Education Technology specialist

The Opportunity

Save the Children implements the USAID funded Literate Village program. The LV Goal is “women, specially mothers, and primary school aged children in targeted villages possess the necessary literacy skills for continuous learning and self-improvement”. Results: Quality of reading instruction for rural primary school aged children increased; and rural mothers’ ability to contribute to their children’s primary education increased. The EdTech specialist will Lead a strategic process with MOE, education agencies and other entities to develop an EdTech model for community education in particular for Arabic Language teaching and learning. Provide technical leadership and expertise to LV technical teams in target governorates on: EdTech of community school model. This includes exploring and assessing the available EdTech resources that could support community education and developing new tools and approaches that responding to the specific needs of community schools and MOE strategic direction in that regard. Partnerships with central-level governmental and non-governmental key players who could make opportunities available to facilitators of community schools that supported by LV. S/he is responsible and accountable to develop sound technical guides, training material, and tools

S/he delivers training, technical assistance, and coaching to the central and governorate level MOE staff and LV teams at SCI, and Partner NGO/CDA levels. S/he is responsible for providing technical leadership and support to the governorate-based technical teams on designing and implementing of quality and sustainable activities for integration of EdTech in community schools

The LV EdTech specialist reports to the LV Technical Support Manager and works closely with SCUS technical advisor, LV MEAL specialists and governorate-based EdTech and community education technical teams.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Advanced degree in EdTech; MA in Education or an equivalent combination of experience and expertise is essential. PHD is preferable.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience working on Education instruction, assessment and training, preferably in Egypt; including 5 year in EdTech.
• Experience in teacher training, reading instruction and assessment, and material development
• Excellent English language speaking and writing skills.
• Effective Arabic communication skills, both orally and in writing to make formal and informal presentations and to compose professional and analytic reports and program documents;
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills;
• Previous experience of providing coaching and technical assistance.
• Excellent training, facilitation and communication skills

Desirable

• Has previous work experience with USAID education programs.
• Excellent knowledge of the education policies in Egypt and new strategic direction of 2.0.
• Previous experience in designing and implementing of EdTech activities with primary aged children.
• Previous experience in development of analytical report and policy documents related to Education.
• Ability to meet ambitious deadlines with quality deliverables

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:

Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.