Volunteer Educational Programmes Coordinator at Nobeah Foundation

Summary of Position:

The newly formed Nobeah Foundation is seeking a Volunteer Educational Programmes Coordinator for its operations in Algeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania & Uganda.

The Educational Programmes Coordinator will help investigate and potentially define the strategy and approach the Nobeah Foundation will take to ensure its Afripad educational computer project meets educational objectives in the country and selected areas. To accomplish this objective the Educational Programmes Coordinator will review national educational initiatives as well as any educational or related initiatives of areas that have expressed an interest in being part of the Nobeah Foundation’s Afripad pilot. The Educational Programmes Coordinator will perform this review and analysis in order to gain a solid grasp of the goals, challenges, constraints, and opportunities represented by those initiatives. The Educational Programmes Coordinator will also gain an awareness of the most important stakeholders in education as well as gaining an understanding of their roles and perspectives and how the Nobeah Foundation can work with them to achieve mutual goals.

This position requires between 5-40 hours a week at any hours and any day per week as long as the requirements for on-line meetings and other collaboration are met. The positions are flexible to accommodate up to 100% remote work. Computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office are required.

Though all work will be remote, the candidate must be located in and be eligible to work in the country. The candidate must speak at least one local language, in addition to being fluent in English both verbally and in writing. The candidate must also have a network of contacts in the country to facilitate any required work there.

Recruitment of this position will take place in two phases. In the first phase concluding by November, the first group of candidates will be selected. In the second phase concluding by December, the second group of candidates will be selected. Candidates found not eligible for the first group are welcome to reapply for the second group if any elements of their qualifications or experience will have changed.

The detailed responsibilities include but are not limited to those below:

• Oversight and management of program curriculum.
• Ensure course curriculum materials have been defined.
• Collection, analysis, and reporting of program data for accreditation and program review.
• Assessment of student learning.
• Collaboration with program partners.
• Participation on institutional faculty committees where necessary.
• Completion of all required training and development activities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in education or child development; or a degree in any other field combined with experience in teaching children.
• Have education or experience in collaborating with parents in the education of their children.

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Summary of Position:

The newly formed Nobeah Foundation is seeking a Volunteer Educational Programmes Coordinator for its operations in Algeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania & Uganda.

The Educational Programmes Coordinator will help investigate and potentially define the strategy and approach the Nobeah Foundation will take to ensure its Afripad educational computer project meets educational objectives in the country and selected areas. To accomplish this objective the Educational Programmes Coordinator will review national educational initiatives as well as any educational or related initiatives of areas that have expressed an interest in being part of the Nobeah Foundation’s Afripad pilot. The Educational Programmes Coordinator will perform this review and analysis in order to gain a solid grasp of the goals, challenges, constraints, and opportunities represented by those initiatives. The Educational Programmes Coordinator will also gain an awareness of the most important stakeholders in education as well as gaining an understanding of their roles and perspectives and how the Nobeah Foundation can work with them to achieve mutual goals.

This position requires between 5-40 hours a week at any hours and any day per week as long as the requirements for on-line meetings and other collaboration are met. The positions are flexible to accommodate up to 100% remote work. Computer skills and experience with Microsoft Office are required.

Though all work will be remote, the candidate must be located in and be eligible to work in the country. The candidate must speak at least one local language, in addition to being fluent in English both verbally and in writing. The candidate must also have a network of contacts in the country to facilitate any required work there.

Recruitment of this position will take place in two phases. In the first phase concluding by November, the first group of candidates will be selected. In the second phase concluding by December, the second group of candidates will be selected. Candidates found not eligible for the first group are welcome to reapply for the second group if any elements of their qualifications or experience will have changed.

The detailed responsibilities include but are not limited to those below:

• Oversight and management of program curriculum.
• Ensure course curriculum materials have been defined.
• Collection, analysis, and reporting of program data for accreditation and program review.
• Assessment of student learning.
• Collaboration with program partners.
• Participation on institutional faculty committees where necessary.
• Completion of all required training and development activities.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in education or child development; or a degree in any other field combined with experience in teaching children.
• Have education or experience in collaborating with parents in the education of their children.