Education Consultant at Neem Foundation

Description:
The Education consultant is expected to deliver periodic capacity building workshops on Neem Foundation’s Creative Education Curriculum. The consultant will also develop interactive and detailed training materials and all accompanying background material for the delivery of training workshops. After understanding the student requirements, the education consultant will undertake research to detect the areas that need improvement. He or she then implements necessary changes and ensures that the changes are effective. The education consultant may even engage in a variety of activities to maximize the productivity and ensure student success. The consultant is also expected to serve a serve as an advisor for teachers and school administrators; assess educational standards and classroom policies, so as to report on the effectiveness of the initiative; and devise strategies to improve educational quality.

Job Functions

• Improves and promotes social and intellectual welfare of the students by delivering periodic  trainings on the use of key components of the Creative Curriculum to educate children with no access to formal education
• Develop a detailed Training Report/evaluation of the training and materials so as to gauge the impact of the workshop and improve future training.
• Delivery of Continuous Training to project staff of Neem Foundation.
• Development of Manual and Materials for Training on Creative Education.
• Work with teachers and school administrators to assess areas for improvement in curricula, classrooms, teaching styles, textbooks, student activities and recommended resources including technology usage.
• Integrate skill-building or social learning into the classroom to help with academic development.
• Work directly with students that require extra learning assistance outside the classroom provide guidance to a school’s teaching faculty on curriculum, teaching styles and recommended resources and textbooks
• Advising the administrative and teaching staff about the curriculum development and use of material and equipment
• Plan and organize teacher training program that would deal with the new classroom procedures and teaching strategies
• Carry out tests to measure the effectiveness of the curriculum and ensure that the program objectives are being met
• Develop instructional materials that are to be used by instructors and educators

Qualifications, Skills, Experience

• Qualified with a degree in curriculum and instruction or education leadership ( Minimum a Masters Degree in Education, Teaching or  a specialized subject with a certificate in education)
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal in English (native or near-native English speaker);
• Minimum 8  years or more relevant experience in Education;
• Solid work experience in and understanding of Education
• Attentive to details
• Oriented toward service
• Good at planning and organizing
• Empathetic and sociable
• Skilled in identifying problems and brainstorming potential solutions
• Excellent at written and oral communication as well as presentation
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively with other team members