Education Officer Mid Level

United World Schools, Nepal
Location: Sankhuwasabha
Salary:As Per Organization's Rule
Posted Date: 2020-11-11 Deadline: 2020-11-20
Job Description

Education Officer's main responsibility is to improve the quality of education in the schools they are managing. His/her responsibility is to make sure he/she is in regular contact with their schools and visit each school at least once a month for 3-5 days. During those monthly visits, it is essential that he/she provide teachers training, complete monitoring and give feedback. This helps to see the progress that his/her schools are making and to identify where he/she can support schools to improve further. 

Job Specification

Program Development/Implementation

  • Assist and monitor the resourcing of UWS Nepal schools with learning and educational materials

  • Hold monthly staff meetings with the staff in UWS Nepal cluster schools

  • General support for day-to-day operations in schools as required

  • Support schools to improve and maintain their environments and classroom displays

  • Oversee the professional development of principal and school teachers; including training and mentoring teachers in areas of need on a regular basis

  • Advise on the choice of textbooks, equipment, teaching aids and other educational resources

  • Recruit and train community teachers as required

  • Monitor the schools and support improvements in identified areas of need

  • Develop School Development Plan (SDP) for school improvement, and implement suitable interventions (in line with SDP) to raise the quality of education in UWS Nepal cluster schools

  • Support the implementation of UWS’ Child Protection policy and procedures in all UWS Nepal schools, including raising Child Protection concerns to Child Protection Regional and National Leads. 

 

Community Relations

  • Develop relationships with the school management committee and community and ensure they are involved in the school improvement

  • Develop and promote a learning partnership between home, school and community

  • Foster a climate of trust and cooperation by regular communication, by consultation with parents, and by involving the community in the life of the school

 

Reporting, Administration, Evaluation

  • Collect and maintain relevant data and statistics for impact monitoring and evaluation purposes 

  • Support monthly and annual impact data collection processes, and quality assurance of data at a school level

  • Provide in-class support to teachers

  • Evaluate and report on the work of teachers and on the progress of the teaching of the subject/area in schools

  • Evaluate and ensure the quality and standards of teaching and learning in UWS Nepal schools.

 

Other Functions

  • Coordination of occasional donor visits and volunteers

  • Work collaboratively alongside the other members of the team, sharing resources and ideas

  • Submit weekly progress report to supervisor

  • Produce case studies from each cluster schools every quarter 

  • Maintain proper track record of the cause of concern forms in cluster schools and report to regional lead

  • Support activities for other departments at the request from the senior management. 

Apply Instructions

All interested individuals who meet the qualifications are encouraged to apply for the position. A cover letter and an updated resume should be sent to uwsnepal@unitedworldschools.org with the position you are applying in the subject line. Applications are being accepted on an immediate, rolling basis. Short-listed candidates will be invited to participate in an assessment process.  

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Organization Summary

United World Schools Nepal is a charity with the aim of providing quality education to children living in faraway rural villages of Nepal through modern teaching and learning methodology. Since its inception in late 2015, the organization has successfully constructed 44 schools in Sankhuwasabha and Gulmi district, thus enrolling and ensuring quality education to over 7000 children. In UWS Nepal-managed schools, the quality of education is maintained by formulating a need-based curriculum and introducing well-researched methodologies that allow for greater innovation in the classroom and greater engagement between the in-class lessons and real life. Further, UWS Nepal pro-actively invests in quality education for girls in marginalized communities to empower young women to create better prospects for their families and their futures. 

Industry Type NGO / INGO / Social Work
Location Baluwatar-5, Kathmandu
Organization Size 100+
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