Curriculum Writer job opportunity at Bridge International Academies

Job Title: Curriculum Writer

Bridge International Academies is transforming education by attacking one of the emerging world’s biggest problems: inadequate access to and quality of education for the children of families living on less than 180 Ksh/day.

As of May 2014, Bridge is operating 303 academies in Kenya with nearly 100,000 pupils, and has aggressive global expansion planned for 2015 and beyond. Bridge utilizes a research-proven, scripted-learning education methodology coupled with big data (all teachers have tablets for instruction, assessment, and data-gathering) to profitably deliver high quality education at less than 540 Ksh per child per month.

Bridge is a for-profit company that deeply believes that financially sustainable solutions are the long-term answer to development in emerging countries. The company is backed by top-tier, global venture capital firms.

About Position:

In February of 2015 Bridge will open its first 25 schools in Uganda. We have a small Boston office and a large Nairobi office with expert curriculum writers in math, science, English, social studies, and early childhood education. Our Ugandan adaptation team needs a dedicated individual with experience in primary education in Uganda to help adapt our current Kenyan curriculum for use in Uganda.

Imagine you’ve compiled a four months of fantastic science curriculum. We receive data that suggests we should cut 20% of our content across the board. You now need to figure out a way to make this happen for your science curriculum that’s efficient, consistent, and, most importantly, preserves the instructional quality of your work.

Key Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Combing through our current textbooks and lessons from a Ugandan perspective
Writing new content for textbooks, scripting objective-driven lessons, and creating aligned and rigorous assessments. This could involve working on curriculum for English, math, science, social studies, and/ or religious education depending on your skills and experience
Getting into the field once per week to test samples of our curriculum in our current Bridge academies

Qualifications, Skills and Experience needed for the job:

Three to five years’ experience working in primary education in Uganda
Exhibit commitment to expanding educational quality and access in East Africa and a belief in the effectiveness of scripted curriculum
Fluency in English (Luganda and other local language a plus)
Excellent communication skills – this position will involve daily remote collaboration with our Boston office
Flexibility, ability to process and respond to new information quickly, and excellent attention to detail

How to Apply for the job:

If you so desire to join Bridge International Academies in the aforementioned capacity, please Apply Online by Clicking on the link below -> Please Choose Curriculum Writer, Uganda

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