Early Childhood Development Training Coordinator

 Job Title: Early Childhood Development Training Coordinator 
GRANT: Mercy Corps
Start Date: ASAP
End Date :  15th July 2013

Scope of Work:

-Assist in developing the Early Childhood Development (ECD) Training Curriculum
-Help design and deliver training-of-trainers curriculum to ECD Trainers
-Manage team of 6 ECD Trainers to deliver ECD training to mothers of children under 5 years old throughout Gaza
-Provide on the job supervision to ECD Trainers during initial training
-Monitor trainee feedback and trainer performance and amend training model and curriculum appropriately
-Manage training schedule for ECD trainers
-Work with project officer to identify trainees and inform them of training
-Work with community based organizations to identify appropriate training venues
-Ensure training venue is properly equipped to provide ECD training to mothers and children under 5
-Work with the ECD trainers to collect training feedback and training results
-Work with ECD trainers to identify suitable female peer group leaders
-Help to design peer group leader training
-Ensure all monitoring and evaluation tools are appropriately used and information provided on a timely basis.
-Liaise with project officer and logistics department to ensure all supplies for training are provided in a timely manner.
-Other tasks as requested by your supervisor.

Deliverables:
-ECD TOT Training,
-ECD Training
-ECD Peer Group Training
-Management of 6 ECD trainers

Minimum Qualifications:

-Bachelor degree
-At least 3 years of teaching or training in the field of mothers or children under 5
-Technical understanding of Child Psychology or Early Childhood Development.
-Progressive experience in working with communities/women groups
-Good English

Skills:

-Experience of working with mothers of young children
-Experience in teaching/training/Facilitation
-Flexibility and high motivation to learn
-Strong commitment to working with mothers and children under 5

Other comments :

The ECD Training Coordinator will have a strong background teaching/training background with a strong understanding of early childhood development and child psychology. The ECD Trainer’s main role will be to oversee the ECD Trainers and ensure that the training is of a high quality and well received. They must undertake quality control of all teaching tools and provide ongoing review and updating of materials throughout the training cycles.  

Please send your CV and cover letter to the following email address [email protected] no later than 10 August 2011.

Please indicate in the email subject : Early Childhood Development Training Coordinator