EdTech Manager job at Camara Education Ltd
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Vacancy title:
EdTech Manager

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Management ]

Jobs at:

Camara Education Ltd

Deadline of this Job:
24 March 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Monday, March 21, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
Overview of the Role:
Camara Education Kenya’s (CKE) EdTech Manager oversees the educational quality & training and the monitoring & evaluation activities. The EdTech Manager (1) Supervises and overviews the technical and educational training teams; (2) Develops educational content and/or training programmes to meet the needs of all we serve; (3) Contributes to achieving Camara Education Kenya’s strategic objectives; (4) Drives monitoring & evaluation activities; and (5) Works closely with the CEL team to ensure education initiatives are in line with the Camara Education Training Policy.

Responsibilities
1. Work in collaboration with Country Manager on the design and implementation of educational solutions to meet the needs of Kenyan students
2. Plans, coordinates and reports on the overall implementation of all training activities for both projects and social enterprise
3. Take lead in Monitoring & Evaluation activities within the organisation to measure the impact of CKE’s projects.
4. Develop relevant courses and update existing ones to meet training needs in accordance with Camara Education Training Policy
5. Market and Manage Camara Kenya’s online training platforms - Camara Learning Academy and Camara Learning Studio.
6. Supervises training officers engaged within Camara Kenya including their induction, day to day management and their continuous professional development.
7. Monitor progress towards the objectives and intended outputs pertaining to teacher education using routine data, spot checks, observation, and other methodologies.
8. Provide regular written and verbal reports on education activities to the supervisor and senior management, partners and donors.
9. Identify internal training needs and tools for CKE educational and technical training teams
10. Keep an up-to-date inventory of all digital learning equipment in schools
11. Support data collection, review and analysis of information to support research and needs assessment
12. Maintain necessary documentation for system maintenance and follow up appropriate maintenance contracts for all ICT equipment.
13. Contribute towards the continued development and piloting of Camara’s learning platforms including sourcing, reviewing and alignment of relevant educational resources and digital content
14. Conduct research on teaching / learning technologies especially those relevant for integration of ICT in education in the context of Kenya Education System

Key Competencies:
1. Ability to communicate and maintain high professionalism
2. Good interpersonal skills, with ability to support other staff members
3. Ability to prioritize, organize and manage a large and diverse workload under pressure.
4. Ability to work and contribute as a team member in systems implementations.
5. Willingness to work outside regular office hours including weekends when needed
6. Demonstrate ability to manage and motivate a team
7. Extensive knowledge and experience in use of educational softwares and platforms
8. Passion for ICT integration into teaching and learning
9. Good teaching skills and mastery of the Kenyan National Curriculum
10. Good understanding of the primary and secondary school contexts.
11. Proficiency with Ubuntu and Microsoft computer applications
12. Fluency in English and Kiswahili

Job requirements:
1. University degree in Computer Seience, Information Teachnlogy , Education with ICT; advanced degree preferred.
2. Five (5) years of relevant professional experience working with ICT in Educational, at least 2 of which within a management or supervisory role
3. Experience working with international NGO, civil society and donors
4. Demonstrated experience engaging with and developing relationships with the Ministry of Education, TSC, County Governments and other key stakeholders.
5. Good knowledge and understanding of a range of technologies to support learning and teaching including experience in the development and design of e-learning platforms
6. Up to date knowledge of best practices in accessibility, user-centred, universal and mobile learning platforms and resources.
7. Ability to quickly learn new technologies and evaluate their potential in terms of application to learning and teaching
8. Excellent communication and reporting skills- both written and verbal
9. Demonstrated knowledge and experience of planning, collating and analysing data and information for M&E and reporting
10. Commitment to values and ethos of Camara Education
11. Experience working under limited supervision


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Please send your Cover letter and Curriculume vitae as one docuemnt.Indicate your salary expectations in the application Applications should be forwarded to recruitment@camara.ie  by 24th March 2022

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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 24 March 2022
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 21-03-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 21-03-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 21-03-2065
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