About the Program 

The Partnerships for Improving Education (PIE) Program is a 5-year, Government of Australia (GoA) investment to support the Government of Papua New Guinea (GoPNG) improve delivery of access to quality education in the early grades. The program supports national and sub-national levels in four locations. Through facilitating, testing and monitoring innovative ways to address priority challenges related to access and retention, and the upgrading of skills of early grade teachers, PIE seeks to influence policy and systems-based change to improve learning outcomes for girls, boys, and children with disabilities.

The end-of-investment outcomes (EOIO) for the PIE investment are:

• Targeted Outcome 1: More children (girls, boys, and children with disabilities) in the early grades enrol and stay in school in selected provinces using replicable and sustainable approaches
• Targeted Outcome 2: Targeted provinces are using sustainable and replicable approaches to support improvements in the quality of teaching and learning in the early grades
• Enabling Outcome 3: Evidence of systemic change within the education sector that improves the delivery of early grades education 

About the Opportunity

The Achieving Quality Education for All (AQEFA) Coordinator is a key position within the PIE program team focused on End of Investment Outcome 1. The AQEFA Coordinator will oversee the key outputs of the AQEFA program including overseeing screening and school selection processes, data management, and scheduling and delivery of AQEFA training with schools and Inclusive Education Resource Centres (IERCs). The AQEFA Coordinator will play a critical role in communicating and providing support for schools and IERCs through each phase of the grant process, including support to ensure documentation is in place to meet and maintain eligibility requirements, and oversight of financial acquittals.

About You 

For applications to be considered, a response to the key selection criteria below must be provided. 

• Tertiary qualifications in a related field or discipline, such as education, international development, gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI), monitoring and evaluation or project management. 
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in education-sector programs (or related area) is required. 
• Demonstrated understanding of inclusive education and / or community-based rehabilitation and how to apply best fit practices for contextually appropriate education development programming. 
• Experience in broad coordination and facilitation of program activities, including the ability to reliably complete tasks and achieve targets within a given timeframe. 
• Experience in capacity building for internal and external stakeholders in disability and inclusion.
• Capacity to collect, collate and provide data in Excel sheets and written reports. 
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and relationship management skills with proven results in working with senior leaders, external stakeholders, and officials to achieve outcomes.

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