Inclusive Education Manager

Position Overview

The Inclusive Education Manager will provide strategic and technical leadership for inclusive early childhood education (IECE), foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN), and education systems strengthening. The role will champion inclusive education practices for children with disabilities, children from marginalized communities, and other vulnerable groups, ensuring these are embedded within policies, programs, and educational systems.

Program Design and Implementation:

● Provide leadership and technical expertise in TAF’S programming on inclusive education.

● Lead the design and implementation of inclusive IECE and FLN strategies to promote equitable learning outcomes for all children.

● Develop and adapt inclusive teaching and learning materials that support early literacy and numeracy through Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles.

● Provide technical guidance on inclusive classroom practices, remedial support, and use of assistive technologies and low-cost learning aids.

● Ensure interventions promote language-rich, play-based learning environments and are responsive to diverse learning needs, including gender, disability, and linguistic diversity.

Systems Strengthening

● Collaborate with ministries of education and national bodies to integrate inclusive IECE and FLN into education sector plans, curricula, and teacher development frameworks.

● Strengthen pre-service and in-service teacher education systems to include inclusive pedagogy and foundational skills instruction.

● Contribute to policy development and institutional capacity building to support inclusive and foundational learning systems.

● Promote scalable and sustainable financing models for inclusive education and early learning.

Qualifications

● Master’s degree in Education, Early Childhood Development, Special Needs Education, or a related field.

● At least 5 years of experience in inclusive education programming, with a focus on early learning and/or foundational literacy and numeracy.

● Proven expertise in designing and implementing education system-strengthening initiatives.

● Experience with inclusive pedagogy, UDL, and instructional approaches to early literacy and numeracy.

● Demonstrated ability to work with government, NGOs, and education stakeholders on inclusive and foundational learning agendas.