Teacher Trainer, Kenya Job Announcement: Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership (DCGEP)

Job Title: Teacher Trainer, Kenya

Organization: Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership (DCGEP) is a non-profit organization committed to narrowing the growing information gap between developing and developed countries by providing communities with technology (TV, VCR/DVD players), training, and educational programming.

See www.discoveryglobaled.org for more information.

Location: Machakos, Kenya

Primary Function:

The Teacher Trainer will work with the DCGEP Kenya Country Representative (CR) to develop and implement the DCGEP Learning Center project in Machakos, including supervising project sites, and providing teacher training and project monitoring in selected schools.

The Teacher Trainer will assist the CR with coordinating Global Education Partnership meetings and activities in Machakos and in other parts of Kenya as may be necessary.

Periodically, the Trainer may need to represent DCGEP to donor contacts, government officials and other organizations.

The position will report directly to the DCGEP Country Representative in Nairobi, Kenya.

Pending follow-up funding, the Trainer may be responsible for training, or potentially managing, additional trainers based in other sites around Kenya.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides training, monitoring, and mentoring to teachers and others at DCGEP selected schools in Machakos (called Learning Centers for the purposes of the project);
• assists Schools in outreach to the communities and helps coordinate community involvement at Learning Centers;
• provides coordination among any additional DCGEP trainers in Machakos and possibly elsewhere in Kenya.
• Undertake DCGEP training on the use of TV and video in the classroom to become a teacher trainer.
• Work with local education administrators and school officials to adapt DCGEP’s training strategy for schools in Machakos and provide DCGEP training and support to teachers and other trainers for three years at each project site
• Supervise the adaptation of DCGEP’s teacher resource guides to Kenya educational standards
• Assist teachers in connecting video material to local curricular objectives
• Monitor the use of video programming in Learning centers in Machakos and evaluate progress of teachers in each DCGEP Learning Center
• Provide recommendations from teachers and students for new video programming to be produced by DCGEP.
• Review and provide feedback to Partnership representative regarding all videos in production, including program content, scripts and resource guides to ensure appropriateness. (Technical knowledge of video production is not necessary).
• Maintain regular communication with and evaluate project progress in each Leaning Center.
• Develop strategies for enhancing community use of the Learning Center and work with each school to maximize community benefit of the resources
• Develop training schedules and reports for use in DCGEP and donor communications.
• Coordinate and set up arrangements for meetings between Machakos-based partners and Partnership staff.
• Maintain regular communication with DCGEP headquarters’ office in the United States
• Supervise other trainers if necessary as the project grows, including coordinating all training and monitoring activities.
• Perform a variety of tasks as necessary to support the project in Kenya

Education/Experience:

• University degree or Teacher’s College diploma is required.
• A minimum of three years teaching and/or training experience and understanding of educational priorities and curriculum in Kenya is essential.

Skills & Requirements:

• The candidate for the Teacher Trainer position must be a Kenyan national.
• Strong English written and verbal communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills and training ability are required.
• Teaching experience is essential; must have knowledge of education system, policies and processes in Kenya.
• Must have ability to work effectively with teachers and communities at the local level.
• Candidate must be able to use Microsoft Word and Excel software effectively, and to be able to communicate on a regular basis with international teams by internet and email.

The candidate must be willing to travel periodically for extended periods of time and to work with DCGEP for the minimum period of three years during the project’s life cycle.

Machakos area resident and disciplined management of business-related finances (including budget development and expense reconciliation) are highly desirable.

Compensation:

• This is a contract appointment.
• The fee will be negotiable based on candidate’s experience.

Contact Information:

Qualified applicants may submit curriculum vitae, references and a cover letter by email to admin @ acwict.org

All Applications must be received by 31st December 2009

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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