Job Position: Teacher Professional Development Assistant, KIX- Aga Khan Foundation
About the Agency
The Aga Khan Academies are an integrated network of residential schools dedicated to expanding access to education of an international standard of excellence to exceptional young men and women regardless of their ability to pay. The Aga Khan Academies foundational values include pluralism, meritocracy and civil society. Housed in spacious and attractive campuses with outstanding facilities, the Academies offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Curriculum from Primary Years to the Diploma and provide a rich opportunity for both teachers and students alike to grow both professionally and personally. The first Aga Khan Academy opened in Mombasa, Kenya in 2003, the second in Hyderabad, India, in 2011, and the third in Maputo, in 2013. Others are to be built in Africa, South and Central Asia and the Middle East. More information…
Job Summary :
Responsible for helping the Teacher Professional Development (TPD) program facilitators support participants in the Teaching Literacy with ABRA program.
Responsibilities:
- Working with the Concordia Learning Tool Kit (LTK)+ Global
- Receiving weekly submissions from the participating teachers via WhatsApp
- Reviewing, renaming and posting submissions to an online platform entitled, LTK+ Global
- Reminding participating teachers about submission deadlines
- Making weekly update of the course dates and timelines
- Setting and distribution of zoom session links to the teachers as guided
- Distributing course content articles/activities/readings as guided by the TPD Coordinator
- Following up with teachers who have incorrectly or not submitted content
- Responding the inquiries from the Wilfrid Laurier University research team
- Working with the Knowledge and Information Exchange (KIX) TPD Facilitators, the Concordia LTK+ Trainer, and the Wilfrid Laurier researchers and regularly communicating on program-related matters as they arise.
The requirements
- At least a Bachelor’s degree in Education or Social studies
- Experience working in an educational set is required
- Proficient in ICT
Sector: Social Development
Region; Eastern Africa
Location: Kenya
Salary: Salary and package to attract the best candidate
