Academy for Educational Development (AED)
Closing date: 11 Jun 2010
Location: Kenya
Location: Kenya
The Academy for Educational Development (AED) is seeking to recruit an ICT Field Coordinator for the USAID-funded Teacher Education and Professional Development (TEPD) program. TEPD's goal is to build capacity of public primary and secondary teacher training colleges to be effective teacher training institutions in Kenya. TEPD will also coordinate introduction of ICT in teacher training under the Accelerating 21st Century Education (ACE) program, a public/private partnership with Ministry of Education, USAID, Cisco, Intel and Microsoft. The ICT Field Coordinator will provide technical assistance to implement the ICT activities within TEPD, with a focus on the ACE program. Position will be based at either Garissa or Mombasa and will travel up to 50% time to support schools and colleges in Kenya.
Responsibilities
- Strategically coordinate and manage the implementation of ACE project activities, trainings and evaluation to improve the quality of education through effective use of technology.
- Provide ongoing technical support and mentoring at 23 schools and 3 colleges to assist them in using ICTs in the classroom.
- Provide the TEPD and ACE partnership with quality information, observations, comments and recommendations to support the implementation of ACE activities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's required or equivalent combination of education and work experience. Practical knowledge, skills and abilities usually acquired through a degree in education, social sciences, business, computer science or related field and a minimum of 5 years of related work experience. Demonstrated experience in Kenya training teachers, applying ICTs in education to classrooms at primary and secondary school levels and overseeing installation and maintenance of computer equipment. Experience working with USAID or other donor-funded projects desirable.
- Strong organizational skills, with high degree of initiative and ability to innovate.
- Ability to work independently and as a member of the Program and of external partnership; able to take responsibility for own actions, access priorities and perform a variety of activities with a high level of accuracy.
- Outstanding verbal and written communications and interpersonal skills.
How to apply
Interested individuals should send a cover letter specifying their interest and qualifications for this position and their CV to ecaregionaloffice@aed.org before June 11, 2010. We thank all individuals for their interest in AED; however only those selected for interviews will be contacted. AA/EOE/M/F/D/V
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