Deadline: 31 March 2024
The Teach For Pakistan is accepting applications for its Fellowship Program, a two-year, full-time opportunity for university graduates and young professionals from diverse fields to teach in under-resourced schools leadership capabilities in their students and themselves.
Funding Information
- The current Fellows receive a base salary of Rs. 65,000 per month with additional 3,000 stationery allowance and transport allowance ranging from Rs. 5,000- 8,000 per month.
- They also pay Rs. 12,000 monthly to the out-station Fellows.
Benefits
Fellows will receive:
- Intensive, six-week, pre-placement training focusing on pedagogical skills, leadership, community mobilization.
- On-going support during the Fellowship, including monthly lesson observations and one-on-one coaching conversations to help you meet your goals for your classroom, school/community and your own growth
- Monthly day-long training sessions based on needs jointly identified by Fellows and their coaches
- Mentoring through a network of expert teachers
- Connections with teachers across the world through participation in Teach For All virtual and/or in-person events.
Professional Benefits
- Leadership Training & Coaching in globally renowned models of pedagogy and leadership development.
- Project Management Training enabling you to design and manage a School/Community Partnership Initiative.
- Access to Teach For All Global Network of social innovators and leaders through networking and learning opportunities.
- Work Experience Recognition from top local and international graduate schools.
- Professional Development through a network of corporate & development sector professionals and the Alumni.
- Full-time, paid position for two years that challenges you to maximize your potential.
What to expect?
- Fellows will be placed in government schools in low-income communities on the outskirts of Islamabad & Karachi.
- The partner schools struggle with issues of poor infrastructure, teacher quantity / quality and large class sizes but want to work with others to improve their students’ learning experience and outcomes.
- Fellows will be assigned grades at primary or secondary level to help shape critical skills and dispositions in these formative years.
- Fellows will teach a combination of English, Urdu, Science, Maths and Social Studies. Fellows must be fluent in English & Urdu to best support student learning.
- 2-3 Fellows will be placed in each school for mutual support, learning and collaborative initiatives.
Eligibility Criteria
They encourage individuals from all academic and professional backgrounds to apply. The requirements include:
- Minimum 16 years of education completed by June 2024.
- At least a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university, completed by June 2024.
- Pakistani citizenship or a valid National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) or Pakistan Origin Card (POC).
- Fluency in Urdu and English.
- Successful completion of the pre-placement Training Institute in July and August 2024
- Two-year commitment to the Fellowship with placement in Islamabad and Karachi.
For more information, visit Teach For Pakistan.
