The anticipated USAID New Primary Education Activity will work in areas affected by crises in Ethiopia, while deepening interventions to promote holistic foundational learning for children in these areas. This activity will target primary school age children and include out-of-school children who may be suited to those grade levels. This may include overage children, based on the understanding that many children will enter primary school late. As this activity will focus on strategies to target the significant portion of children who do not gain foundational skills on time, within these grade levels and age ranges, the activity will target the lowest performing students and/or those children who have dropped out or who are at risk of dropout. The anticipated USAID New Primary Education Activity will support areas severely affected by conflict, drought and other natural disasters, and where learning outcomes are lowest. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Chemonics seeks a Director of MERLA for the anticipated $XX million New Primary Education Activity based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The MERLA is responsible for ensuring the Government of Ethiopia, the Ethiopian public, and development stakeholders, are aware of the impacts being achieved and the benefits to the Ethiopian community of USAID interventions. The Director will develop, refine, curate, and amplify internal and external communications to maximize impact and visibility while ensuring culturally appropriate messaging. Additionally, the Director will oversee the identification, collection, and analysis of all activity data and knowledge management. The Director will report directly to the Chief of Party and oversee the Communications Officer and MERLA Officers.
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