Teacher Development Management Advisor (TDM)

Location: Kigali-Rwanda

Salary Details: Competitive

Closing Date: 13 May 2022

About the role

The purpose of this role is to provide advice, technical expertise, and support to the REB’s Teacher Development & Management and Career Guidance and Counselling Department in matters related to effective and efficient management of teachers’ pre-service training and Continuing Professional Development, working alongside other REB and relevant Government stakeholders and with development partners as assigned by REB. This expert should also provide advice on explicit strategies for increasing female representation and promoting equitable opportunities for all Rwandans at all levels of education.

Job objectives:

This role will assist the REB’s Teacher Development & Management and Career Guidance and Counselling Department (TDM & CGC) on:

Providing support around Development Partners’ coordination and on operationalization and institutionalization of key partner supported roles and platforms with explicit strategies for increasing female representation in school leadership roles.
Provide strategic expertise to allow coherence between policies, strategies and instructions related to supporting CPD of teachers and headteachers.
Providing technical support and advice on management of teachers’ Professional Development and ensuring effective and efficient management, development, and training of teachers with explicit strategies for increasing female representation in school leadership roles.
Undertaking of capacity assessments and the design and implementation of a long-term capacity building and training program on different aspects of teacher development and management as a means for skills transfer to the department’s staff.