PAL Network - Manager - Assessment

- The People's Action for Learning (PAL) Network is a south-south partnership of 15 member organizations working across Africa, Asia and the Americas to assess children's basic reading and numeracy skills.

- PAL Network members have long been associated with the CLAs in their respective countries. Assessments have placed PAL Network on the global map of education monitoring efforts. More recently, members have explored expanding this innovative assessment approach to domains beyond basic foundational competencies.

RESPONSIBILITIES of the Manager (Assessment) are outlined below:

ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND ADVOCACY (75%)

- Provide strategic leadership for PAL Network's Assessment Focus Area

- Lead all technical and operational aspects of PAL Network's common assessment initiatives - International Common Assessment of Numeracy (ICAN) and International Common Assessment of Reading (ICARe)

- Work closely with PAL Network member organisations to understand and document country-level assessment initiatives and provide support through capacity building workshops as well as knowledge sharing sessions

- Create linkages with assessment and data agencies for enhanced analysis and use of CLA data

- Participate in PAL Network's global forums such as the Global Alliance to Monitor Learning (GAML) to popularize CLA data

- Support Action Focus Area and MELS team with conceptualization and development of assessments for learning

- Develop blogs, research articles and white papers on new assessment initiatives

FUNDRAISING (10%) : 

- Identify fund raising opportunities for Assessment Focus Area

- Participate in proposal writing

STAFF MANAGEMENT & OTHER : 15%