Deadline of this Job: 11 October 2022
JOB DETAILS:
Girls’ Education Specialist
Group : Education Services
Dept/Project/Service: BLF Rwanda
Reports to : Education Technical Lead
Usual office base : Kigali, Rwanda
Job summary and purpose:
The Girls’ Education Specialist will be responsible for all matters concerned with BLF girls’ education strategy, monitoring and evaluation of the Girls’ Education interventions (including but not limited to the focus on gender-responsive pedagogy and girls’ clubs at school) to ensure alignment with MINEDUC Policies and guidelines. S/he will collaborate with national education agencies and partners to support girls’ equitable access to education, continuation, and performance.
Key responsibilities will include:
• Work with BLF consultants to support the review of MINEDUC girls’ education policy and develop its implementation
• Provide technical assistance and support to the Government of Rwanda in the implementation of interventions focused on girls’ education. Work closely with Government agencies (e.g., MINEDUC, REB, NESA, MIGEPROF, etc.) and key partners on girls’ education, to design and implement practical approaches to girls’ education in
• Support the review of the content and approach for the Girls’ club model based on pilot analysis.
• Design and deliver training for District training teams on girls’ education and set up CoPs for
• Monitor the implementation of girls’ clubs in pilot schools, analyse results and design strategies for scale up of the
• Facilitate meetings and events to popularize and communicate the findings from BLF girls’ education initiatives and interventions, including awareness raising through the media.
• Support community mobilization and capacity building of education authorities and other
• Collect international/regional best practices on gender sensitive (and/or girls’ education) plans including desk research from developing countries and deliver a session to local government education
• Analyse and address barriers to educational access, continuation, and performance of girls in Rwanda and adapt rapidly to changing priorities and
• Contribute to the BLF quarterly
• Represent EDT/BLF within Rwanda in all meetings related to gender and girls’ education.
Person specification:
Knowledge:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Pedagogy, Education Sciences, Social sciences, or any other relevant subject from a reputed
• Thorough knowledge of Rwanda’s education legal, policy and institutional framework and system.
• Knowledge of the Rwanda’s gender policies and
• Technical knowledge in the sector of girls’ education and
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English. Kinyarwanda absolute requirement. Experience:
• Experience of implementing successful programmes aligned with girls’ education, gender mainstreaming, inclusion and/or related
• Experience in delivering interventions to support girls’ retention, progression and learning in
• Experience of leading and/or advising on gender-transformative programmes at different stages of the project process including design, implementation, monitoring, and learning.
• Experience in teaching, training/workshop planning and
Skills:
Essential
• Effective organisational and management
• Excellent writing
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, also with school staff, parents, local and national level
• Strong team building
Key Competencies for the role:
Our Values Key Competency 1 Key Competency 2
Excellence-Creating and Leading Success Delivering the vision Motivating Others
Integrity-Supporting and
Building Trust Upholding principles and
values Communicating with
impact and empathy
Accountability – Delivering and Improving Driving performance Delivering Commercial outcomes
Collaboration – Engaging and Partnering Engaging others to achieve goals Influencing and negotiating
Education Development Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and relevant police checks."
Deadline of this Job: 10 November 2022
JOB DETAILS:
Learning and Design Expert
The challenge: All across sub-Saharan Africa, millions of young people struggle every day with access to education and employment – and the kinds of livelihoods that lead to economic security and mobility for themselves and their families. Every young person deserves the chance to be educated; every young person deserves the opportunity to have a meaningful job.
Who we are: Kepler is a nonprofit university program that is building a transformative model of education-to-employment services for these young people across the region. Our ultimate goal is to contribute to the economic mobility of thousands of individuals, families, and communities in all of our countries of operation. We want to reimagine what higher education can look like in sub-Saharan Africa.
