Organization : Mekong Economics Co., LTD (MKE)
Position : Specialist on Secondary Education Curriculum Development(Social Studies and Language)
Person-Months : 13.89 person months, full-time
Location : Principally Yangon based

Mekong Economics Ltd. (MKE) is a leading economic and socio-economic development and commercial consulting firm active in the Greater Mekong sub-region and Asia-Pacific region. With our Head Office in Hanoi (Vietnam), we have expanded business operations to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, China, East Timor, Indonesia, and other countries in Southeast Asia. MKE is committed to producing the highest quality of research and consulting services, meeting international standards for deadlines and quality assurance. For further information, please visit our website (http://www.mekongeconomics.com).
Mekong Economics Myanmar is recruiting a Specialist on Secondary Education Curriculum Development (Social Studies and Language), based in Yangon (or willing to work fulltime in Yangon) for the project funded by the ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) and implemented by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and Ministry of Industry (MOI), in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population (MOLIP) and other agencies.

Responsibilities:

The expert will be paired with 2 national counterpart consultants to support members of relevant sub-teams of the MOE Secondary Education Curriculum Development Team in finalizing the curriculum design and developing new textbooks and teacher guides. This will include:
- Support in providing technical and supervisory inputs to initiatives
- Capacity building for Curriculum Development Team
- Lower secondary education (LSE) and upper secondary education (USE) textbook and teacher’s guide development, printing and distribution
- Provide support related inputs to activity areas:
- Provide in-service teacher training reforms;
- Support student assessment reforms

Offered Salary: Negotiable

Requirements:

- Strong academic background (e.g., a bachelor’s degree or preferably a master’s or higher degree) in a relevant field.
- Significant experience and demonstrated capacity in carrying out tasks related in Myanmar’s education sector and/or relevant roles in other social sectors.
- Experience in 1 or more of the following areas: (i) SES curriculum development; (ii) TVET program development and delivery; (iii) Teaching and/or training teachers of SES and/or TVET teachers; and/or (iv) Capacity development for education sector staff. (preferred).
- Experience working in relevant internationally supported education projects/programs and/or demonstrated familiarity with education systems in other countries (preferred).
- Strong speaking and writing English skills.