World Vision Kenya Project Officer Education

Job Title: Project Officer Education

Country: Kenya

Location: Mutomo

Employing Office:Kenya Office

Closing Date:August 21 2012

Description

To coordinate and provide technical support to the ADPs on all education components and activities related to literacy boost project which will ensure boys and girls attain education for life.

This includes facilitating holistic development, enhancing enrollment rate, quality education, basic functional literacy and life skills, as a vital contribution to ensure the wellbeing of children.

Qualifications: Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

The following are strongly acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience:

Educational level required:

Due to the exclusive requirement of the position the educational background is restricted to the following disciplines. BED/BA with specialization in Pedagogy / Curriculum Studies /Administration and management or BA in Educational planning and management.

Technical Training qualifications required:

Strong background in pedagogy, history of education and other education components

Ability to demonstrate the following desired knowledge, skills, technical capacity and professional competency.

• Experience in instructional approaches, material development, instructional toolkit preparation, current classrooms organization.
• Experience in providing technical support to zonal and district level education personnel
• Ability to work with quality assurance officers ,principals, teachers, and volunteers in education
• Experience in developing sound proposal and concept notes
• Interest and ability to relate positively to children, staff and parents.
• Experience and skills in preparing instructional and training materials appropriate to the needs and interests of children, teachers, supervisors, principals and education personnel.
• Ability to implement community participation strategy in the improvement of basic education
• Strong skills in networking with education sector stakeholders in the field as well as other network of educators or organizations. knowledge on early childhood, disadvantaged children,, formal and/or vocational education programming, designing, implementing and evaluating
• Demonstrated ability to communicate verbally with people Fluent in both written and spoken English.

Experience: 5 Years in education sector

Other: ADP/field experience is important.

Job Details

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How to Apply

All application letters and detailed CVs together with names of three referees, should be sent to reach the undersigned not later than August 20, 2012.

Director
People and Culture
World Vision Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
Email: recruit_kenya@wvi.org

Please indicate clearly on the subject line the position you are applying for.

(Only short-listed candidates will be contacted).

Disclaimer: World Vision Kenya has not engaged any recruitment agencies in this recruitment process, neither are we charging any fees to potential employees for job opportunities.