@nzaid.govt.nz.