Volunteer Educational Programmes Coordinator Job at The Nobeah Foundation
The Nobeah Foundation is the not-for-profit counterpart of Nobeah
Technologies Limited, a technology company focusing on technology with
deep potential for social impact as well as the strong growth prospects
required for sustainability.
The innovative technology developed by
Nobeah Technologies Limited, targets transformative change, aiming to
dramatically impact areas such as literacy, and health care. But in
addition to these immediate potential impacts, Nobeah's core values are
to seek deeply insightful solutions that reach the heart of social
challenges, changing the very equations so that they solve themselves in
a sustainable way.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Volunteer Educational Programmes Coordinator
Job ID: #1142091
Location: Nigeria
Career Categories: Program/Project Management
Summary of Position
- The newly formed Nobeah Foundation is seeking a Volunteer
Educational Programmes Coordinator for its operations in Algeria,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria,
South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania & Uganda.
- The Educational Programmes Coordinator will help investigate and
potentially define the strategy and approach the Nobeah Foundation will
take to ensure its Afripad educational computer project meets
educational objectives in the country and selected areas.
- To accomplish this objective the Educational Programmes
Coordinator will review national educational initiatives as well as any
educational or related initiatives of areas that have expressed an
interest in being part of the Nobeah Foundation’s Afripad pilot.
- The Educational Programmes Coordinator will perform this review
and analysis in order to gain a solid grasp of the goals, challenges,
constraints, and opportunities represented by those initiatives.
- The candidate must speak at least one local language, in
addition to being fluent in English both verbally and in writing. The
candidate must also have a network of contacts in the country to
facilitate any required work there.
- Recruitment of this position will take place in two phases. In
the first phase concluding by November, the first group of candidates
will be selected. In the second phase concluding by December, the second
group of candidates will be selected. Candidates found not eligible for
the first group are welcome to reapply for the second group if any
elements of their qualifications or experience will have changed.
- The Educational Programmes Coordinator will also gain an
awareness of the most important stakeholders in education as well as
gaining an understanding of their roles and perspectives and how the
Nobeah Foundation can work with them to achieve mutual goals.
- This position requires between 5-40 hours a week at any hours
and any day per week as long as the requirements for on-line meetings
and other collaboration are met.
- The positions are flexible to accommodate up to 100% remote
work. Computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office are required.
- Though all work will be remote, the candidate must be located in and be eligible to work in the country.
Responsibilities
The detailed responsibilities include but are not limited to those below:
- Oversight and management of program curriculum.
- Collaboration with program partners.
- Participation on institutional faculty committees where necessary.
- Completion of all required training and development activities.
- Ensure course curriculum materials have been defined.
- Collection, analysis, and reporting of program data for accreditation and program review.
- Assessment of student learning.
Qualifications
- Degree in Education or Child Development; or a Degree in any other field combined with experience in teaching children.
- Have education or experience in collaborating with parents in the education of their children.
Compensation
This position is voluntary, but given a good mutual fit between the
individual and the organization, the role may potentially transition
into a paid full-time or part-time role within 3 months depending on the
needs and capacity of the organization. However, please note that
hiring will be prioritized based on contribution. Given the same
productivity, working part-time (or fewer hours in a week) the number of
months required to match the contribution of an individual working
full-time (or more hours in a week) may be greater than the 3 month
period worked by the full-time hire.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send an email to:
[email protected]
with your resume attached and with the subject line: "Re: Application
for Volunteer Educational Programmes Coordinator-[Name of your
country]".
Note: Please ensure your name and other contact details are in your resume and in the email itself.
Application Deadline 30th November, 2015.