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OnLine Training And Resource Platforms Developer

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ON LINE TRAINING AND RESOURCE PLATFORMS DEVELOPER
OVERVIEW
Parent Sector : Field Office

Duty Station: Harare

Job Family: External Relations

Type of contract : Non Staff

Duration of contract : From 1 to 6 months

Recruitment open to : External candidates

Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time) : 25-09-2020

Duties and Responsibilities

UNESCO is committed to supporting governments for distance learning, for scientific cooperation, for information support, and so that we share knowledge together, rather than this virus. UNESCO seeks to facilitate inclusive learning opportunities for children and youth during this period of sudden and unprecedented educational disruption. Investment in remote learning should both mitigate the immediate disruption caused by COVID-19 and establish approaches to develop more open and flexible education systems for the future.

The UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa ( ROSA) office supports countries in their efforts to mitigate the immediate impact of school closures, particularly for more vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, and to facilitate the continuity of education for all through remote learning.

Long Description
Under the overall supervision of the Education Sector Head of Unit and the Programme Specialist, the incumbent will provide support in the implementation of the COVID-19 response under the LearningNeverStops #: COVID-19 Accelerated Funding for the Education Sector in Zimbabwe and in particular:

Supports the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education in refining and populating its existing teacher resource portal. The resource portal will provide teachers with resources aligned with the national curriculum including, syllabi, teaching guides, text books, exam papers, links to professional development courses as well as other open resources
Specifically the contractor will:

Identify additional curriculum relevant OERs on the web
Support the digitalisation resources and
support MOPSE in uploading those onto the portal as follows under the six categories
Present resources for validation and make corrections as necessary
Make changes on the platform as recommended by MOPSE and UENSCO

Long Description
Support the development if MOOCs based on existing courses, including the Zimbabwe ICT Essentials Course for teachers and the above outlined Rapid Teacher Training Course on remote learning.

Coordinate the work with a consultant, who was hired by UNESCO to coordinate the development and implementation of a training programme on distance learning for in-service teachers

Long Description
Provide regular updates on programme activities to be reported to the weekly ED Cluster and in coordination with the COVID-19 communication expert, support the documentation of lessons learned and best practices and provide information on education response activities in Zimbabwe

A final OER portal with at least 6000 quality resources uploaded
Ministry staff trained to upload, administer and upload the portal
The portal launched and advertised among teachers in Zimbabwe
Two MOOCS developed and up loaded to the OER portal
Monitoring mechanism in built in the MOOCS

Qualifications and Experience

COMPETENCIES (Core / Managerial)
Accountability (C)
Communication (C)
Innovation (C)
Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement (C)
Planning and organizing (C)
Results focus (C)
Teamwork (C)
COMPETENCIES/SKILLS
Demonstrated research abilities and interest
Good oral and written communication skills
Knowledge of and work experience with the United Nations will be an asset
Willingness to learn
Internet proficiency as well as proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Ability to work in a multicultural environment
Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
COMPETENCIES/SKILLS
For detailed information, please consult the UNESCO Competency Framework.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education: A postgraduate qualification in Education and/or ICT and e-Learning

Skills: Programme coordination skills and web and education design skills

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