Specialist, Curriculum Development

Aga Khan University Examination Board is Pakistan’s first private Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education that offers qualifications in both English and Urdu. AKU-EB's primary purpose is to improve the quality of education. It achieves this by making examinations of reputable standard more accessible to Pakistani students so that AKU-EB qualifications are increasingly valued by leading higher education institutions within and outside the country.

The Examination Board was established by Aga Khan University in August 2003 in accordance with Ordinance CXIV of the Government of Pakistan to offer examination services for both Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC).

Responsibilities Reporting to the Manager, Curriculum Development, the Specialist will be directly responsible for developing the syllabi in line with the National Curriculum of Pakistan at the level of Secondary School Certificate (SSC, IX and X grades) and Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC, XI and XII grades). They should be passionate about education and with good knowledge in Arts and Sciences. An important initial task will be contributing to revising the current syllabi. There is an opportunity for training and development in the area of curriculum development, test preparation, item writing, assessment, etc.

Requirements

Candidates should have:

• Masters qualification in Humanities or Social Sciences
• a passion for preparing students for tertiary education and an understanding of the continuum of education
• understanding of how curricula and teaching can develop exams, that can test critical thinking and reasoning skills in students
• fluency in English
• ability to represent the Examination Board to schools, students, parents
• unwavering commitment to quality and integrity in all aspects of the work of the Examination Board
• commitment to and skills to working as part of a curriculum and exam preparation team.