Job description

Organizational Background

Anera (American Near East Refugee Aid) is a non-political, non-religious international humanitarian and development organization that has worked for decades to address the development and relief needs of communities across the Middle East, including Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan. Anera delivers programs in education, health, economic development and emergency relief, working closely with local partners and communities.

Project Background

The Anera Summer Educational Program supports children from Gaza who have been evacuated to Jordan to receive medical treatment and are currently residing in temporary accommodation. These children have experienced prolonged disruption to their formal education, with schooling interrupted for over two years as a result of the war.

To respond to this learning loss, Anera is delivering a phased educational support program informed by a focus group assessment conducted with the children across three age groups. The assessment identified significant needs in foundational literacy, alongside numeracy, English and science enrichment. English and Mathematics are being provided through a third party; Anera, will provide Arabic literacy support followed by science enrichment in subsequent phases.

This Terms of Reference covers the Arabic literacy phase only — a three-month (12-week) program of foundational literacy support delivered to the three age groups in parallel.

Objective of the Consultancy

The objective of this consultancy is to design and deliver a structured, learner-centered Arabic literacy program that helps Gaza children recover and strengthen foundational literacy skills — reading fluency, comprehension, vocabulary and written expression — in a supportive, engaging and trauma-sensitive environment that rebuilds learning confidence and routine.

Scope of Work

The consultant will be responsible for the full design and delivery of the Arabic literacy classes, including:

•    Developing a progressive 12-week Arabic literacy curriculum and detailed session plans appropriate to each age group, drawing on the Thaki platform's literacy resources, where Thaki platform is an offline digital educational database, ready for immediate use in educational programs.

•    Designing simple, activity-based baseline and endline assessment tools to measure learner progress without creating test anxiety.

•    Delivering all scheduled sessions to the three groups using interactive, game-based, group-work and visual/video-based methods, in line with the learning preferences identified in the focus group findings.

•    Differentiating instruction within each group to accommodate mixed ability levels resulting from interrupted schooling.

•    For older groups, linking content to the Palestinian curriculum where feasible to support future educational progression.

•    Maintaining attendance and learner progress records, and accommodating absences due to medical treatment through flexible recap and make-up support.

•    Creating a safe, encouraging and trauma-sensitive classroom environment, and referring any child welfare or protection concerns to the designated Anera focal point.

•    Organizing a closing learner showcase and certificate event with families.

Target Groups & Class Schedule

Classes will be delivered on Mondays and Wednesdays only, in consecutive one-hour sessions, to avoid clashing with the third-party English and Mathematics classes held on other days. Each group receives two one-hour sessions per week (24 hours per group over the phase). A short changeover between groups is built in to allow smooth transitions.

Deliverables

• Inception note & session plans

A short inception note plus a week-by-week session plan for all three groups, including learning objectives, methods and Thaki platform resources (Week 1)

• Assessment tools

Activity-based baseline and endline literacy assessment tools, plus a simple progress-tracking format (Week 1)

• Class delivery

Delivery of all scheduled Arabic literacy sessions — 3 groups × 2 sessions/week × 12 weeks (72 contact hours total; 24 hours per group) (Weeks 1–12)

• Attendance & progress records

Maintained attendance registers and learner progress records submitted to Anera (Ongoing / monthly)

• Learner showcase

A closing showcase and certificate event for learners and their families (Week 12)

• Final report

A concise final report covering delivery, attendance, learner progress (baseline vs. endline), challenges and recommendations (Within 2 weeks of completion)

Duration & Level of Effort

The consultancy will run for three months (12 weeks). The core delivery commitment is 72 contact hours (three groups × one hour × two days × twelve weeks), in addition to time required for curriculum and session planning, assessment design, record-keeping, the closing event and final reporting. The exact start date will be confirmed upon contracting.

Skills

Required Qualifications & Experience

•    University degree in education, early-grade/primary education, or a related field.

•    Demonstrated experience teaching Arabic literacy to children and adolescents, ideally across the 6–17 age range.

•    Experience working with refugee, displaced, or war-affected children is strongly preferred.

•    Familiarity with active, learner-centered and play-based teaching methods, and the ability to differentiate instruction for mixed ability levels.

•    Understanding of trauma-sensitive / psychosocial-aware approaches to working with vulnerable children.

•    Strong classroom management, interpersonal and communication skills; fluency in Arabic.

•    Familiarity with the Palestinian curriculum and/or digital learning platforms (e.g., Thaki) is an advantage.

Reporting & Supervision

The consultant will report to the Deputy Country Director for Programs at Anera Jordan, and will coordinate closely with Anera's program and MEAL teams on scheduling, assessment, attendance reporting and progress monitoring.

Safeguarding & Code of Conduct

Given that the program serves vulnerable, war-affected children, the consultant must adhere at all times to Anera's Child Safeguarding Policy, Code of Conduct and Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) standards. The selected consultant will be required to sign these policies prior to commencing work and may be subject to reference and background checks. Any safeguarding or child protection concern must be reported immediately to the designated Anera focal point.