Location: Yerevan, Armenia
Category:
Type: Full-time
Deadline: 25-Nov-18 12:00:00 AM
Salary: Competitive, based on the previous experience.
Description
The role of the position is to coordinate Teach For Armenia (TFA) Leadership Development Program fellows' placement and community development related activities and provide technical/ organizational support to the respective Department Director to meet objectives defined by the functional related strategies and action plans.
Responsibilities
Placement of Leadership Development Program (LDP) Fellows in Schools (60% of the time):
- Create database on existing teaching position vacancies across the country;
- Ensure timely maintenance, management and update of placement related database;
- Manage online information platforms and intranet;
- Develop school principal stewardship and cultivation action plans;
- Develop annual action plans/ mechanisms to ensure the implementation of Placement Strategy in accordance with defined objectives and quality indicators;
- Contribute to the elaboration of placement/ regional partnership related strategies;
- Regularly compile information on the status of cooperation with school principals through collaborating and communicating with Leadership Development Managers;
- Set up experience and knowledge exchange system among TFA partner schools through considering different level of development and teaching quality of later ones;
- Organise Principal gatherings, forums and round table discussions;
- Conduct quarterly checking calls with school principals to maintain good relations and reveal any possible concerns and suggestions for further improvement of cooperation between TFA and its partner schools;
- Draft letters and communication materials for school principals and other stakeholders operation on regional/ marz level;
- Coordinate the process of school principals' cultivation/ stewardship through sending celebration letters, annual plans and acknowledgment messages as well as showing any appreciation gestures.
Community Development (40% of the time):
- Coordinate community needs assessment process;
- Provide technical and hands-on support to TFA fellows on community development related project proposal elaboration;
- Review and update Proof Point Community Matrix (PPCM);
- Develop guidelines and manuals to support the implementation of PPCM components;
- On regular basis conduct resource mapping in the field of project management and community development to identify potential capacity building opportunities for fellows;
- Create referral mechanisms between fellows and the identified resources;
- Review all community development related project proposals and provide technical feedback;
- On daily basis manage TFA database/ platform on community development projects;
- Facilitate the operation of TFA grant selection committee;
- Ensure accurate community related data collection on grassroots level.
RequiredQualifications
- Master's degree, preferably in Social Sciences, Public Administration, Community Development;
- Certificate and diploma on project management is preferred;
- At least 2 years of work experience in the position of coordinating community development and empowerment related projects preferably with international and non-governmental organizations;
- At least 1 year of community grassroots level work experience is preferred;
- Database management experience;
- Good knowledge and understanding of community and social issues;
- Good understanding on child ecosystem;
- Good understanding and practical knowledge on monitoring and evaluation;
- Hands-on knowledge and experience on preparing concept notes and briefs;
- Good knowledge of the Armenian mainstream education will be considered as an asset;
- Good knowledge of the Armenian child welfare system will be considered as an asset;
- Excellent command of Armenian and English languages, both written and verbal;
- Advocacy and networking skills;
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills;
- Excellent interpersonal and team-building skills;
- Good listening skills;
- Research and report-writing skills and ability to interpret or present data;
- Non-judgemental and positive attitude;
- Creative thinking and problem-solving ability;
- Adherence to Teach For Armenia values and mission;
- Advanced computer skills.
Benefits
Job URL: iJob.am - Placement and Community Coordinator @ Teach For Armenia Educational Foundation
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