Project Coordinator / QA Lead (short-term contract/engagement-based)

Location : Karachi (with remote oversight of field teams across Sindh)

Education: Postgraduate degree in Education, Social Sciences, Public Policy, or a related field.

Experience: 8-12 years of experience in education programs, QA, monitoring and evaluation, or large-scale field research.

Job Description

• Lead overall planning, coordination, and execution of the QA review across five regions and approximately 150 schools.
• Provide technical guidance on QA tools, indicators, and field protocols (school verification, classroom observations, teacher questionnaires, child interaction tasks).
• Manage and supervise Regional Senior QA Field Leads, ensuring adherence to timelines, ethical standards, and quality benchmarks.
• Review incoming field data daily to identify gaps, inconsistencies, or quality concerns; provide corrective guidance to field teams.
• Ensure standardization of data collection practices across regions (Sindhi/Urdu medium, urban/rural, boys’/girls’ schools).
• Serve as the primary focal point for coordination with RSU, PMIU-SELECT, PITE, and other stakeholders.
• Oversee risk management, including access challenges, ethical concerns, and field-level bottlenecks.
• Support post-field phases, including data triangulation, interpretation, and contribution to reporting and dissemination outputs.
  
  

Skills

• Strong understanding of classroom practices, teacher support systems, and public-sector schooling in Sindh.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-region field teams and complex datasets.
• Strong analytical, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Candidates must have their own laptop and mobile phone, along with reliable internet connectivity, as these are essential for the role.
  
  

If you are interested in joining our team, please submit your updated Resume along with a Cover Letter clearly stating the position name, your current and expected salary. Applications can be sent via email to careers@itacec.org or by post to Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi, 12-Sharif Colony, Iftikhar Ahmad Malik Road, Canal Park Gulberg 2, Lahore, Pakistan.

Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards harassment, violations of safeguarding principles, and sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA).