Educational Content Specialist - Sesame Street Indonesia Project,
Position Opening at Sesame Workshop, New York

EDUCATIONAL CONTENT SPECIALIST, SESAME STREET- INDONESIA

Reporting to the Director of Education and Research, this position supports the Education and Research activities of the Sesame Street Indonesia Project; in particular, assisting in the development and execution of the project’s educational plan and coordinating educational content activities. 

POSITION PROFILE:

1. Help oversee educational content development and implementation on Sesame Street Indonesia project
2. Train Indonesian education and research team in script review process (scripts, treatments, and rough edits of new material) and provide feedback on educational messaging, as needed
3. Collaborate with production team on issues of developmental appropriateness, curriculum goals, format, story lines, characters and scripts and other materials created for the project
4. Supervise development of project curriculum and support materials
5. Assist in conceptualizing formative research questions, designing research measures, and checking and reviewing analyses of quantitative data
6. Edit/write reports
7. Work with Indonesia-based Education and Research team to locate project   advisors and organize & execute meetings to develop educational content and materials for the project
8. Adapt English language materials for use in Bahasa Indonesia

9.   Serve as an internal resource to Sesame Workshop staff on questions related to        
       Education and Research aspects of the Sesame Street Indonesia project

10. Execute special projects, as needed

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate degree in developmental psychology, education, or related field
• Strong administrative and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of child development and some experience teaching or conducting research with children.
• Experience in curriculum development.
• Experience working in international projects.
• Strong technical skills  (excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint,etc).
• Working knowledge of statistical software such as SPSS.
• Strong writing skills.
• Ability to collboarte with a team of professionals from diverse professional backgrounds.
• Fluency in Bahasa Indonesia.

The position is based in New York. Applications should include a cover letter, a resume, and the names and contact information (including email addresses) of three references.  Please send applications to: human.resources@sesameworkshop.org and refer to INDON0203 in the subject line. Applications can also be mailed to: June Lee, Sesame Workshop, 1 Lincoln Plaza, New York, NY  10023

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by March 15, 2006.

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Seeta Pai

Director, International Education & Research

Sesame Workshop

seeta.pai@sesameworkshop.org