About Kepler:
Since Kepler’s launch in 2013, we are building a model of accessible and quality higher education. We provide a different kind of education – one that combines in-person, online and on-the-job learning in service of a singular goal: decent jobs for young Africans. And we have been successful, with more than 90% of scholars employed within six months of graduating. Kepler, through a partnership with Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), has enrolled more than 1,000 students across our campuses (Kigali and the Kiziba refugee camp in Western Rwanda).
We have entered into a dynamic and challenging time at Kepler. Over the last few 6 months, Kepler has been locally accredited in Rwanda through Kepler College and we are expanding our academic offerings and programs in Rwanda and Ethiopia.
About the Position:
The Learning & Design team at Kepler is responsible for researching and structuring new academic programs at Kepler in collaboration with the other Kepler academic teams. The team is searching for a Learning and Design Expert who will work closely with various academic units at Kepler to support teachers and academic managers to design and implement effective programs. The position is based in Kigali with the possibility of traveling to other Kepler sites.
The person in this position will provide training and support as needed to academic staff as well as assist in organizing and project managing the build-out of new curriculum and management of current curriculum revisions. The Learning and Design Expert will also work together with the rest of the Learning and Design team to research and implement new pedagogical approaches and strategies as Kepler grows.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Providing professional development in learning & design processes for academic staff in collaboration with subject managers, including onboarding new staff
• Project managing the creation of new curriculum materials to ensure timely creation of materials
• Updating curriculum documents to meet current standards and improve quality across programs
• Assisting in planning in targeted ways as requested by subject managers (i.e. finding texts, editing curriculum documents, writing questions, etc.)
• Providing targeted feedback to ensure quality control of curriculum documents, with a particular focus on assessments
• Acting as a thought partner for teachers for challenging curriculum design tasks
• Working with the Quality Assurance team to ensure that revisions to the curriculum are tracked accurately and efficiently and that materials are prepared for audits as needed
• Working with academic leads to solve challenges related to the implementation of curriculum and with any other support needed to maintain or revise programs
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
• A Master’s degree is strongly recommended
• A minimum of 3 years of teaching experience, preferably in higher education
• Experience with designing curriculum, preferably in a blended-learning or competency-based setting
• Experience teaching in a blended learning or online environment
• Basic understanding of and ability to use backward design principles
• Basic understanding of and ability to implement competency-based learning
• Basic understanding of and ability to use blended learning pedagogy and tools
• Ability to write clear and compelling curriculum documents, including lessons and assessments, that relate content to employment
• Collaborates well across teams and is able to coordinate project planning across multiple teams and departments
• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve and come up with innovative solutions that take into account the needs of a variety of stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and produce high-quality work in time-sensitive situations and to prioritize work based on importance
• Ability to research and synthesize information in order to fuel innovation
• Ability to find and use high-quality resources for instructional design purposes
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work effectively remotely across multiple teams
• Ability to seek and use feedback to grow and improve
• Facility with Microsoft Suite and Google Suite
Reports To: Associate Director of New Program Design
Start Date: December 2022
Kepler is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promoting equality and enhancing our organizational capability. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, ethnicity, gender, religion, or other category protected by law.
JOB DETAILS:
Learning and Design Expert
The challenge: All across sub-Saharan Africa, millions of young people struggle every day with access to education and employment – and the kinds of livelihoods that lead to economic security and mobility for themselves and their families. Every young person deserves the chance to be educated; every young person deserves the opportunity to have a meaningful job.
Who we are: Kepler is a nonprofit university program that is building a transformative model of education-to-employment services for these young people across the region. Our ultimate goal is to contribute to the economic mobility of thousands of individuals, families, and communities in all of our countries of operation. We want to reimagine what higher education can look like in sub-Saharan Africa.
About Kepler:
Since Kepler’s launch in 2013, we are building a model of accessible and quality higher education. We provide a different kind of education – one that combines in-person, online and on-the-job learning in service of a singular goal: decent jobs for young Africans. And we have been successful, with more than 90% of scholars employed within six months of graduating. Kepler, through a partnership with Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), has enrolled more than 1,000 students across our campuses (Kigali and the Kiziba refugee camp in Western Rwanda).
