Program Associate ECO-IRD, Port Shepstone-South Africa

IRD Global Health, Research and Development, Singapore                              Position Code: HRD-SA/10-019                                                    Qualification:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Psychology, Business Administration, or a related field.

Experience:

• 2 years’ experience in community-based programming in education or other related fields. Strong written and spoken communication skills in English. In addition, needs to be able to communicate in Zulu, Xhosa, or Afrikaans.    

Jobs Responsibilities:

• Research and data analytics skills which includes SPSS / STATA / other quantitative data analytical skills. Conduct secondary research on ECD delivery in South Africa, types of nutritional support, design of Home Kits, resourcing and materials for ECD center’s and non-center based programs, and others as needed.
• Develop checklists, observational guides, rubrics, and standard operating procedures pertaining to ECD services set up and delivery based on the Department of Basic Education’s requirements.
• Develop protocols and manage tools for ECD workforce for programmatic review and process monitoring. Consolidate findings and learnings from collected data tools, conduct data analysis of ECD programmatic data, and present, with support of ECD Lead, at various forums to inform improvements and iterations. Serve as coordination point person between IRD and ECD workforce (through the ECD Centre as well as Community Play Facilitators).
• Work with relevant teams to ensure ECD workforce is meeting standards of delivery and upholding project requirements.