Training Specialist

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Job Summary

The Training Specialist supports the management of a program(s) in the field; supports the development of project work products, to include but not limited to, program timelines, budgets, reports, and other products/documents as Identified.

The Training Specialist supports end-to-end PD delivery for early-grade teachers (KG–G3) and supervisors. The role assists with curriculum/materials preparation, session facilitation, coaching logistics, participant communications, and routine data/quality tasks to ensure consistent implementation aligned to MoE standards for early grades.

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What You’ll Do

• Professional Development Delivery: Support and facilitate training for KG–G3 teachers, supervisors, and Master Teachers, ensuring alignment with Ministry of Education standards.
• Training Content and Materials: Adapt blended professional development content and develop Arabic-first, accessible guides, presentations, job aids, and checklists for literacy and numeracy programs.
• Training Coordination: Prepare training schedules, coordinate participant communications and logistics with MoE directorates, schools, partners, and vendors, and maintain accurate attendance and distribution records.
• Digital Learning and Data Management: Upload and manage content on learning platforms, administer assessments and feedback tools, validate participant data, and support routine dashboards and quality reports.
• Quality Assurance and Continuous Improvement: Apply observation and quality-assurance tools, support calibration and rapid-learning activities, and follow up on corrective actions to strengthen program implementation.
• Compliance and Safeguarding: Ensure training activities comply with data protection, safeguarding, visibility, financial, and incident-reporting requirements.
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with technical, operations, MEL, and partner teams to deliver project outputs effectively. This is an individual-contributor role and does not supervise employees or interns.

Our Culture is Our People:

At IREX, our culture is built on our people—and on how we work together to create meaningful impact every day. We look for colleagues who bring purpose, intellectual curiosity, collaborative problem solving, and a results driven, bias for action to help strengthen communities and advance our mission.

Successful candidates build trust across differences, move ideas into action, seek new perspectives, embrace change, and represent IREX with authenticity and professionalism. We value people who bring strong expertise and a generous team spirit to work that advances our mission.

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in education, Curriculum and Instruction, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience supporting teacher professional development or school-based training; early-grade experience preferred.
• Strong facilitation skills and knowledge of adult learning, inclusive/UDL design, literacy, and numeracy.
• Experience developing accessible training materials, facilitating ToT and CoP sessions, and supporting coaching and feedback cycles.
• Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets, PowerPoint, and Canva; familiarity with LMS and digital data-collection tools is an advantage.
• Strong coordination, data-quality, and stakeholder-management skills; experience working with Jordan’s Ministry of Education preferred.
• Fluency in Arabic and professional proficiency in English.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to communicate clearly and collaboratively.
• Fluency in English and Arabic is required.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in education, Curriculum and Instruction, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience supporting teacher professional development or school-based training; early-grade experience preferred.
• You must have unrestricted authorization to work in Jordan.

What We Offer

At IREX, you'll work alongside committed, passionate, and collaborative colleagues who are united by a shared mission. IREX offers learning and development opportunities and employment benefits in accordance with applicable organizational policies and local requirements.

If you are excited by IREX’s mission and see yourself contributing to this work, we encourage you to apply—even if your experience does not align with every preferred qualification. We value a range of backgrounds and experiences and are especially interested in candidates who bring curiosity, initiative, strong collaboration skills, and a commitment to meaningful global impact.

Please note: Compensation and benefits will be determined in accordance with IREX policies and the requirements applicable to this position.

Disability Specifications

IREX will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments of 2008.

Equal Opportunity Employer

IREX seeks to attract the best-qualified candidates who support IREX’s mission and who respect and promote excellence through diversity. IREX is committed to equal opportunity and follows recruitment and selection practices that comply with all applicable employment laws. To this end, IREX recruits, hires, trains, and promotes individuals based on merit and experience.

We conduct background checks on all successful candidates.

We conduct background checks on all successful candidates. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE