Education and Development Specialist

Position Job Description

Education and Development Specialist -  Vietnam Office

Section/Unit: Vietnam Office

Reports to: Country Program Manager, Vietnam

Subordinates: None

Coordinate with: Project and technical teams in BKK and Vietnam
                            The local team in Vietnam

Place of Work: Hanoi, Vietnam

Contract Duration: 12 Months from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019 and to be extended

Overall Responsibilities
Responsible for the STEM Education (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) leading in order to achieve project goal, objectives, milestones and targets to meet the 5 years strategic plan.This includes co-design with local - international experts and upgrade schools and priorities as needed and providing technical, project and financial management expertise to education program. Consultant reports directly to the Country Program manager

Key tasks and responsibilities

1. Provide the technical education areas especially STEM aspects to fulfill the 5- year strategic plan

• Establish education strategies, develop the annual action plan with budget, program outlines, and identify the content align and support overall Kenan Strategies
• Apply knowledge and expertise to design and develop framework
• Develop proposal/research/concept note to ensure that they are perceived as a high value added solutions per client’s/stakeholder’s needs including but not limited to assist with COP/engagement managers/executive directors to do scoping, preliminary diagnosis, engaging key stakeholders and/or decision maker, and verify key pitching points to ensure the success of pitching process (including cross functional brainstorms, etc)
• Develop the methodology, risk and opportunities assessment, and strategies for implementation plan for corporate and institutional donors.
• Engage the private sector to determine critical skills needs and leverage private sector training expertise and resources.
• Provide the capacity building to the staff and partners in STEM education.

2. Manage the project implementation in professional manner accordingly to the service level agreement and meet client demands and deadlines

• Set up the projects, details work plan, PTS, procedures and obtain the project approval from internal and KEY external stakeholders to ensure the practical results and well implementation
• Conduct and facilitate the project activities accordingly to the project plan.
• Work closely with local and national education to archive the project goals and objectives
• Oversee the project implementation; ensuring that the quantity and quality agreed are met expectations and per milestone
• Set up interim meeting with key stakeholder (when appropriate) to ensure each project deliverables are met expectations
• Ensure the effective communication flow among internal and external team
• Support in evaluation of project activities in a timely and professional manner

3. Monitoring and Reporting

• Monitor the progress of the projects to ensure donor compliance through effectively managing staff, partners, and consultants to achieve the deliverable and produce quality reports in a timely manner.
• Works closely with key technical and staff on preparation of progress reports, mid-term and final evaluation to ensure compliance to ensure the quality and report framework meets client’s expectation

4. Implement the enhancing and developing Kenan’s excellent external profile

• Assist with marketing & public relation activities for the Kenan and projects.
  
  • Contribute in conducting the credible and persuasive communication of Kenan’s strategic ambition to key audiences - the media, policy-makers, private sector
  • Networking with key body in private sector in Vietnam
• Support the Country Program Manager, Vietnam in securing project funding from corporate clients in Vietnam and building an education network.

5. Develop and Manage Team

• Expand the capability and development of the Kenan members by utilizing mixed interventions e.g. sharing the knowledge, experiences and expertise, set up the End of Project Review (EOPR), coach junior staff/outsource, etc
• Be responsible for building - or helping to ensure the success of – cross- teams’ knowledge/skills sharing such as insight of client information and how to successfully engagement client which bring about to become prefer vendor

Qualifications

• Bachelor/master degree in Social Science or Education or Development or related field
• The ability to multi-task, meet client demands and deadlines, as well as a strong results focus and ability to work effectively across multiple disciplines are also essential skills
• Knowledge and experience developing project designs for development projects
• Previously was a project manager for an international education development project

Salary ranges: US$ per month

The applicant can submit their profile to [email protected]

Selection Criteria:

First choice:
1. Education back-group: Undergraduate from the Pedagogy University, specially under trained the science subjects, math, IT
2. Education experiences: Have been as teacher to do the teaching in the class for the science subjects, math, IT, managing the class and students at secondary and high schools.
3. Networking+ knowledge: understand very well the education and school system in VN, understand very well the challenges and barriers in the education and school system in VN
4. Previously was a project manager for an international education development project.

Second choice:
1. Education back-group: Undergraduate from the Pedagogy University, with any subject, such as the science subjects, the social subjects, literature subjects
2. Education experiences: Have been as teacher to do the teaching in the class, managing the class and students at secondary and high schools.
OR
3. Previously was a project manager for an international education development project.
4. Networking+ knowledge: good sense in the education and school system in VN; the challenges and barriers in the education and school system in VN

Third choice:
1. Education back-group: Undergraduate from the Pedagogy University, with any subject, such as the science subjects, the social subjects, literature subjects
2. Previously was a project manager for an international education development project.
3. Networking+ knowledge: good sense in the education and school system in VN; the challenges and barriers in the education and school system in VN

Fourth choice:
1. Education back-group: Undergraduate from the Development Education University
2. Education experiences: Have been as a teacher or assistant teacher to do the teaching in the class, managing the class and students at the training center or any school type; or leading in managing the teachers’ lectures of the training center/ private schools
OR
3. Previously worked on an international education development project.
4. Networking+ knowledge: Strong sense or understanding well in the education and school system in VN; the challenges and barriers in the education and school system in VN