English Programmes Bangladesh: Freelance Consultants

Job Description

Title: English Programmes Bangladesh: Freelance Consultants

Company Name: The British Council

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Anywhere in Bangladesh

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ University degree
∎ English language teaching qualification/teacher training/education that can be verified by a certificate and/or a referee
∎ Desirable :
∎ Higher education relevant to
∎ Education
∎ English language teaching and learning
∎ International qualification in teacher training
∎ e.g., Cambridge CELTA, DELTA or equivalent will be preferred

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ About the role:
∎ The Consultants will work with a range of stakeholders on various activities and will represent the British Council and therefore will be expected to maintain high levels of professionalism and conduct. They will be further expected to portray themselves as a role model to teachers and teacher educators by demonstrating strong work ethics and best practice. The role of the Training Consultant may include (but not limited to) the following.
∎ Timeline:
∎ 2 years contract with possibility of 1 year extension based on performance
∎ Reporting and communication:
∎ Reporting to Senior Manager and Project Manager English Programmes, British Council Bangladesh

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Deliver teacher educator and teacher training programmes (online and/or face to face) with a range of partners including state government departments of education and NGOs.
∎ Monitor teacher, trainer and learner performance (online and/or face to face) in controlled training situations as well as field observations.
∎ Conduct online and/or face to face needs analyses, including the collection of quantitative and qualitative data on a variety of teaching and learning contexts.
∎ Conduct teacher educator and Master Trainer / Teacher Educator and programme participant selection interviews and support the selection process.
∎ Contribute to the development of training materials, including online/mobile, audio-visual and print materials, to meet trainee needs and project objectives.
∎ Develop audio/visual and print materials for learners, teachers, teacher educators, administrators, and policy makers.
∎ Integrate continuing professional development (CPD) resources into materials and training, as well as provide a model in this regard to teachers.
∎ Engage in own CPD on own initiative and as facilitated by the British Council
∎ Support others as assigned by the British Council in doing all of the above.
∎ Attend planning meetings, orientation workshops, events and training with British Council project teams as required.
∎ Collect and collate monitoring and evaluation data and write drafts of interim project reports.
∎ Produce presentations, briefs, reports and other project documents.
∎ Ensure that administrative and academic records are up to date.
∎ Represent and uphold the image of the British Council while engaging project beneficiaries and stakeholders, the press, and other audiences.
∎ Standards to be met:
∎ All tasks carried out must meet the methodological and language skills needs of the target groups as identified through the training needs analysis conducted by the British Council.
∎ All tasks carried out must meet minimum British Council standards as defined by the standards and behaviours on this role profile.
∎ Materials and content are produced to specifications prescribed by the British Council and are supported by effective learner/teacher/trainer/administrator notes.
∎ Engage in relevant continuing professional development activities to ensure delivery meets standards.
∎ Monitoring and evaluation procedures are followed as per project requirements and guidelines from the English Programmes team
∎ Project timelines and deadlines for submission of records, reports, responses to enquiries etc. are strictly adhered to.
∎ Deliver face-to-face or online training up to six days a week as defined by individual project.
∎ All academic and administrative records are completed and submitted according to project standards and timeline.
∎ Audience satisfaction levels are positive, measured by feedback, satisfaction data, and focus groups. Maintain internal and external key relationships
∎ Internal - British Council Englsih Programmes team & other British Council training consultants
∎ External - Administrative staff, trainers and teachers from public and private educational institutions, partners, Members of local teacher associations and local researchers and academics
∎ All travel arrangements and travel and expense claims are made in line with British Council policy.
∎ British Council values, policies and procedures are followed for safeguarding, EDI (equality, diversity, and inclusion), intellectual property and data protection, and health and safety.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Skills and Knowledge: English CEFR level C1/IELTS band 7.5
∎ Essential:
∎ At least 3 years' teaching experience
∎ At least 2 years of teacher training experience
∎ Experience of supporting and mentoring teachers
∎ Knowledge of Bangladesh education system
∎ Experience of running online training using digital tools
∎ Exposure to curriculum and materials development
∎ Experience of planning teacher training courses
∎ Commitment to deliver at least 30 days of training per year
∎ Willingness to travel to remote areas and deliver quality trainings with limited resources
∎ Desirable :
∎ Experience in a formal role in the following areas:
∎ teacher education
∎ curriculum and material development
∎ educational management
∎ academic quality assurance

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 16 Sep 2023

Company Information:
∎ 29 Aug 2023
∎ The British Council
∎ Business : The British Council is the UK`s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with - changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust.

Category: NGO/Development