Associate, Program Delivery & Training - Internal Only

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Position:  Associate, Program Delivery & Training - Kaduna ( Internal Only)

Reports to: Country Regional Manager, Programs - Kaduna

Location: Kaduna, Nigeria

Deadline: 20th October 2026

About TaRL Africa 

TaRL Africa initiative is hosted by Empower Learning Africa, a not-for-profit organization registered and headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with teams in Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, and Zambia and locally registered offices in Nigeria and Côte d’Ivoire. TaRL Africa began as a joint venture by Pratham and J-PAL in 2019, with the goal of supporting governments and organizations across Africa to accelerate children’s foundational skill learning using the evidence-based “Teaching at the Right Level” (TaRL) approach. TaRL Africa's vision is for every child across Africa to have foundational skills so that they can have a better future. Our mission is to ensure education systems effectively equip children with these foundational skills. We support governments and organizations in over 15 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to design, deliver and scale impactful TaRL program while learning and sharing how the approach can be improved for different contexts. Together with partners, TaRL Africa has reached over five million children with TaRL programming.

Summary of the Role

The Program Delivery and Training Associate will support the design and continual improvement of the numeracy, English and Hausa reading components of TaRL interventions in Nigeria. The role will be focused initially on supporting content development and capacity building exercises for TaRL activities. The Program Delivery and Training Associate will work as part of a team who will work hand in hand with the focus state government to improve learning outcomes in the state. The role requires someone passionate about education, dedicated, flexible, solutions-oriented and caring. The position will be based in the focus state with frequent travel within the state. 

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strengthen instructional effectiveness by developing deep expertise in the TaRL approach and using classroom practice to continually enhance instructional support skills.
2. Improve learning materials and methodologies by testing and refining literacy and numeracy content in the classroom and incorporating feedback from teachers, learners and data.
3. Promote innovation in teaching practice by identifying, documenting and sharing successful instructional techniques across the project.
4. Ensure programs coherence and impact by aligning literacy and numeracy components with other program activities to deliver on program objectives and workplan commitments.
5. Enhance teacher and mentor capacity by designing and facilitating high-quality training and workshops in collaboration with government and internal PD&T teams.
6. Improve instructional delivery in classrooms by providing ongoing coaching and tailored support to teachers and mentors, including lesson planning and adaptation of teaching materials.
7. Maintain high training and mentoring standards by quality-assuring coaching and training delivered by Master Trainers and Teacher Trainer/Mentors.
8. Enable informed decision-making by contributing to timely and accurate technical and program reports for the Program Advisory Board.
9. Strengthen stakeholder engagement and collaboration by supporting the management of relationships with key government partners at national, state and LGA levels.
10. Promote effective collaboration within TaRL Africa by building and maintaining strong working relationships with the Central and Nigeria TaRL teams and contributing actively to program delivery.

Key Competencies:

• Expertise in Foundational Learning Methodologies: Deep understanding of the TaRL approach and ability to model high-quality literacy and numeracy instruction.
• Content Adaptation and Development: Ability to design, test and refine teaching and learning materials based on classroom evidence and learner needs.
• Training Design and Facilitation: Skill in developing and delivering engaging, learner-centered training and coaching sessions for teachers and mentors.
• Monitoring and Quality Assurance: Ability to assess the quality of instructional delivery and mentoring, and provide constructive feedback for improvement.
• Data-driven Improvement: Ability to collect, analyze and use classroom data and feedback to inform instructional content and program decisions.
• Program Integration: Ability to align instructional components with broader program objectives and activities to deliver coherent and effective implementation.
• Collaboration and Partner Engagement: Strong interpersonal skills to build and sustain productive working relationships with government officials and internal project teams.
• Communication: Ability to clearly present technical information and good practices to diverse audiences (teachers, mentors, government officials and internal teams).
• Innovation and Continuous Learning: Openness to new approaches and commitment to improving practice through experimentation and reflection.
• Problem Solving: Ability to identify instructional challenges and develop practical solutions.
• Accountability and Dependability: Ability to deliver high-quality outputs on time and follow through on commitments.

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Teaching or a related field; A PGDE and/or Master’s degree preferred
• A minimum of (4) four years’ experience working within the education space.
• Working knowledge of local curriculum, textbook analysis, instructional practices and assessment tools preferred
• Good command of written and spoken English 

TaRL Africa Values 

1. We put children’s learning first
2. We are always learning, improving, and innovating
3. We are locally rooted for high-quality delivery and sustainable impact
4. We are kind, respectful, and collaborative
5. We are proactive, committed to integrity, and doing our best each day