National Assessment Development Advisor
Tender ID: 464387
Tender Details
Tender Description
Abt Associates in PNG is seeking a suitably qualified individual for the position of National Assessment Development Advisor. The successful candidate will receive oversight from the NDoE’s School & Education Standards Directorate and work closely with the Assistant Secretary (AS), Curriculum Development Division (CDD) the Measurement Services Division (MSD) and divisional staff to contribute to building the NDoE’s national assessment capability.
The PNG Education Support Services Program
Australia partners with the Government of PNG to support the implementation of extensive reform agendas for both basic and tertiary education. Education and Leadership forms a key aspect of the PNG-Australia Partnership, including under the Comprehensive Strategic and Economic Partnership (CSEP). The portfolio goal is: Papua New Guinea citizens gain the skills and knowledge to take advantage of employment and leadership opportunities and is focused on three priority areas:
• Foundations – supporting literacy and numeracy skills in the early years of school as the necessary foundation for progressing through schooling and into the workforce.
• Skills and Productivity – helping the tertiary sector to meet industry demand for skills in support of economic growth, resilience and to enable social mobility; and
• Leadership – supporting leadership capability, which is crucial for future governance and stability.
The ESS Program is designed to supply quality technical advice and capacity development support to the National Department of Education (NDOE) and Department of Higher Education Research Science and Technology (DHERST). It focuses support on areas that contribute to improving learning outcomes in the early grades, and skills and productivity in the post-secondary higher education sector.
Advisors will deliver support to strengthen organisational capacity in DHERST and NDOE to implement key reforms in higher, technical, and basic education. ESS advisors will work across several organisational capability areas. ESS advisors are expected to provide quality expert and appropriate advice and apply principles of practice that engage senior leadership, promote collaboration, foster an inclusive corporate culture, and influence leadership commitment and engagement, strengthen operational processes and systems, and build a performance culture that continues to reflect and renew itself.
Position Summary – National Assessment Development Advisor
The National Assessment Development Advisor will receive oversight from the NDoE’s School & Education Standards Directorate and work closely with the Assistant Secretary (AS), Curriculum Development Division (CDD) the Measurement Services Division (MSD) and divisional staff to contribute to building the NDoE’s national assessment capability.
Duties include but not limited to:
Working collaboratively with CDD and MSD, the STA will:
• Undertake a review of NDoE’s current NARP. The review will focus on NARP’s current effectiveness and its alignment to the standards-based curriculum and linkages with different types of large-scale national assessments currently underway in the education sector in PNG, including the Year 8, 10, 11 and 12 national examinations, the Pacific Islands Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (PILNA) which targets Grades 3 and 5, and other school-based assessments. The review will also consider policy implications on other aspects of the education system, including curriculum, teacher education, classroom instruction and the Education Management Information System (EMIS).
• Provide recommendations on how to strengthen the GoPNG’s NARP so that the policy is aligned to the standards-based curriculum and focuses attention on ensuring learning gaps can be identified and addressed.
• Develop a draft national assessment framework for the CSMT for consideration by the department
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