We have entered into a dynamic and challenging time at Kepler. Over the last few 6 months, Kepler has been locally accredited in Rwanda through Kepler College and we are expanding our academic offerings and programs in Rwanda and Ethiopia.
About the Position:
The Learning & Design team at Kepler is responsible for researching and structuring new academic programs at Kepler in collaboration with the other Kepler academic teams. The team is searching for a Learning and Design Expert who will work closely with various academic units at Kepler to support teachers and academic managers to design and implement effective programs. The position is based in Kigali with the possibility of traveling to other Kepler sites.
The person in this position will provide training and support as needed to academic staff as well as assist in organizing and project managing the build-out of new curriculum and management of current curriculum revisions. The Learning and Design Expert will also work together with the rest of the Learning and Design team to research and implement new pedagogical approaches and strategies as Kepler grows.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Providing professional development in learning & design processes for academic staff in collaboration with subject managers, including onboarding new staff
• Project managing the creation of new curriculum materials to ensure timely creation of materials
• Updating curriculum documents to meet current standards and improve quality across programs
• Assisting in planning in targeted ways as requested by subject managers (i.e. finding texts, editing curriculum documents, writing questions, etc.)
• Providing targeted feedback to ensure quality control of curriculum documents, with a particular focus on assessments
• Acting as a thought partner for teachers for challenging curriculum design tasks
• Working with the Quality Assurance team to ensure that revisions to the curriculum are tracked accurately and efficiently and that materials are prepared for audits as needed
• Working with academic leads to solve challenges related to the implementation of curriculum and with any other support needed to maintain or revise programs
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
• A Master’s degree is strongly recommended
• A minimum of 3 years of teaching experience, preferably in higher education
• Experience with designing curriculum, preferably in a blended-learning or competency-based setting
• Experience teaching in a blended learning or online environment
• Basic understanding of and ability to use backward design principles
• Basic understanding of and ability to implement competency-based learning
• Basic understanding of and ability to use blended learning pedagogy and tools
• Ability to write clear and compelling curriculum documents, including lessons and assessments, that relate content to employment
• Collaborates well across teams and is able to coordinate project planning across multiple teams and departments
• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve and come up with innovative solutions that take into account the needs of a variety of stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and produce high-quality work in time-sensitive situations and to prioritize work based on importance
• Ability to research and synthesize information in order to fuel innovation
• Ability to find and use high-quality resources for instructional design purposes
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
• Ability to work effectively remotely across multiple teams
• Ability to seek and use feedback to grow and improve
• Facility with Microsoft Suite and Google Suite
Reports To: Associate Director of New Program Design
Start Date: December 2022
Kepler is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promoting equality and enhancing our organizational capability. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, ethnicity, gender, religion, or other category protected by law.
Deadline of this Job: 24 October 2022
JOB DETAILS:
Interpreter-Translator/French (PAP)
Location: SouthAfrica, SouthAfrica
Organization: African Union
AU Values
• Respect for Diversity and Team Work
• Think Africa Above all
• Transparency and Accountability
• Integrity and Impartiality
• Efficiency and Professionalism
• Information and Knowledge Sharing
Organization Information
Reports to: Head of Plenary, Hansard, Interpretation &Translation
Directorate/Department : Plenary, Hansard, Interpretation & Translation (PHIT)
Division : PHIT
Number of Direct Reports: 0
Number of Indirect Reports: 0
Job Grade: P4
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Regular
Location: Midrand, South Africa
Purpose of Job
• To provide simultaneous and/or consecutive interpretation from English to French
• To translate documents from English into French
Main Functions
• Provides proper, clear, faithful simultaneous interpretation from French to English during conferences and meetings of the Parliament using standard, clear and accurate language.
• Provides consecutive interpretation when required during audiences and of statements
• during conferences, meetings, discussions etc.
