Manager, Speaking Test Development

🔥 14 hours ago

🏛️ District of Columbia, Washington – Remote

🏛️ District of Columbia – Remote ☕ Washington – Remote

💵 $77.3k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🔧 QA Engineer (Quality Assurance)

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Center for Applied Linguistics

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1959

📚 Education

Education

Center for Applied Linguistics is a research and educational organization focused on improving language and literacy education. The Center engages in projects that enhance language learning across various demographics, including adult literacy, dual-language education, multilingual education, and more. It offers a variety of services, such as research, online courses, professional development, and resources for educators and learners alike. The organization is particularly noted for its work in multilingual education, advocating for effective teaching strategies, testing and assessment, and promoting culturally sustaining approaches to language education. CAL actively works towards addressing educator shortages and supports multilingual paraeducators. Additionally, it provides webinars and video content to support language education and assessment.

📋 Description

• Oversee development of Speaking test items and ancillary materials for the WIDA suite of grades 1–12 English language proficiency assessments • Manage staff who write, review, revise, and select Speaking test items • Evaluate items for task design, linguistic complexity, grade-level appropriateness, correctness, accessibility, scaffolding, fairness, sensitivity, and style-guide adherence • Provide feedback to test developers and approve content at critical development stages • Develop test-refreshment plans, project plans, timelines, procedures, and item specifications • Coordinate with managers, directors, clients, vendors, partner organizations, and external reviewers • Lead stakeholder reviews and resolve feedback on content, fairness, and grade appropriateness • Oversee actor casting, recording sessions, and quality monitoring for Speaking test audio • Write, review, and edit reports, procedures, foundational documents, style guides, and checklists • Ensure quality-control and test-security procedures are followed • Coordinate and approve quality checks of field-test QTI packages and ancillary materials • Oversee qualitative analysis of Speaking field-test responses and report findings • Conduct pilot testing and cognitive lab interviews • Collaborate on Speaking scoring materials, rubrics, rater-training content, and scoring guidance • Support selection of anchor and training responses; review score justifications, appeals, and validity sets • Maintain test and item design plans, test frameworks, databases, and related materials • Set team goals, monitor staff performance, mentor employees, and handle hiring, retention, and performance-review responsibilities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a relevant field with at least five years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree in a relevant field with at least two years of relevant experience • Expertise in developing large-scale spoken English language proficiency assessments for K–12 multilingual learners • Experience supervising test-item development in a high-stakes context • Experience managing complex assessment projects • Deep familiarity with spoken language K–12 multilingual learners need for success in U.S. school settings • Experience teaching K–12 multilingual learners in U.S. school contexts • Ability to apply knowledge of multilingual learners’ English language development and K–12 education standards to language-proficiency test-item development • Ability to coordinate remote staff across multiple tasks while meeting deadlines and quality-control expectations • Ability to provide constructive, clear feedback • Understanding of complex test designs with multiple interconnected parts • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision • Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and work collaboratively in a fully remote team • Strong attention to detail • Flexibility in responding to feedback and evolving project priorities • Leadership and analytical and creative problem-solving abilities • Exemplary writing, editing, and proofreading skills in English • Familiarity with style guides, including the Chicago Manual of Style • Excellent organization, planning, and time-management skills • Strong oral and interpersonal communication skills • Proficiency in a language other than English is an advantage • At least intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office and Smartsheet or other work-management platforms

🏖️ Benefits

• Benefits eligible • Choice of working in person at the D.C. office in a hoteling capacity or remotely up to 100% • Occasional travel (1–3 times per year)