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 Specialist for the United 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) project, a public/private partnership with Ministry of Education, USAID, Cisco, Intel and Microsoft. The ICT Specialist will be responsible for providing leadership, technical assistance and project management for ICT activities within TEPD, with a focus on the ACE program. Position is based in Nairobi with travel up to 35% to schools and colleges in Kenya.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership to the implementation of ACE and ICT activities, trainings and evaluation to improve the quality of education through effective use of technology.
- Supervise work of the ICT field coordinator, short-term consultants and sub-contractors.
- Provide support to the MOE, ACE partners, 23 primary and secondary schools, and 3 teacher training colleges in the design and integration of ICTs in educational instruction.
- Oversee procurement, delivery and installation of ICT equipment.
- Coordinate communication on the status of ACE activities with a view to sharing successes, failures and challenges of ACE project.
Qualifications
- Masters preferred or equivalent combination of education and work experience. Practical knowledge, skills and abilities usually acquired through an advanced degree in education, social sciences, business, computer science or related field and a minimum of 10 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.
- Proven management and 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.
- A self-managed learner who continuously enhances and expands his/her computer Internet and web-based skills to enhance the effectiveness of the AED project.
- 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/VReference Code: RW_85UJBY-11