Education Coordinator (Consultant)

Role profile

• Role title: Education Coordinator (Consultant)
• Programme: Instant Network Schools
• Organisation: Vodafone Foundation
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Flexible within GMT, CET or EAT time zones

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Role background

The Instant Network Schools (INS) programme was jointly developed by Vodafone Foundation and UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) and has become one of UNHCR’s flagship Connected Education programmes today. Connected Education uses innovative approaches to expand and enhance quality education and increase digital literacy for displaced communities and those that host them. The vision of INS is to ensure that all refugees, and the communities that host them, are able to fully engage in the economic, social, and cultural world of today and tomorrow. We deliver this through increased access to accredited, quality, and relevant learning opportunities supported by connectivity and dynamic digital resources. INS provides an end-to-end solution which transforms an existing classroom into a multimedia learning hub. This involves a teacher training programme; curation of digital content aligned to the local curriculum; and creating an empowering multimedia environment leveraging technology. Partner schools also benefit from infrastructure investments such as sustainable solar power, teacher display kits (including laptop, speakers and a projector), and a set of educational tablets. We seek to empower teachers and students with technology to improve academic performance whilst increasing digital literacy.

Since 2014, the INS programme has established 47 centres in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, Egypt and Mozambique having benefited an estimated 100,000 students and over 2,000 teachers so far. In October 2020, INS won the Financial Times/International Finance Corporation Award for Education, Knowledge and Skills.

By 2025, INS will be expanded to up to 300 schools across 6 countries. Vodafone Foundation and UNHCR are implementing a staged rollout to ensure sustainable partner buy-in and integration into local education systems with 30 new schools to be opened this year. Vodafone Foundation and UNHCR have an ambitious target of reaching 10,000 teachers and 510,000 students by 2025, and indirectly over one million people from students, teachers, parents & community members.

We are looking for dynamic and tech-savvy education specialist to join our team on this exciting journey.

Overview

The Education Coordinator – Instant Network School (INS) is a member of Vodafone Foundation INS team and reports to the Education Manager. He/She will be travelling frequently across Africa (Egypt, Mozambique, DR Congo, Kenya and Tanzania). He/She will work with the Education Manager and UNHCR’s counterparts to oversee the on-site implementation, operation, monitoring and impact of the Instant Network Schools programme.

This Consultant position is a full-time role with a desired start on 1 May 2021 for a 1-year contract with possibility of extending.

Roles and responsibilities

· Support and coordinate the installation of 30 new Instant Network Schools in 2021 focusing on non-technical aspect (refurbishment of the classroom, security aspect, furniture, staff recruitment, etc).

· Support the on-boarding and technical training of local INS coaches and Programme Managers (PM) via face-to-face trainings where possible and/or online webinars.

· Support training of Vodafone employee volunteers (face-to-face where possible and/or online webinars) and help set-up a support structure to be able to efficiently address needs

· Help with the creation of training content for INS coaches, INS PM and teachers (including translation of existing content)

· Help identify potential training or educational content partners for distribution in the INS

· Explore opportunities to set-up “guest” and/or “share best practices” webinars to support capacity building of field teams

· Support implementing extra-curricular activities in the INS such as leaders talks, school to school live connections, ICT bootcamps, etc….

· Regular calls (bi-weekly) with field teams to collect feedback, schedule support (from VF technical team) if needed and identify case studies and stories for engaging internal and external stakeholders

· Regular review of activity data reported by INS coaches / PMs for programme monitoring, impact analysis and improvements where required.

Essential Minimum Qualifications and Experience

· University degree in one of the following ICT/Education/Project Management

· Minimum 2 years working experience

· Background in education and a strong knowledge/understanding of education technology

· Demonstrated experience and skills in facilitation and delivering trainings

· Proven experience in working and managing teams remotely

· Ability to work in harsh environments and travel frequently

· Experience working in Development Programmes a plus

· Demonstrated experience in collecting and analysing data for monitoring and reporting

· Fluency in English

· French, Arabic or Portuguese a plus

Desirable Qualifications & Competencies

· Excellent teamwork and problem-solving skills

· Solid writing skills and an understanding of project management cycle

· Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills

· Strong computer literacy and advanced understanding of educational technology

· Film editing and content creation

· Knowledge about online courses creation

· Proficiency with Excel

· Ability to multi-task effectively and balance competing priorities and deadlines