أخصائي تقييم المرحلة المبكرة (Early Grade Assessment Specialist)

Job Summary

The Early Grade Assessment Specialist supports the development, adaptation, piloting, implementation, and quality assurance of assessment tools for learners from kindergarten to Grade 3 under the ASAS In-Service component in Jordan.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing, adapting, piloting, and refining early-grade literacy, numeracy, diagnostic, and formative assessment tools aligned with Jordanian learning expectations.
• Coordinate technical preparation for assessment activities including sampling, field plans, administration, assessor training, calibration, and supervision.
• Collaborate with MEL and data teams to review data collection processes, ensure data quality, support cleaning, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of assessment results.
• Translate assessment findings into actionable insights for teacher development, targeted instruction, and Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) methods.
• Create briefs, presentations, and guidance materials to help educators and supervisors apply assessment results effectively.
• Coordinate technical tasks with Ministry of Education counterparts, ASAS teams, field staff, and partners, ensuring adherence to protocols for data privacy, consent, safeguarding, and accessibility.

Requirements

• At least three years of relevant experience in early-grade learning assessment, education research, foundational literacy and numeracy, diagnostic assessment, or related programming.
• Experience in assessment tool development or adaptation, piloting, standardized administration, assessor training, field supervision, or quality assurance.
• Knowledge of early literacy and numeracy development and the role of diagnostic and formative assessments in instruction and teacher support.
• Familiarity with assessment tools such as ISELA, EGRA, IDELA, or similar instruments is strongly preferred.
• Ability to support sampling and field protocols, review data quality, interpret results, and communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Proficiency in Excel and routine data management; experience with digital data-collection platforms like Tangerine or statistical software is an advantage.
• Strong organizational, documentation, problem-solving, and collaboration skills; ability to work effectively with Ministry counterparts, educators, MEL colleagues, and partners.
• Fluency in Arabic and professional working proficiency in English are required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Psychology, Statistics, Education Research, or a related field.
• Unrestricted authorization to work in Jordan.

What the company offers

• Compensation and benefits according to IREX policies and local requirements.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Employment benefits aligned with organizational policies.
• Collaborative and mission-driven work environment.

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