Job posting – Schooling Expertise Specialist at Proper To Play Rwanda

JOB POSTING – Schooling Expertise Specialist

Group: Proper To Play Rwanda

Division/Division: Program         

Work location: Kigali, Rwanda

Approved to work in: Rwanda (Skill to work legally with out a work allow or sponsorship in Rwanda)

Goal Begin Date: Rapid     

Goal Hiring Vary: From Gross RWF 2,246,217 to RWF. 2,611,228 month-to-month (earlier than taxes)

Closing Date: September 29, 2023

ABOUT US:                                                                               

Proper To Play is a worldwide organisation that protects, educates and empowers youngsters to rise above adversity by way of the ability of play. We assist tens of millions of youngsters every year to remain in class and out of labor, to forestall life-threatening ailments and to remain protected from exploitation and abuse. We’re the main international growth group that makes use of play to rework the lives of youngsters and youth impacted by poverty, warfare, illness and inequality.

Established in 2000, Proper To Play reaches youngsters by way of experiential programming in 15 nations in Africa, Asia, the Center East, and North America. These packages are supported by our headquarters in Toronto, Canada; London, UK and 7 nationwide workplaces throughout Europe and North America.

With a shared ardour for our mission, our Tradition Code guides how we act and work together based mostly on 5 core pillars:

• Settle for Everybody – Be intentional about inclusion
• Make Issues Occur – Search alternatives to guide and innovate
• Show Braveness – Act with integrity
• Show Care – Take care of your self and each other
• Be Playful – Have enjoyable at work

Please go to our web site to be taught extra about who we’re and what we do, and watch this video to search out out concerning the 5 pillars of our Tradition Code.

PROGRAM SUMMARY:

Plug-in Play (PIP) undertaking is a 4 yr undertaking (2021-2024) funded by LEGO Basis aiming at enhancing the standard of training in Rwanda for girls and boys (age 10-12) by Studying by way of Play with Expertise (LtPT) approaches specifically; Tinkering/Making, Coding and Robotics. The Plug-in Play will probably be piloted in 6 districts of Rwanda, reaching 310 public and authorities aided colleges and 758 SET topic academics. This undertaking will help the mixing and use of LtPT approaches within the instructing of SET topics at main stage, particularly P4-P6 (Higher Main).

ROLE SUMMARY:

The Schooling Expertise Specialist job is created to work inside Plug in Play (PIP) Undertaking, a four-year undertaking in Rwanda (2021-2024) funded by the Lego Basis. The PIP Undertaking will combine Robotics, Artistic Coding and Making/Tinkering throughout the nationwide Science and Elementary Expertise (SET) curriculum at Main Faculty Degree, utilizing a studying by way of play methodology.

The Schooling Expertise Specialist stories on to the Program Supervisor, and technically to the World Technical Lead, Schooling at Headquarters. He/she is chargeable for offering technical recommendation and steerage on the event and implementation of teaching programs which deal with the applying of studying by way of play with expertise (together with robotics, inventive coding and making/tinkering) in step with the Nation Strategic Plan and Proper To Play’s international principle of change. The incumbent works to combine Proper To Play’s methodologies into system-level training planning and supply, particularly the Rwanda Schooling Board’s SET curriculum, in addition to into the actions of Proper To Play’s strategic and implementing companions.

This contains creating this system method, supplies and coaching assets on tinkering, robotics and coding as crucial, in collaboration with the World Program Unit, and Schooling Specialists in Rwanda and Headquarters, as related. The incumbent additionally offers technical enter to the Monitoring, Analysis and Studying Officer on the event of efficiency measurement frameworks, baseline assessments and evaluations associated to SET, making/tinkering, robotics and coding. He/she performs a management function in coverage engagement with exterior stakeholders. The Schooling Expertise Specialist can be chargeable for analyzing training associated outcomes, particularly these associated to creating/tinkering, robotics and coding, from Proper To Play’s interventions and bringing revolutionary information to organizational approaches. The Schooling Expertise Specialist may also play a key function in Proper To Performs efforts to increase its work within the digital sphere and may additionally work on new tasks in keeping with the provision of recent funds.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

#1: Programme planning, implementation, and supply (55% of Time):

