Job Description
Title: Technical Officer - Teach to Transform
Company Name: YPSA - Young Power in Social Action
Vacancy: 1
Job Location: Cox's Bazar (Ukhia)
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ Masters in Education or Any subject (B. Ed/M.Ed. to be preferred.)
Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 4 year(s)
Job Context:
∎ Job Overview: Skill Female teachers are high priorities in the EIE Context. YPSA and SCI are going to capacities more females as teachers under Teach to Transform activities in different Camps. The Technical Officer for Teach to Transform will play a crucial role in implementing and overseeing educational initiatives within a specific camp context in Bangladesh. The successful candidate will work closely with camp management, educators, and community leaders to ensure the effective delivery of educational programs, ensuring that educational content is delivered using appropriate technical support and methodologies.
∎ Duration: Up to February 2025 (Possibility of extension depending on funding)
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Identify potential females for the Teach to Transform program.
∎ Support to design formative assessment for Teach to Transform trainee progress tracking
∎ Highlight education-related issues requiring an immediate or medium-term response and inform the Program Coordinator and Program manager;
∎ Support education needs assessment as needed in intervention target areas;
∎ Review, assess, and update the education situation in areas affected by emergency (including, but not limited to depending on the context, access and barriers for vulnerable groups including girls and children with disabilities, barriers for teachers/facilitators, safe learning environment for children and teachers/facilitators, quality of learning and teaching, conflict sensitivity, community participation, etc.);
∎ Track the progress of Education activities and provide regular updates to the coordinator and specialist of SCI
∎ Conduct sessions with Teach to Transform trainees at camp regularly;
∎ Participate in education program review meetings at the camp level;
∎ Support to develop a formative assessment to keep regular learning progress of learners. Gather and provide information for progress reports to ensure timely implementation of basic education and learning activities;
∎ Ensure early and rigorous implementation of quality and accountability mechanisms.
∎ Find out gaps and facilitate capacity development activities/training for volunteers/facilitators in the areas of Myanmar curriculum;
∎ Provide on-the-job coaching and mentoring support to the program organizer, resource instructor, and trainee in technical aspects of the program and cluster coordination and
∎ Support in preparing a training manual/module for conducting quality training for Teach to Transform trainees and other volunteers.
∎ Regularly assess the impact and effectiveness of the transformative programs.
∎ Collect and analyze data to measure the success of initiatives and identify areas for improvement.
∎ Regular monitoring of the Teach to Transform program and inputting the data into the system
∎ Support during donner progress report by providing necessary quantity and quality data
∎ Document best practices and success stories for sharing the learnings;
∎ Assist the MEAL and Technical officer in data collection and storage;
∎ Support the monitoring and reporting of major concerns on education and as well as child protection concerns inside and around the learning centers/spaces and
∎ Support reporting and evaluation of EiE programs outputs, outcomes, and results achievement
∎ Provide regular updates to the coordinator on progress, priorities, and constraints -verbally and written on an agreed and Engage and follow up with relevant implementation staff
∎ Child protection, gender equality, and inclusion:
∎ Ensures that YPSA policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded by the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan
∎ Other Duties and Responsibilities:
∎ Minimum 4 years of experience in the education sector. Experience in humanitarian settings is an asset Comprehensive understanding of the Humanitarian architecture of the Rohingya Response and its operating and regulatory environment. Understanding general finance, administration, and information management. Knowledge and understanding of Plan's vision, and mission values. In-depth understanding of Child Protection. Maintaining work relationships (internal/external). Communicating, to one & in groups, written & verbal, presentations, and reports in English; knowledge of Bangla would be necessary. Budget management and assessment of financial operations in humanitarian situations. Facilitation, negotiation, and networking. Persuasion and ability to influence.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 14 years
∎ Only females are allowed to apply
∎ At least 04 years of experience in the Education Emergency field (preferably as a technical officer)
∎ Ability to communicate in local dialect (Chnian Dialect).
∎ Ability to prepare different programmatic report writing in English and Bangla
∎ Essential and conversant in common IT applications (MS Word, MS PowerPoint, internet browsing, Mail communications)
∎ Computer Knowledge is a must (MS Word, Excell – typing Bangla and English). The applicant will have participated in a competitive computer test.
∎ Ability to prepare a different programmatic report in English and Bangla
∎ Ability to write clear and concise reports and case stories in English and Bangla
∎ Sound knowledge of pedagogical aspects and techniques and project cycle management
∎ Excellent planning and analytical skills
∎ Excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to establish and maintain an effective working Atmosphere
∎ Good working relationships with colleagues, partners, external actors, and allies
∎ Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
∎ Fluency in a Chittagonian language
∎ Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Salary: Tk. 57750 (Monthly)
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 30 Dec 2023
Company Information:
∎ 21 Dec 2023
∎ YPSA - Young Power in Social Action
Category: NGO/Development
: If you are interested and competent for this position and have the required qualifications and experience, apply bdjobs onLINE or before 30/12/2023.YPSA is an equal opportunity employer and is sensitive to child protection and gender. Only the short-listed candidates will be contacted. Any persuasion or lobby will be treated as a disqualification for an applicant. Smokers are discouraged from applying for the position.YPSA HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENTNote: Emergency 02334470996 from 10 am to 2 pm excluding govt. holiday
