02.06.2004
Dear Colleague,
In anticipation of projects American Councils is seeking consultants.
Our projects are usually designed to modernize the education systems in
Russia, Eurasia and South-Eastern Europe. Typically, a longer-term aim
of
each project is to provide students with the basic skills needed to
function
effectively in a modern market economy and an open society. We have won
a
number of World Bank, ADB, USAID -funded assignments and are
particularly
well positioned to compete for them in the coming months. Generally
these
consultancies may last from three months to two years.
Qualifications
Typically, our consultants possess the following qualifications:
Education
Advanced degree in education (doctoral preferred).
Professional Experience
Functional: 5 -10 years of professional experience in one or several
fields listed below
1) Assessment & Quality Assurance
National education quality monitoring, evaluation and
assurance
Regional and local educational quality monitoring
Test Development
Test Administration
National Student Assessment
Project Monitoring/Evaluation
2) Curriculum Development
- Modernization of curricula
- Implementation of curricula
- Curriculum Development for distance learning or cd-rom
- Vocational Ed or Core Skills Modernization and Implementation
3) Education Administration
- Education administration, management at national, regional and local levels
- Education/School management training
- Regional educational statistical systems
- Education information systems
- Education finance training
- Vocational network development
4) Training & Modern Teaching
- Teacher training/professional development
- Modern teaching methods
- Teacher and vocational training
- Training planning, development
- Training program implementation
- Training materials development
- Training evaluation
- Training in IT
5) Training of Trainers
- Teacher Training Institutes
- Local trainers
6) English Language Training
7) IT & Distance Learning
- Creation of distance learning systems
- Creation of distance learning centers
- Development of IT teaching and learning materials
- Training teachers to use, incorporate IT
8) Education Policy
- Education regulatory reform
- National education policy development
- Governance
- Legal and financial capacity building
9) Access to Education
- Access for poor and rural communities
- Access for girls
- Integration of disadvantaged
- Integration of disabled
10) Private Sector Participation in Education
11) Textbooks & Publishing
- Textbook quality improvement
- Textbook development
- Textbook information systems
12) Vocational Education
- Curriculum Development and Implementation
- Vocational Ed Administration
- Vocational Ed Network Development
- Teacher and Faculty Training by specialty
13) School Networks
- Secondary Schools
- Higher Education Institutions
14) Institution Building
- Higher educational institutions
- Secondary educational institutions
- NGO"s
Regional: work experience in one or more of the following countries or
regions: Russia, Central Asia, South Caucasus, Western Eurasia,
Afghanistan,
the Balkans, or Turkey
Languages
- Fluency in English (required)
- Competence in Russian or any of the languages of the regions
listed above (appreciated)
Remuneration
All expenses for specialists and other services are paid for by
recipient
governments out of World Bank funds – not by the World Bank directly,
and
will be paid at normal per diem rates commensurate with their
professional
level.
Privacy
All the information you send us will of course be kept in the strictest
confidence.
How to Submit an Application for Short-Term Consultancies
Please send cover letter, resume to Program Development Department via
email to newprograms@americancouncils.org
- Please indicate in your resume functional and regional area of your expertise.
- Please format your resume and cover letter as a single-document
attachment to your e-mail message. Microsoft Word is our preferred
format.
- Please write the phrase "GC Consultant" in the Subject field.
MORE INFORMATION: visit our employment section at
www.americancouncils.org.
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