Education Project Manager - Africa Region Resumes in US: Jennifer

Education Project Manager - Africa Region Resume

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Education Project Manager - Africa Region

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A project management position in a non-profit or educational services agency serving community needs in area of literacy and/or workforce development

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th UNESCO, World Bank, country-based government agencies and universities;
• Recruit, orient and manage IRA technical volunteers and consultants for all Africa projects;
• Design and modify agreements with UNESCO for joint “Reading for All” initiatives in the Africa region;
• Implement two-year $150,000 Ford Foundation grant supporting leadership, professional development, and regional conferences in Africa and Latin America;
• Facilitate IRA publication of Africa and Latin America regional research on literacy issues, and commissioned technical papers by IRA members;
• Locate speaker sponsorships of more than $200,000 total from UNESCO, World Bank, UNICEF, Ministries of Education, Shell Company and other international agencies;
• Conduct volunteer recruitment and research exchange sessions at Annual Convention;
• Oversaw production and program development for 2002-03 International Literacy Days in cooperation with UNESCO, International Literacy Network and Verizon;
• Collaborate to organize content and panelists for annual Global Perspectives on Literacy program.

GROW Lesotho Lesotho (Southern Africa), February 2000 – January 2001
Consultant – Lesotho Education Acceleration Project, Community Literacy Program
• Designed, implemented and analyzed field surveys of educational opportunities, community literacy levels, learners’ needs and interests for rural program emphasizing functional literacy and numeracy;
• Revised program objectives and learner outcomes, and facilitated development of visual and written learning materials integrating agricultural and preventative health issues;
• Improved tools for assessment of volunteer teachers’ performance and training needs.

Short-term consultancies Lesotho, October 1999 - January 2000
Ireland Aid Lesotho – Wrote successful proposal with Lesotho Ministry of Education for purchase and distribution of textbooks for Lesotho’s Free Primary Education Program; created promotional materials for Consulate of Ireland’s Bi-lateral development program.
CARE Lesotho – Co-designed and facilitated a project development workshop for Ministry of Agriculture and community-based organizations for CARE’s Environmental and Agricultural Management program.

Madison Area Literacy Council Madison, Wisconsin, November 1996 - April 1999
Basic Literacy Program Coordinator
• Trained volunteers and provided resource support for county-wide literacy program;
• Organized new outcomes evaluation system; revised client intake processes, including updating learner assessment methodologies and tutor training;
• Spokesperson in radio and print media; organized public speaking opportunities for learners and tutors.

Cherokee Middle School Madison, Wisconsin, September 1995 - November 1996
Special Education Assistant
• Worked with teachers to modify and supervise student work; to improve classroom integration for students with learning differences;
• Facilitated small group reading and writing sessions, material reviews and after-school study clubs.

Operation Crossroads Africa Asmara, Eritrea, June – August 1996
Group Leader/Facilitator
• Collaborated with National Union of Eritrean Youth to implement a service-learning program for American volunteers;
• Arranged meals, accommodations and travel for US participants in seven-week program.

American Association of School Administrators Arlington, Virginia, November 1992 – August 1994
Unit Coordinator, Constituent Relations
• Assisted program director in planning, promotion and follow-up evaluation of professional development activities for women, minority and rural school administrators;
• Wrote constituent reports based on Congressional and Senate hearings.

Conferences and Workshops

Global Perspectives on Literacy (February 2006) - Panelist, “Quality Indicators for Literacy Learning”
Michigan Reading Association (March 2005) – “International Collaboration through IRA” – Keynote and workshop
World Bank Videoconference (January 2005) “Promoting Social Cohesion in Nigeria through Reading, Writing and Critical Thinking” - presenter with Primary Education II Project Nigeria, Reading Association of Nigeria
IRA Great Lakes/East Regional Leadership Conference (June 2004) – “International Service and Partnership-Building through IRA” – Keynote and workshop
Comparative and International Education Society Conference (March 2004) - “Developing Professional Networks in Africa and Latin America” – Paper presented
Pan-African Reading for All Conference (Uganda) (August 2003)
“Developing an Education for All Community Planning Handbook” – Co-designed consultative session for regional experts, funded by Canadian government
“Active Learning in Tanzania” – Panel presenter
IRA Annual Convention (2003-05)
Presented on international activities in interest group meetings, conducted volunteer orientations

Volunteer Work

Academy of Hope – Co-teacher and writing tutor for GED Program, June 2003-June 2004
Madison Area Technical College External Diploma Program - Basic Literacy and English as a Second Language Tutoring, September 1996-July 1999
Dane County Literacy Consortium – Secretary and Member, September 1997-June 1999
Volunteer Workcamps Association of Ghana – Literacy Campaign facilitator, January-March 1995
Tetteh Quarshie Primary School (Ghana) – English Teacher, October – December 1994

Languages: French (proficiency)

Additional Coursework:
Management of Federal Grants, Solloway & Associates, June 2003
Setting up and Management of Overseas Field Offices, Solloway & Associates, September 2003
Spanish for Reading Proficiency,

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