• Uses exact understanding of PAP technical terminologies.
• Keeps abreast of developments in the field of languages, both in the source and target
• languages, by compiling and regularly updating specific terminologies, phrases, acronyms, and special expressions in order to widen and deepen vocabulary with the aim of enhancing skills and ability.
• Facilitates and participate in the development of PAP’s terminology/lexicons.
• Translates documents from English into French, ensuring the highest standard of accuracy and maintaining the spirit, context, quality, technical language and nuances of the original version using precise, clear, and proper terminologies.
• Performs any other related duty as may be assigned by the Supervisor.
Specific Responsibilities
• Provides proper, clear, faithful consecutive and simultaneous interpretation mainly from English to French and also, preferably, from Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili or Arabic to French during various conferences and meetings of the Pan-African Parliament using standard, clear and accurate language;
• Translates, mainly from English to French, and also, preferably, from Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili or Arabic to French highly sensitive and technical documents from various sources, using Translation Memory, Terminology databases, and a whole range of CAT tools ensuring the highest standard of quality, accuracy, faithfulness to the spirit, style and nuances of the original document;
• Revises translations of complex and sensitive documents covering the full range of the Pan-African Parliament’s work;
• Edits French language original documents before they are sent for translation;
• Works with client units to develop terminology, as well as ensure compliance with established terminology and consistency;
• Contributes to the development and sharing of terminology within the Division and with all the internal and external stakeholders;
• Contributes to the performance evaluation of external interpreters and translators; Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience
A Masters degree in Languages and a professional qualification from a recognised
school of Interpretation/Translation with ten (10) years relevant work experience in interpretation/translation in an institution or international meetings on diverse issues with 6 years at Expert/Specialist level and 3 years at supervisory level.
OR
Bachelor’s Degree in Languages and a professional qualification from a recognised
school of Interpretation/Translation with twelve (12) years relevant work experience in interpretation/translation in an institution or international meetings on diverse issues with 6 years at Expert/Specialist level and 3 years at supervisory level.
Knowledge and use of interpretation and translation tools is required.
Required Skills
• Ability to do simultaneous and consecutive interpretation from English to French
• Ability to translate from English to French, using modern translation tools such as Trados
• Typing skills that enables one to produce his/her own work independently
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to delegate the appropriate responsibility, accountability and decision-making authority with regard to performance management and professional development
• Fluency in any other AU official working languages (Portuguese, Arabic, Spanish, and Kiswahili) is an added advantage
Leadership Competencies
• Strategic Perspective:
• Developing Others
• Change Management
• Managing Risk ....
Core Competencies
• Building relationships:
• Foster Accountability Culture
• Learning Orientation ….
• .Communicating with impact
Functional Competencies
• Conceptual thinking:
• Job Knowledge and information sharing:
• Drive for Results...
• Fosters Innovation:
Tenure Of Appointment:
The appointment will be made on a regular term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months shall be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables.
Gender Mainstreaming:
The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Languages:
Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish) and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage
Remuneration:
Indicative basic salary of US$ 42,879.00 (P4 Step1) per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Post adjustment (57% of basic salary), Housing allowance US$ 24,561.84 (per annum), and education allowance (100% of tuition and other education-related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$ 10,000.00 per child per annum), for internationally recruited staff and a maximum of $3,300 per child per annum for locally recruited staff.
JOB DETAILS:
Interpreter-Translator/French (PAP)
Location: SouthAfrica, SouthAfrica
Organization: African Union
AU Values
• Respect for Diversity and Team Work
• Think Africa Above all
• Transparency and Accountability
• Integrity and Impartiality
• Efficiency and Professionalism
• Information and Knowledge Sharing
Organization Information
Reports to: Head of Plenary, Hansard, Interpretation &Translation
Directorate/Department : Plenary, Hansard, Interpretation & Translation (PHIT)
Division : PHIT
Number of Direct Reports: 0
Number of Indirect Reports: 0
Job Grade: P4
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Regular
Location: Midrand, South Africa
Purpose of Job
• To provide simultaneous and/or consecutive interpretation from English to French
• To translate documents from English into French
Main Functions
• Provides proper, clear, faithful simultaneous interpretation from French to English during conferences and meetings of the Parliament using standard, clear and accurate language.
