Job Description

Title: Productive Learning Specialist

Company Name: FH Association

Vacancy: 01

Age: 30 to 45 years

Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:
∎ At least 5 years
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s):NGO, Development Agency

Published: 19 Jan 2025

Education:
∎ Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) in Education, Master of Education (M.Ed) in Education, Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) in Psychology, Master of Social Science (MSS) in Psychology

Requirements:

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 30 to 45 years
∎ Given high interaction with the GSC, proficiency in spoken and written English is essential.
∎ Language Skills:
∎ Given high interaction with the GSC, proficiency in spoken and written English is essential.

Responsibilities & Context:
∎ Provide leadership in co-designing products and services related to Productive Learning (ECD and F&NE) and provide technical support for quality delivery/ implementation.
∎ Evaluate technical strategies, approaches, and programs to enhance the development of ECD and F&NE impactful initiatives.
∎ Support capacity-building activities in Productive Learning; identify capacity gaps, coordinate training, and provide post-training support/ mentorship to field staff.
∎ Ensure coordinated delivery of Productive Learning approaches and initiatives across Area Programs within the Country office.
∎ Incorporate an integrative approach linking other flourishing areas: behavior change, adult learning, and youth-friendly approaches into the productive learning pathway.
∎ Incorporate an intersectional approach that recognizes how gender intersects with other social categories such as race, class, education, and ability. This approach acknowledges that individuals experience multiple forms of oppression and privilege simultaneously, and it helps uncover the interconnected systems that perpetuate inequalities.
∎ Foster effective collaboration with other thematic leads/specialists to ensure an integrated approach to improving child development and learning outcomes, and support youth to be productive and resilient.
∎ Lead in the creation of a participatory, enabling, innovative, and transformative learning environment for the youth, children, and their caregivers.
∎ Effectively coordinate the development of county office Productive Learning work plans, budgets, and procurement plans in collaboration with other team members.
∎ Work closely with the MERL team to monitor the progress of Productive Learning initiatives and utilize results to adjust strategies and approaches accordingly.
∎ Develop and manage country research and learning initiatives related to Productive Learning.
∎ Develop mentorship tools and co-design a robust mentorship plan for frontline workers to ensure the quality of implementation of Productive Learning initiatives.
∎ Assist in the recruitment, and orientation of ECD and F&NE technical staff in coordination with the Human Resources department, Country leadership, and GSC technical advisors.
∎ Provide leadership for the development of strategic partnerships, ensuring that all shareholders are meaningfully involved in the design, delivery, and evaluation of Productive Learning products and services.
∎ Map out and effectively engage with key institutional actors, donors, and partners relevant to the Productive Learning pathway and related technical specializations.
∎ Provide technical guidance for the development of concept notes and proposals for Productive Learning in coordination with relevant staff at AP, national, regional, and Global Service Center (GSC) levels.
∎ Support the Country Office’s efforts in monitoring and analysis of new grant opportunities.
∎ Ensure regular communication with the line manager and GSC Technical Advisors for Productive Learning to align technical unit priorities and standards into program design.
∎ Represent FH in national Technical Working Groups and other stakeholder platforms to ensure the visibility of FH work and foster a coordinated stakeholder approach.
∎ Prepare meeting minutes and communication for donors/ partner meetings and draft technical briefs relevant to the Productive Learning pathway.
∎ Demonstrable experience in program design and capacity building within the ECD and Formal and non-formal technical specialization.
∎ Knowledge and application of active learning strategies to promote learners’ knowledge and skills development.
∎ Skill in tailoring pedagogy to meet diverse learning needs and styles.
∎ Demonstrable experience in system strengthening work to improve child development and learning outcomes and build the skills of young people to be productive and resilient.
∎ Experience in partnership building, preferably working within government structures and systems.
∎ Demonstrable capacity to prioritize tasks and work under pressure.
∎ Demonstrable skills in technical writing including project reports and other technical documents.
∎ Competence in designing and engaging PL products and solutions that align with principles that build resilience in learners and shareholders.
∎ Understanding of how to incorporate technology in teaching and learning experiences.
∎ Commitment to ethical practices in data collection, assessment, and interactions with learners, teachers/facilitators, parents/caregivers, and shareholders.
∎ Proficiency in leading co-creation sessions with shareholders (caregivers, educators, policymakers, and community members) to develop innovative solutions and interventions that address the needs in ECD.
∎ Experience in System Practice knowledge and application, an asset.
∎ Key Result #1 – Technical support and Leadership
∎ Provide leadership in co-designing products and services related to Productive Learning (ECD and F&NE) and provide technical support for quality delivery/ implementation.
∎ Evaluate technical strategies, approaches, and programs to enhance the development of ECD and F&NE impactful initiatives.
∎ Support capacity-building activities in Productive Learning; identify capacity gaps, coordinate training, and provide post-training support/ mentorship to field staff.
∎ Ensure coordinated delivery of Productive Learning approaches and initiatives across Area Programs within the Country office.
∎ Incorporate an integrative approach linking other flourishing areas: behavior change, adult learning, and youth-friendly approaches into the productive learning pathway.
∎ Incorporate an intersectional approach that recognizes how gender intersects with other social categories such as race, class, education, and ability. This approach acknowledges that individuals experience multiple forms of oppression and privilege simultaneously, and it helps uncover the interconnected systems that perpetuate inequalities.
∎ Foster effective collaboration with other thematic leads/specialists to ensure an integrated approach to improving child development and learning outcomes, and support youth to be productive and resilient.
∎ Lead in the creation of a participatory, enabling, innovative, and transformative learning environment for the youth, children, and their caregivers.
∎ Effectively coordinate the development of county office Productive Learning work plans, budgets, and procurement plans in collaboration with other team members.
∎ Work closely with the MERL team to monitor the progress of Productive Learning initiatives and utilize results to adjust strategies and approaches accordingly.
∎ Develop and manage country research and learning initiatives related to Productive Learning.
∎ Develop mentorship tools and co-design a robust mentorship plan for frontline workers to ensure the quality of implementation of Productive Learning initiatives.
∎ Assist in the recruitment, and orientation of ECD and F&NE technical staff in coordination with the Human Resources department, Country leadership, and GSC technical advisors.
∎ Key Result #2 – Strategic Partnerships Development
∎ Provide leadership for the development of strategic partnerships, ensuring that all shareholders are meaningfully involved in the design, delivery, and evaluation of Productive Learning products and services.
∎ Map out and effectively engage with key institutional actors, donors, and partners relevant to the Productive Learning pathway and related technical specializations.
∎ Provide technical guidance for the development of concept notes and proposals for Productive Learning in coordination with relevant staff at AP, national, regional, and Global Service Center (GSC) levels.
∎ Support the Country Office’s efforts in monitoring and analysis of new grant opportunities.
∎ Ensure regular communication with the line manager and GSC Technical Advisors for Productive Learning to align technical unit priorities and standards into program design.
∎ Represent FH in national Technical Working Groups and other stakeholder platforms to ensure the visibility of FH work and foster a coordinated stakeholder approach.
∎ Prepare meeting minutes and communication for donors/ partner meetings and draft technical briefs relevant to the Productive Learning pathway.
∎ Other duties as assigned.
∎ Technical/Functional Skills:
∎ Demonstrable experience in program design and capacity building within the ECD and Formal and non-formal technical specialization.
∎ Knowledge and application of active learning strategies to promote learners’ knowledge and skills development.
∎ Skill in tailoring pedagogy to meet diverse learning needs and styles.
∎ Demonstrable experience in system strengthening work to improve child development and learning outcomes and build the skills of young people to be productive and resilient.
∎ Experience in partnership building, preferably working within government structures and systems.
∎ Demonstrable capacity to prioritize tasks and work under pressure.
∎ Demonstrable skills in technical writing including project reports and other technical documents.
∎ Competence in designing and engaging PL products and solutions that align with principles that build resilience in learners and shareholders.
∎ Understanding of how to incorporate technology in teaching and learning experiences.
∎ Commitment to ethical practices in data collection, assessment, and interactions with learners, teachers/facilitators, parents/caregivers, and shareholders.
∎ Proficiency in leading co-creation sessions with shareholders (caregivers, educators, policymakers, and community members) to develop innovative solutions and interventions that address the needs in ECD.
∎ Experience in System Practice knowledge and application, an asset.
∎ Safeguarding Policy: FH strives to provide an environment free from sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment in all places where relief and development programs are implemented. FH holds a zero-tolerance policy against sexual exploitation and abuse and harassment. FH expects its employees to maintain high ethical standards, protect organizational integrity and reputation, and ensure that FH work is carried out in honest and fair methods, in alignment with the Heartbeat Values and safeguarding and associated policies. Violations of stated policies will be subject to corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Skills & Expertise:

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Medical allowance, Weekly 2 holidays, Insurance, Provident fund, T/A
∎ Salary Review: Yearly
∎ Festival Bonus: 1

Workplace:
∎ Work at office

Employment Status: Full Time

Job Location: Dhaka

Job Highlights:

Company Information:
∎ FH Association
∎ 6th & 7th Floor, House # 2/B, Road # 04, Block # B, Banani, Dhaka - 1213
∎ Food for the Hungry (FH), registered as FH Association in Bangladesh, is a Christian relief & development organization working in Bangladesh since 1972. FH seeks to end ALL forms of human poverty by going to the hard places and walking with the world’s most vulnerable people. We provide life-changing resources such as clean water, medical aid, food, equal educational opportunities to girls and boys, vocational training and empowerment in the midst of unimaginable hardships. Our view of poverty is holistic and complex. We honor the people we serve by inviting them to contribute to the process. We are grateful to be invited into the communities we serve and work side-by-side with local leaders, responding to their needs with transformative solutions, which are both sustainable and implemented at the hands of the communities themselves.

FH is committed to building a diverse workforce through fair and equitable employment practices. FH encourages people of any race, color, age, sex, marital status, or political ideology, to apply for employment.

For more information, follow us on Facebook @foodforthehungrybd or visit www.fh.org


Address::
∎ 6th & 7th Floor, House # 2/B, Road # 04, Block # B, Banani, Dhaka - 1213
∎ Food for the Hungry (FH), registered as FH Association in Bangladesh, is a Christian relief & development organization working in Bangladesh since 1972. FH seeks to end ALL forms of human poverty by going to the hard places and walking with the world’s most vulnerable people. We provide life-changing resources such as clean water, medical aid, food, equal educational opportunities to girls and boys, vocational training and empowerment in the midst of unimaginable hardships. Our view of poverty is holistic and complex. We honor the people we serve by inviting them to contribute to the process. We are grateful to be invited into the communities we serve and work side-by-side with local leaders, responding to their needs with transformative solutions, which are both sustainable and implemented at the hands of the communities themselves.FH is committed to building a diverse workforce through fair and equitable employment practices. FH encourages people of any race, color, age, sex, marital status, or political ideology, to apply for employment.For more information, follow us on Facebook @foodforthehungrybd or visit www.fh.org

Read Before Apply: Please apply only who are fulfilling all the requirements of this job

Application Deadline: 25 Jan 2025

Category: NGO/Development