• Along with the Program Supervisor, leads the design and growth of Studying by way of Play with Expertise (LTPT) program methods in shut coordination with the World Program Unit and Schooling Specialists at Rwanda and HQ stage to make sure alignment with RTP’s international principle of change. The can embrace new tasks for which funding is granted.
• In partnership with colleagues in Rwanda and globally, and undertaking companions, identifies this system method and technical options and functions which might contribute in the direction of it.
• Along with the Program Supervisor, leads technical planning and implementation of the undertaking.
• Leads in creating SET curricula, lesson plans, and assets for LTPT packages at main faculty stage as wanted, working in collaboration with the World Program Unit, the Rwanda program staff and key stakeholders together with Authorities, NGOs and personal sector companions.
• Works intently with the Rwanda Schooling Board, MINEDUC, trainer coaching and associated curriculum growth establishments and expertise companions, to built-in LTPT methodology into SET curriculum, trainer guides, coaching curriculum and finally classroom SET instructing.
• Develops and promotes support-materials for incorporating play-based and activitybased studying strategies for SET academics, utilizing robotics, inventive coding and making/tinkering.
• Builds networks, and share information and program findings, with different Schooling Specialists inside RTP, and at international stage, to help cross-learning with different RTP packages.
• Helps the Program Supervisor in undertaking planning, implementation and reporting.
• Helps the Program Supervisor in creating LTPT targeted undertaking proposals and idea notes for brand spanking new tasks.
• Identifies and develops new partnerships with LTPT -focused organizations from the non-public sector and civil society (NGOs, CSOs, FBOs).
• In coordination with Nation Director, Program Supervisor, the Gender Specialist and program workers ensures that problems with gender equality, inclusion, baby safety and safeguarding, sexual exploitation and abuse, accountability, danger and vulnerability are addressed and monitored all through all LTPT packages.
• Stays abreast of recent developments and alternatives to develop new initiatives to enhance SET training outcomes for kids, each in Rwanda and globally, utilizing LTPT, particularly initiative associated to robotics, inventive coding and making/tinkering approaches.
• Gives technical management on the procurement and/or growth of applicable instructing and studying supplies, coaching manuals and training assets for LTPT tasks, particularly just about robotics and inventive coding instruments applicable for main faculty stage.
• In shut coordination with the Coaching Officer, conducts wants assessments in help of designing coaching for training departments, academics and District Schooling Officers (DEO), District Administrators of Schooling (DDE), Sector Schooling Officers or Inspectors (search engine optimisation or SEI) and RTP strategic and implementing companions, the place relevant.
• Repeatedly develops classes realized and finest practices and shares them with the RTP Applications and MEL groups, stakeholders and HQ, making certain that program classes are getting used to advertise improved program supply.
• Collaborates with the MEL staff to develop applicable techniques, instruments and procedures for the monitoring and analysis of LTPT packages

#2: Illustration, advocacy and coverage engagement (25% of Time):

• Participates in a worldwide group of apply with the Lego Basis (LF), three LF technical specialists in robotics, coding and making/tinkering (together with the Lifelong Kindergarten Group on the Massachusetts Institute of Expertise (MIT) Media Lab) and LF companions in 4 different nations.
• In shut coordination with the Program Supervisor and the Nation Director, lead RTP’s advocacy and coverage efforts with regard to SET within the training sector by collaborating in nationwide coordination boards and nationwide strategic planning for the training sector, related technical working teams and different key coordination platforms, as relevant.
• Represents RTP in numerous platforms and maintains optimistic relationships with authorities stakeholders, and different related stakeholders (e.g. related tech/SET academic start-ups and NGOs), concerning RTP actions.
• Contributes to updating RTP’s stakeholder evaluation for the SET training sector, particularly key actors working with robotics, coding and making and tinkering in primary training, and ensures that RTP is partaking with, and is seen to, essentially the most influential actors.
• Coordinates analysis and advocacy interventions associated to this system at nationwide and worldwide stage, utilizing knowledge from school-level interventions to advocate for national-level coverage growth/implementation, in shut coordination with the MELO.
• Leads and develops RTP’s evaluation and finest practices in LTPT programming within the nation and disseminates by way of paperwork and place papers with training stakeholders and inside RTP, together with the RTP Schooling Group of Follow.
• Gives technical inputs to methods, insurance policies and assets associated to LTPT and training programming to make sure that nation expertise and realities are well-reflected

#3: Capability Constructing Assist (15% of Time)

• Ensures that nation workers are correctly supported with the technical information and abilities essential to ship LTPT program interventions.
• Contributes to constructing capability at international stage, and in different nation groups, on LTPT as required.
• Conducts common visits to the sphere to offer technical help to program groups.

#4: Carry out different duties assigned (5% of Time)

WHAT YOU’LL BRING (ESSENTIAL):

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION:

• Bachelor’s diploma in pc science/engineering, ICT, or associated subject; or equal mixture of expertise.

EXPERIENCE:

• 5 years’ expertise designing and implementing SET academic packages with youngsters, ideally at main faculty stage, which use expertise, particularly robotics, inventive coding and/or making/tinkering.
• Confirmed expertise in constructing relationships, and efficiently implementing tasks in partnership, with authorities Schooling officers.
• Confirmed expertise in undertaking planning, report writing and dealing inside NGOs.
• Vital expertise in designing and delivering coaching and/or the event or use of Studying By means of Play with Expertise supplies and assets.

COMPETENCIES/PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Communication and persuasion abilities and the boldness to articulate advanced concepts concerning the software of robotics, coding and making/tinkering to main training in a easy vogue.
• Wonderful interpersonal communication abilities to construct rapport with workers, companions, authorities officers, donors and group leaders.
• Superior organizational abilities and skill to multi-task on a relentless foundation.
• Skill to work below stress assembly deadlines in a fast-paced fluid surroundings.
• Can design and develop implementation plans.
• Artistic and versatile with downside fixing abilities.
• Demonstrated professionalism and diplomacy.
• Skill to confidently symbolize oneself and Proper To Play to excessive stage officers.
• Technique planning abilities for training or LTPT initiatives.
• Folks administration, notably affect administration. 