• Provides consecutive interpretation when required during audiences and of statements
• during conferences, meetings, discussions etc.
• Uses exact understanding of PAP technical terminologies.
• Keeps abreast of developments in the field of languages, both in the source and target
• languages, by compiling and regularly updating specific terminologies, phrases, acronyms, and special expressions in order to widen and deepen vocabulary with the aim of enhancing skills and ability.
• Facilitates and participate in the development of PAP’s terminology/lexicons.
• Translates documents from English into French, ensuring the highest standard of accuracy and maintaining the spirit, context, quality, technical language and nuances of the original version using precise, clear, and proper terminologies.
• Performs any other related duty as may be assigned by the Supervisor.
Specific Responsibilities
• Provides proper, clear, faithful consecutive and simultaneous interpretation mainly from English to French and also, preferably, from Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili or Arabic to French during various conferences and meetings of the Pan-African Parliament using standard, clear and accurate language;
• Translates, mainly from English to French, and also, preferably, from Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili or Arabic to French highly sensitive and technical documents from various sources, using Translation Memory, Terminology databases, and a whole range of CAT tools ensuring the highest standard of quality, accuracy, faithfulness to the spirit, style and nuances of the original document;
• Revises translations of complex and sensitive documents covering the full range of the Pan-African Parliament’s work;
• Edits French language original documents before they are sent for translation;
• Works with client units to develop terminology, as well as ensure compliance with established terminology and consistency;
• Contributes to the development and sharing of terminology within the Division and with all the internal and external stakeholders;
• Contributes to the performance evaluation of external interpreters and translators; Academic Requirements and Relevant Experience
A Masters degree in Languages and a professional qualification from a recognised
school of Interpretation/Translation with ten (10) years relevant work experience in interpretation/translation in an institution or international meetings on diverse issues with 6 years at Expert/Specialist level and 3 years at supervisory level.
OR
Bachelor’s Degree in Languages and a professional qualification from a recognised
school of Interpretation/Translation with twelve (12) years relevant work experience in interpretation/translation in an institution or international meetings on diverse issues with 6 years at Expert/Specialist level and 3 years at supervisory level.
Knowledge and use of interpretation and translation tools is required.
Required Skills
• Ability to do simultaneous and consecutive interpretation from English to French
• Ability to translate from English to French, using modern translation tools such as Trados
• Typing skills that enables one to produce his/her own work independently
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to delegate the appropriate responsibility, accountability and decision-making authority with regard to performance management and professional development
• Fluency in any other AU official working languages (Portuguese, Arabic, Spanish, and Kiswahili) is an added advantage
Leadership Competencies
• Strategic Perspective:
• Developing Others
• Change Management
• Managing Risk ....
Core Competencies
• Building relationships:
• Foster Accountability Culture
• Learning Orientation ….
• .Communicating with impact
Functional Competencies
• Conceptual thinking:
• Job Knowledge and information sharing:
• Drive for Results...
• Fosters Innovation:
Tenure Of Appointment:
The appointment will be made on a regular term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months shall be considered as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables.
Gender Mainstreaming:
The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Languages:
Proficiency in one of the AU working languages (Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish) and fluency in another AU language is an added advantage
Remuneration:
Indicative basic salary of US$ 42,879.00 (P4 Step1) per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Post adjustment (57% of basic salary), Housing allowance US$ 24,561.84 (per annum), and education allowance (100% of tuition and other education-related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$ 10,000.00 per child per annum), for internationally recruited staff and a maximum of $3,300 per child per annum for locally recruited staff.