Senior Project Officer, Ed-Tech, Education, Bhasan Char, HCMP

Job Description

Title: Senior Project Officer, Ed-Tech, Education, Bhasan Char, HCMP

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: At least 18 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar (Teknaf, Ukhia)

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Bachelor/Honors

• At least 2 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO

• Age At least 18 years

KNOWLEDGE:

• Good knowledge on reporting & documentation

• Good knowledge on MS office applications

• Good knowledge on monitoring tools

SKILLS:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills

• Reporting and Documentation.

• Skill on MS-word, MS-excel, power point, Data Collection App.

COMPETENCIES:

• Strong analytical and problem solving

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh in 1972 that partners globally with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty to create opportunities to realise their potential.

Working at BRAC is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world; we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Job Purpose

EdTech Officer will play a crucial role in supporting the effective integration of educational technology by fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills in young minds. Their responsibilities encompass a wide range of tasks, both inside and outside the classroom.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist teachers, managers, and support staff to effectively use and implement education technology in the classroom for improving outcomes for students and supporting continuous personal development for staff.

• Deploy and support the use of education technology (including assistive technology) to improve learning, teaching, and conducting assessment.

• Work collaboratively with colleagues to design, develop, and deliver Educational Technology initiatives that align with the program needs.

• Write case studies, articles, and other publications about ICT for development project activities

• Support Educational Technology use through daily advising, collaborating, and training of teachers both in and out of the classroom.

• Develop and provide training to technical and program officers regarding educational technology interventions and fully utilizing devices such as tablets.

• Regularly monitor the use of all edtech devices and track technical issues with different mechanisms such as a mobile device management (MDM) platform.

• Develop and deploy implementation plans for technology-based projects such as the use of e-learning platforms as well as other content management systems.

• Evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability of current and future uses of Educational Technology

• Function as a liaison with UNICEF/ Donor to ensure seamless coordination of technology tools supporting curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

• Participate in relevant sector working groups such as the Technology Task Team to promote best practices and share lessons learned.

• Prepare monthly & quarterly community mobilization action plan & implement them accordingly

• Address gender-related barriers to technology use and capacity development

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

• Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.

• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so

• Medical allowance

• Mobile bill

• Weekly 2 holidays

• Health & Life Insurance

• Paternity/ Maternity leave

• others as per Organisation policy