Field / Cluster Mentor

Location: Assigned District (Keamari/Malir) Cluster, with daily school-level field presence

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

Assessments & Data Management

• Conduct baseline, midline, and endline assessments of student learning in assigned schools and community settings (including out-of-school children).
• Administer the Child Functioning Module (disability screening) with support from the district team.
• Enter and manage assessment and field data accurately in MS Excel, KOBO Toolbox, or other designated data management systems.
• Track student learning progress, maintain updated learner profiles, and ensure accurate record-keeping at school and cluster level.
• Identify children with learning difficulties or special needs and flag for appropriate support.

Out-of-School Children (OOSC) Identification & Enrollment

• Identify out-of-school children through systematic village-level household surveys and community outreach.
• Conduct community meetings and awareness sessions to promote enrollment and retention of out-of-school children in formal schools or learning camps.
• Support sustained enrollment and mainstreaming of camp-attending children into formal school settings.
• Coordinate teacher hiring and identify local teachers/facilitators for CPB/TaRL activities with support from the district team and TEOs where available.

Training Delivery & Teacher Support

• Serve as a Master Trainer for CPB/TaRL foundational learning activities (covering up to Grade 3).
• Plan and conduct structured teacher training sessions, on-site coaching, and regular follow-up support visits.
• Organize and operationalize CPB learning camps in assigned schools.
• Support teachers in the development and contextualisation of localized CPB/TaRL learning materials. Maintain and update the learning materials repository for assigned schools.

Field Monitoring & Reporting

• Conduct daily/regular field visits to monitor class attendance, activity implementation, and child learning.
• Monitor school attendance, report anomalies, and communicate with the programme team on implementation progress.
• Share weekly progress updates against agreed targets with the District Coordinator.
• Assist the District Project Coordinator and safeguarding team in all aspects of programme implementation.
• Ensure child safeguarding standards are upheld and safe learning environments are maintained in all camps and classrooms.

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Education or a related field
• Minimum 1-2 years of experience in field-based education programme implementation.
• Experience in teacher training, student assessment, and community mobilization.
• Familiarity with TaRL, FLN, CPB, or activity-based learning approaches strongly preferred.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work effectively with communities, teachers, and school administrators.
• Proficiency in MS Excel and/or digital data collection tools (KOBO Toolbox, CSPro).
• Fluency in Sindhi and Urdu; knowledge of local languages of the assigned district preferred.
• Willingness to be stationed in the field and travel extensively within the assigned cluster.

Pay: Rs60,000.00 - Rs80,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person