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:

• Expertise making technical information on no less than considered one of robotics, or inventive coding or making/tinkering (e.g. making play, utility and studying objects) engaging to youngsters, particularly at Main Faculty stage. Ideally you’ll have information of all three.
• Palms-on expertise working with youngsters utilizing robotics or coding software program or {hardware} geared toward Main faculty youngsters, (eg ScratchJr, Kodable, Minecraft for Schooling, WeDo, Mindstorms, Botley, others)
• Understanding of find out how to design and implement SET classes utilizing robotics, inventive coding or making/tinkering throughout the present Rwandan SET curriculum for Main Colleges.
• Data of the Competence Based mostly Curriculum, and particularly the present SET curriculum and the ICT in Schooling Framework, in Rwanda at Main Faculty stage.
• Skill to design trainings for in-service and pre-service trainer coaching in Robotics, inventive coding and, tinkering and making, ideally utilizing a play-based method.
• Understanding of studying by way of play approaches and child-centred pedagogy (additionally known as energetic studying, student-centred studying, interactive pedagogy, and many others.).
• Data and understanding of finest practices in primary teaching programs, together with technical expertise in trainer coaching and useful resource and curriculum growth.
• Robust MS Workplace abilities

LANGUAGES:    

• Fluency in spoken and written English.

BONUS IF YOU’LL BRING (NOT ESSENTIAL):

• Bachelor’s or Grasp’s diploma in robotics or coding.
• Fluency in Kinyarwanda is very fascinating.
• Expertise of working with, or for, REB on curriculum growth in Rwanda.
• Expertise in working for, or with, educational, non-public and civil society organisations with technical experience in robotics, inventive coding and making/tinkering.
• Expertise of utilizing a play-based studying method.
• Data/expertise in baby safety and gender mainstreaming notably because it applies to robotics, coding and making/tinkering in main faculty settings.
• Data of grownup studying.
• Expertise of designing and delivering coaching, particularly coaching of academics and Schooling Officers.
• Data and expertise with programmatic approaches associated to life abilities, social emotional studying or twenty first Century abilities
• Data and expertise in training analysis, quantitative and qualitative strategies.
• Skill to advocate for the mixing of Studying by way of Play with Expertise at necessary nationwide, worldwide and digital boards.
• Expertise of program/undertaking administration

WHAT YOU’LL GET:

The chance to collaborate with an revolutionary international staff who’re enthusiastic about working with youngsters and youth. You’ll achieve expertise working for a globally acknowledged group with a wholesome tradition premised on our Tradition Code (settle for everybody, make issues occur, show braveness, reveal care and be playful). You may be immersed in an surroundings the place studying and growth is inspired and valued, and “play” is appreciated as a core avenue to constructing group.

• Aggressive wage and advantages
• Versatile work preparations
• 18 days annual depart
• As much as 3 private days per yr
• As much as 5 private studying and growth (L&D) days per yr
• Maternity/paternity/parental depart high up and help
• Annual studying week
• Annual workers recognition awards
• Alternative to attach with staff throughout our workplaces (World Buddy Chat, Fb Office)
• Alternative to interact in international tasks and initiatives
• Wellness packages
• Playful actions and occasions

HOW TO APPLY:

In case you are taken with making use of for this place, please apply together with your resume and canopy letter in English through the applying hyperlink.

Software Hyperlink: https://righttoplay.hiringplatform.ca/142759-education-technology-specialist-rwanda/580348-application-form/en

Whereas we thank all candidates for his or her curiosity, solely these chosen for interviews will probably be contacted. Shortlisting of functions will start instantly and interviews could also be held earlier than the time limit.

Proper To Play offers equal employment alternatives to staff no matter their gender, race, faith, age, incapacity, sexual orientation or marital standing. As such, we encourage teams who’ve been traditionally deprived with respect to employment to use for positions at Proper To Play. We provide a family-friendly surroundings that enables for versatile work preparations to be able to help workers range and guarantee a wholesome work-life stability.

We’re a child-centered group. Our recruitment and choice procedures replicate our dedication to the security and safety of youngsters in our packages. The profitable candidate will probably be required to offer a passable Susceptible Sector Screening or equal legal examine as a situation of employment.

We worth and promote a tradition of range, fairness, inclusion, and belonging. Do you have to require any accessibility associated lodging or particular changes to make sure honest and equitable entry all through the recruitment and choice course of, and thereafter, please attain out to the Folks & Tradition staff by e mail at careers@righttoplay.com. All info supplied will probably be handled as confidential and used solely to offer an accessible candidate expertise.

To be taught extra about who we’re and what we do, please go to our web site at www.righttoplay.com.