TESOL Technical Officer II - Content Development
All candidates are highly encouraged to submit a cover letter with their application.
Description:
FHI 360โs Global Connections (GC) department is a leader in designing innovative international exchanges that promote leadership, professional development, academic opportunities and global collaboration for students and emerging leaders around the world. We are seeking a Technical Officer II to support the implementation of teacher professional development programs for the English Access Scholarship Program (Access). Funded by the U.S. Department of Stateโs Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Office of English Language Programs (ECA/A/L), the Access program provides a foundation of English-language, leadership, and professional skills and exposure to U.S. culture and democratic values to underserved students, primary aged 13 to 20, from around the world. The program also offers professional development opportunities for international English as a Foreign Language (EFL) professionals including teachers and administrators.
Job Summary:
The TESOL Technical Officer II is a member of the Access Teacher Engagement Team reporting to the Project Manager. The TESOL Technical Officer II, in partnership with a second TESOL Technical Officer II, will oversee a team of content development consultants and collaborate with ECA/A/L to provide technical support in the development and delivery of teacher training activities and resources to support Access teachers in planning and facilitating lessons aligned with identified U.S. public diplomacy goals. The TESOL Technical Officer II will develop and monitor a robust consultant program supporting ongoing projects envisioned by ECA and providing technical services at a high level of complexity to support a consultant oversight plan including the creation of Statements of Work (SOWs) for a wide range of educational consultants specializing in curriculum development, assessment practices, teacher professional development, online learning, and webinar development and facilitation. This position requires technical proficiency in onboarding, monitoring and evaluating consultants, and developing processes that ensure adherence to FHI 360 policies and procedures. This position also evaluates the programmatic effectiveness of the development of these teacher training resources, provides technical assessment and reporting, and supports proposal development.
Responsibilities:
Co-lead a team of expert consultants including procurement, onboarding and training, and oversight of their work in curricula and resource development, assessment, and other teacher professional development activities.
Identify areas of staffing need and recommend additional consultants based on anticipated areas of support.
Develop Statements of Work (SOWs) for consultants that correspond to consultant agreements.
Create and implement a recruitment strategy for new content development team members that includes conducting outreach through diverse networks.
Coordinate interviews with the ECA/A/L /FHI 360 team, and lead interviews with potential consultants.
Develop and implement a training and onboarding plan for new content development team members.
Prepare consulting agreement documentation, collaborating closely with internal partners such as finance and procurement.
Function as TESOL technical lead with oversight of project technical administrative compliance, technical content deliverables, and team management of consultants.
Ensure project activities are on track with technical expertise advising project implementation.
Co-lead Content Development team in new content and curricular development.
Partner closely with second TESOL Technical Officer II and consultant team to develop new Access lesson plans, Impact Project (project-based learning resources), assessment tools, and other cyclical instructional materials.
Provide technical support on TESOL trends and best practices.
Provide technical feedback to consultants on the development of teacher resources, tools, materials, and training.
Scope and sequence existing and new Access lesson plans and instructional materials to an English-language textbook.
Develop a cohesive Access curriculum in preparation for a 2026 launch-date.
Deliver virtual and/or in-country teacher training workshops as requested online or in-person in the field.
Collaborate with ECA on content development vision and project planning.
Participate in ECA/A/L content development meetings as creative thought partner in content design.
Collaborate with ECA/A/L to develop strategies and tools for the design and implementation of the technical components of Access teacher professional development, curricula models, assessment models, and resource development that is aligned with program goals.
Draft technical portions of funding proposals and prepare program summaries, analytics and data visualization, including but not limited to annual reports
Prepare and deliver workshops and presentations at professional meetings and conferences, as needed.
Assist with other Teacher Engagement team products and Access team projects across the program such as Exchange programs, the annual TESOL convention, and the Access 20th Anniversary celebration.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Bachelorโs Degree or its international equivalent in International Education, TESOL, Instructional Design, or related field; Masterโs degree in TESOL or Applied Linguistics strongly preferred.
Minimum 4 years of experience designing English Language Learner (ELL) classroom content and curriculum teacher and/or instructing in an online, hybrid or blended learning environment with an ESL/EFL focus. 6-8 years of experience is strongly preferred.