Program Officer, Agami EdTech
Job Description
Title: Program Officer, Agami EdTech
Company Name: Agami Education Foundation (AEF)
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelors Degree in Education, Social Science, Developments Studies or relevant Degrees
Job Context:
∎ Location: Dhaka; with up to 60% in the field including Chittagong Hill Tracts
∎ Time Commitment: Full time
∎ Ideal Start Date: May 2022
∎ Contract Duration: 8 months with possibility of extension
∎ 60% of Work hours are expected to be on Field
∎ Individual based in CHT are also encouraged to apply
∎ Openings Available - 2
∎ Employment type - Full-Time (Contractual)
∎ Program Profile:
∎ Agami launched its first EdTech intervention in 2011, with the goal of bringing the much-acclaimed Khan Academy (www.khanacademy.org) educational videos and other resources to the underprivileged students in Bangladesh. In March 2016, the Khan Academy Bangla website (bn.khanacademy.org) was launched with support from Grameenphone. We continued developing our own videos, exercises and other educational content. In partnership with Learning Equality (www.learningequality.org), we are introducing their offline education platform called Kolibri with our developed content to schools across Bangladesh. Additionally, we are building partnerships with bodies like UNICEF, World Bank, A2i, BRAC to contribute to the national effort to develop the competency level of our students and teachers.
∎ Position Overview:
∎ We are currently seeking 2 Program Officers to join our EdTech team as full-time contractual staff of Agami Education Foundation in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
∎ The primary responsibility of these positions will be to support the EdTech Implementation in schools including in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) area.
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Assist in Developing ideas to improve/contextualize Agami EdTech contents for use in CHT context.
∎ Support the school pilot study of Agami EdTech, as needed.
∎ Assist in preparing teachers training materials and assist in conducting trainings.
∎ Assist in identifying challenges in classroom implementation of Edtech Platform and develop appropriate solutions.
∎ Conduct regular school visits to provide implementation and monitoring support and drive adoption of Agami Edtech Platform in schools.
∎ Assist in developing contents and materials for effective digital training interventions.
∎ Build awareness throughout the country about Agami Edtech Platform and encourage stakeholders to use it.
∎ Develop digital contents such as web, app and digital media contents for promotion of Agami.
∎ Participate in various activities that may be required to fulfill the objectives of the program and the organization.
∎ Develop weekly, monthly and quarterly reports based on project needs.
∎ Assist in various educational projects and initiatives undertaken by Agami, as needed.
∎ Develop and maintain consistent, clear and timely communications and reporting for all activities, issues and updates with the relevant executive in Bangladesh and USA offices of Agami.
Salary: Tk. 20000 - 26000 (Monthly)
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 20 Apr 2022
Company Information:
∎ 18 Apr 2022
∎ Agami Education Foundation (AEF)
∎ Business : Agami Education Foundation (AEF) is anInternational Level NGO is a Sister Concern of Agami.inc of United States,is dedicated to promote education for the underprivileged in Bangladesh. The program focus includes meeting the basic needs for a welcoming and enriching school environment and localizing global innovations in education technology to empower underprivileged students.
The Organization works directly with schools across Bangladesh. They learn from the teachers, students, parents and school administrators and continue to develop their programs to provide access to quality education.
Category: NGO/Development
