Education Technology (EdTech) Officer( Afghan Nationals Only )

Oversee project implementation and teacher support through technology.

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Kabul (Afghanistan)

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Overview

Oversee project implementation and teacher support through technology.

You have:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, master’s degree is preferable.
2-3 years experience with Education Technology, Information Technology, Learning Apps
Experience with Chatbot development, or SMS/IVR messaging systems or remote support mechanisms using mobile phones for teachers, learners.
Experience with community-based education and education formal system support
Experiences in contents development, tools development and training delivery
Understanding of local context and locations in targeted provinces (Kunduz and Bamyan)
Excellent communication and coordination skills
Excellent communication skills in Pashto, Dari and English
Willing to travel and conduct field visits regularly

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Job Description

- Oversee the pilot launch of virtual support to CBE/ALP teachers across two targeted provinces (Kunduz and Bamyan, reaching 100 target teachers in the targeted provinces to build their professional development capacity. - Oversee and support the development of tools/forms for teacher need assessment, teacher baseline and endline knowledge assessment and User understanding. - Orients/train the staff of local partner on how to conduct the Teacher Need Assessment and submit report to IRC. - Overseeing/observing and supporting local partner with conducting teacher need assessment, data analysis and report submission to IRC. - Lead and support contents development for IVRs/SMSs in English and share with Airbel Ed GRIP team to review and provide feedback. - Lead and support the education team to translate contents to Dari and Pashto - Follow up and support Airbel team in Chatbot development, testing and chatbot flow management. - Support Airbel team to training the respective staff of IRC education team and local partner team on Chatbot usage. - Facilitate/support the process of signing MoU with MoE to support us in smoothly implementation of the project interventions. - Conducting regular field visits to oversee and track implementation progress and provide necessary constructive feedback to the partner. - Support the project to ensure that pilot testing feedback is incorporated in a timely fashion to make improvements in the Chatbot and messaging system. - Review and crosscheck the monitoring reports with partner and IRC field staff to ensure quality implementation. - Support the development of a final project report, in coordination with Airbel. - Review the budget regularly and do the re-alignment whenever necessary to follow up and inform the respective staff. - Work with Supply Chain to identify and oversee procurement of any budgeted supplies/items. - Closely work with Supply Chain and grant teams to identify potential Telecom and sign contract with to disseminate IVRs/SMSs through the platform. - Work with IM team to develop any necessary assessment tools for monitoring and feedback on the piloting and ensue quality data management. - Oversee and monitor the teacher training on how to use Chatbot and provide necessary feedback/support. - Work with IM team to develop tools for project final evaluation support orienting partner staff on how to conduct the final project assessment/evaluation. - Follow up with partner to develop and share the report of project final assessment/evaluation with IRC education program for scale up planning and project designing

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, master’s degree is preferable. - 2-3 years experience with Education Technology, Information Technology, Learning Apps - Experience with Chatbot development, or SMS/IVR messaging systems or remote support mechanisms using mobile phones for teachers, learners. - Experience with community-based education and education formal system support - Experiences in contents development, tools development and training delivery - Understanding of local context and locations in targeted provinces (Kunduz and Bamyan) - Excellent communication and coordination skills - Excellent communication skills in Pashto, Dari and English. - Wiling to travel and conduct field visits regularly.

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Potential interview questions

Can you describe a project where you implemented technology in education?	To assess your practical experience with education technology implementation.	Provide a brief overview of the project, highlighting your role and the outcomes.
How would you approach training teachers to use new technology?	This question evaluates your training and communication skills.	Pro members can see the explanation.
What methods do you use to assess the effectiveness of educational tools?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
Can you share an experience where you had to adapt a training program based on feedback?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.
What challenges have you faced in community-based education, and how did you overcome them?	Pro members can see the explanation.	Pro members can see the explanation.