People In Need - PIN Vocational and Skills development Expert Jobs in Ethiopia
People In Need - PIN Vocational and Skills development Expert Jobs in Ethiopia
Job DescriptionOur ProfilePeople in Need is a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded on the ideals of humanism, freedom, equality and solidarity.
We consider human dignity and freedom to be fundamental values.
We believe that people anywhere in the world should have the right to make decisions about their lives and to share the rights expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The People in Need organization was established in 1992 by a group of Czech war correspondents who were no longer satisfied with merely relaying information about ongoing conflicts and began sending out aid.
It gradually became established as a professional humanitarian organization striving to provide aid in troubled regions and support adherence to human rights around the world.
Throughout our over 26 years of its existence, People in Need has become one of the biggest non-profit organizations in Central Europe.
In addition to humanitarian aid and human rights, it now also targets education and helps people living in social exclusion.
We are part of Alliance 2015, a strategic network of seven European non-governmental organizations engaged in humanitarian aid and development projects.
This collaboration increases effectiveness, both in working in the target countries and in campaigns aimed at influencing the attitudes of politicians and the general public in Europe.
Vocational And Skill Development Expert
Under direct supervision Education and Social Protection Program Manager, Vocational and Skills development expert is primarily responsible for any material development and revision activities and the management of quality and standards in the project implementation.
Main duties and Responsibilities
Review existing policies pertaining to vocational education/training Centers and their effectiveness and give recommendations to improve.
Review existing policies pertaining to vocational training and their effectiveness in creating demand for skills based jobs.
Prepare a performance-monitoring plan for on-going professional development of TVET staff.
Mentor and conduct TVET teacher and Principal training programs.
Identifying and meeting stakeholders such as companies and sector skills councils, and discuss the opportunities for placing skilled students.
Building capacities of the States to strengthen the existing data collection and processing system to establish a skills-database and labor market information system.
Collaborating with small and medium enterprises to develop vocational training models in schools to create demand for skill-based workforce.
Consult with a range of companies and training providers to identify safe and decent employment opportunities for the youth, especially the women and the youth, once they have received suitable training and other quality skills training programs.
Facilitate agreements among TVET, Private companies and relevant government sector offices, industries. So that they begin to focus and rely more on BOLSA as a source for skilled youth.
Promotion and sharing of good practices and foster innovation in introducing vocational training for students and VET trainers.
Building capacities of TVET colleges to strengthen the Vocational Education and Training component.
Support the preparation of reports/project deliverables.
Shoulder any other responsibility as assigned by the Team Leader.
Maternal Development
Leads and coordinates all material development and revision processes.
Ensure the quality and timeliness of all materials development
Leads the development of
the content of all the project training and workshop
Develop manuals, guidelines, toolkits and handouts necessary for trainings and project implementation.
Develop monitoring and evaluation tools/instruments
Liaises and maintains professional relationship with educational institutes and experts cooperating on the project
Prepares appropriate manuscripts consisting of crosscutting and emerging issues
Archiving of all entrusted documents related to the training and material development activities in proper manner
Develops beneficiary feedback format, collects feedback information, organizes and documents in an organized and systematic manner
Prepares training and observations checklists, formats, aids, manuals and hand-outs for all project trainings and workshops
Monitoring, Quality Management and Coordination of Project Events, Trainings and Workshops
Participates in need identification and other trainings and/or revises the existing training procedures and techniques
Plans, organizes and conducts project trainings, workshops and monitoring and evaluation with desirable quality and standard in cooperation with other team members
Ensure the quality of trainings and workshops at all levels
Ensures that periodic follow-up and feedback is provided to trainees
Coordinates project activities – trainings, workshops, donations and other events and financial management related to these activities.
Conducts follow-ups, monitoring and evaluations in schools involved in the project
Organize, reports and archives the information from monitoring and evaluation in a meaningful and systematic manner
Prepare good quality training and observation reports regularly
Cooperation, Relationship and Team Management
Continuously informs the project managers and field staffs about progresses in the project implementation, prepare overall weekly reports and provides it as per the standard reporting format and schedule
Provide periodic supervision and feedback to teacher trainers
Maintain good personal relationship with the team
Follow up attendances of teacher trainers
Work with and coordinates the trainers and consultants
Closely cooperates with the project manager and the education team members in any undertakings within the project.
Attend weekly staff meetings
Prompt provision of all relevant information to education team members and other internal and external stakeholders.
Other
Ensure that all important and relevant documents are organized and documented systematically in both electronic and hard copies
Suggest improvements of project quality, relevance and efficiency
Meeting all project related deadlines
Maintaining smooth and professional relationship with project stakeholders
Adhering to all PIN and donor guidelines and policies and ensuring staff adheres to the same
Ensures correctness and completeness of information acquired and delivered.
Takeover the responsibilities of the project manager in his/her absence.
Carries out all other relevant assignments entrusted to him/her from the supervisor.
Job Requirements
Bachelors Degree in TVET leadership, Educational leadership and Management, Curriculum and Measurement, Educational Policy and Management, and other related fields of studies
A minimum of 5 years relevant experience in technical coordination of education projects, preferably within NGO setup
Knowledge of Ethiopian government education policies, strategies and programs
Experience of working with TVET collages , supervisors, directors, college instructors and education officials
Good command of MS Package (Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook)
Strong writing, reporting and communication skills
Fluency in Amharic and English, both written and spoken
3 strong references (will be crosschecked/contacted)
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; People In Need - PIN Vocational and Skills development Expert Jobs in Ethiopia
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