Position: STEM Resource Person

Organization: The American India Foundation

Location: Gandhinagar

Salary Range: 40000-50000

Key Responsibilities:

Programme Management:

• Identify and support in designing ICT based educational interventions

• Regular Command-and-Control Centre (CCC) visits to ensure effective implementation of the training programs, gauge its challenges and solve issues appropriately

• S/He will be responsible for imparting training to master trainers and pre-service/in-service teachers in various DIETs.

• S/he be responsible for capacity building initiatives for the team.

• Responsible to maintain the MIS of the programme

• Networking with other district officials and coordination with the DPEOs and DIET principals to update about the training programs

• Responsible to submit monthly reports to the Project lead based on the key deliverables both financial and programmatic

• Liaison with district and state functionaries and responsible for regular qualitative training programs

• Responsible to bring in innovative ideas and to create visibility of the programme at districts and state level

• Development of STEM kit with facilitator manual, worksheets and videos with the help of team.

• Develop STEM material in line with school curriculum.

• Develop standardized STEM sample kit that can adopt across the state.

• Responsible for field visits to conduct STEM Workshops for Science & Math teachers of Gujarat.

• Assisting Project lead on any other innovative idea implementation for science.

• Assisting Project lead in various operations and administration work, if needed.

• Preparation of monthly newsletters for the government to submit on a regular basis to the Project lead.

• Any other work as assigned by the Project lead and the regional manager

People Management:

• Plan and conduct employee engagement activities

• Collaborate with team to achieve programmatic tasks and goals

• Capacity building of the team and share key outputs on their development with the Project Lead/Regional Manager/ HR

Financial Management:

• Work closely with the Project Lead/ Regional Manager and submit the districts/state wise budget

• Responsible to monitor the allocated budget for the districts being covered under the state.

Key Skills and Competencies:

 • Science / technology / education with 3 – 5 years of experience in the relevant sector.

• Good programme knowledge and conversant with emerging technologies in the development sector

• Skills in focusing on programme quality and positive approach in resolving challenges

• Good data analysis skills with programme planning and design, monitoring and evaluation frameworks and techniques

• Strong on people management with effective performance management approach and commitment

• High level of networking and representation skills

• Good analytical and numeracy skills

• Good interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal

• Ability to be adaptable and flexible to change

• Ability to travel extensively

Other:

This job description is not incorporated into the employment contract. It is intended as a guide and should not be viewed as an inflexible specification as it may be varied from time to time in light of strategic development following discussions with the post holder. The post holder would be expected to work to agreed objectives that should facilitate achievements of the key responsibilities in accordance with the performance review process