Fwd: Vacancy for Technical Advisor- Education, Plan India, (Location- New Delhi)
Amit Sinha
From: Technical Advisor Education <tae...@sams.co.in>
Date: Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 5:18 PM
Subject: Vacancy for Technical Advisor- Education, Plan India, (Location- New Delhi)
To: amit...@gmail.com
August 19, 2013
To:
Development Professionals
From: Strategic
Alliance Team
Sub: Vacancy for Technical
Advisor- Education,
Plan
India, (Location- New Delhi)
Dear Development Professional,
We have pleasure in alerting you about the
senior level vacancy Technical
Advisor- Education
that has
arisen
with Plan
India (a
Client of Strategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd.) at New Delhi.
Plan
India (PI), a
client of Strategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd. (SAMS), is a part
of Plan International, one of the world's largest child centred community
development organizations. The basis of Plan’s work
lies in its commitment to the principles of equality and rights, developing the
capacity of civil society to enable them to meet their needs and replicating
successful models that have worked.
Plan
is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women candidates are encouraged
to apply. Plan’s policies and procedures reflect the
organization’s commitment to child rights and child
protection.
For
further details about Plan India, India, please visit http://planindia.org/
Plan
would like to recruit a motivated
development practitioner for providing
conceptual, technical and managerial advice and support for strengthening Plan’s child-centered education programs/ projects and
further, support internal and external networking at national, regional and
global forums to ensure dissemination and scaling up of good practices and
learning’s.
Kindly scroll below
to see the detailed job description for the position.
We shall be grateful if you could circulate details of the
same to friends/ colleagues whom you believe to be qualified and interested in
the post.
Eligible
candidates interested in this position are requested apply to tae...@sams.co.in
with a cover letter, discussing their interest in and suitability for the
position, along with an updated resume, giving details of three references,
current cost to organisation and expected compensation, by or
before August 25, 2013.
We take this opportunity to thank you for your attention
and support to this recruitment initiative.
With
regards,
___________________________________________
Ms.
Priyanka Sharma
Strategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd.
1/1B,
Choudhary Hetram House, Bharat Nagar
New Friends Colony, New Delhi 110
025
Phones:
011-2684-2162; 41011564; 41011565
Email: tae...@sams.co.in
JOB
DESCRIPTION
Technical Advisor- Education, Plan India, New
Delhi
1.
POSITION VACANT: Technical
Advisor- Education
(TAE),
Plan
India,
New Delhi
2. BACKGROUND:
Plan India (PI), a client of
Strategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd. (SAMS), is a part of Plan
International, one of the world's largest child centred community
development organizations. Deeply committed to the principles of equality and
rights, Plan is focused on developing the capacity of civil society,
enabling them to meet their needs and replicate successful models that have
worked.
PI
would
like to recruit a motivated
education professional to share PI’s
vision of a world in which all children realize their full potential in society
and which respects people’s rights and dignity.
Plan
is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women candidates are encouraged
to apply. Plan’s policies and
procedures reflect the organization’s commitment to child rights and child
protection.
For
further details about Plan India, India, please visit http://planindia.org/
3. JOB DESCRIPTION/ RESPONSIBILITIES:
Reporting to the Senior
Program Manager- Strategy,
the TAE shall provide conceptual, technical
and managerial advice and support for strengthening PI’s child-centered education programs/
projects and further, support internal and external networking at national,
regional and global forums to ensure dissemination and scaling up of good
practices and learning’s.
Key
Responsibilities:
(A) Technical and
Managerial
(1) Supporting Pl and its partners in facilitating
access to quality education (primary and elementary) for all children in Pl’s program areas. This requires
understanding of issues affecting access and reach of education (especially for
vulnerable children, girls in particular), quality education (capacities of
school faculty, teaching-learning processes, learning materials etc.),
engagement of key stakeholders (including children, teachers, community based
groups, school management committees etc.);
(2) Providing expertise for designing, monitoring, evaluation and follow-up of child-centered education interventions in a rights based approach, keeping in mind a holistic approach to programming in education;
(3) Leading and supporting (as applicable) the development of concept notes and grant proposals for donors, corporates and government departments on specific sub domains like violence, gender and protection issues in education;
(4) Contributing to the process of developing strategy, policy and position papers, in line with the latest government policies and programs and PI’s Country Strategic Plan (CSP);
(5) Working closely
with the Research & Evaluation Team in monitoring and evaluation, analysis
and review of programs and documenting lessons and experiences, to improve
program quality and impact.
(B) Institutional and
Staff Development
(1) Undertaking
measures to map capacities and build a plan to provide support to PI staff and partners, as required, for
enhancing the quality of programs;
(2) Undertaking regular program reviews and audits with other members of the Program Strategy and Policy Team;
(3) Promoting and
practicing mutual organizational learnings and sharing of information, case
studies and ideas, as well as experiences, on education.
(C)
Representation
(1) Representing PI on education to civil society,
networks, government bodies, research institutions, universities and
international organizations in India and in other PIan countries;
(2) Developing and enhancing PI’s involvement in education networks, to improve access to quality of education in India, especially for the most marginalized communities;
(3) Supporting PI’s advocacy efforts on access to
quality education in India, especially education of girls and on other education
campaigns, as required from time to time.
4.
QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND
COMPETENCIES:
Qualifications:
Applicants
must possess a Masters Degree in Education/ Sociology/ Social Sciences/
Development Studies and/ or any related field, from a reputed
institute.
Experience:
(1) At
least eight years of ‘full time’ experience in education-focused development
work (primary and secondary levels of education), preferably along with
experience of child rights based programming;
(2) Must have an understanding of the values, opportunities and limitations of key flagship programs/ schemes of Government of India (SSA, Right to Education Act, etc.) and the various entitlements for children, programs at scale or innovative programs of other development agencies, including multilateral agencies;
(3) Extensive understanding and experience of development issues affecting education and children in India, particularly with respect to hardest to reach children (girls, children with disability, street children, HIV infected and socially marginalized, in rural and urban contexts) is required;
(4) Experience of advancing continuation of secondary education, especially among girls, education in emergencies, inclusive education approaches, etc., is desirable;
(5)
Demonstrated strengths in networking, along with established linkages with
government departments, research institutions, NGOs, knowledge and policy
networks, youth networks, etc. in the field of
education.
Skills:
(1)
Ability to effectively communicate ideas;
(2) Excellent networking and negotiation skills;
(3) Strong coaching and mentoring abilities;
(4) Sensitivity to working in a culturally diverse organization and region;
(5) Excellent documentation skills, with fluency in writing, reading and speaking both English and Hindi;
(6) Proficiency in the use of computers and MS Office applications;
(7) Ability to work independently and take initiatives;
(8) Ability to perform multiple tasks and deliver consistently on deadlines.
(9) Ability and
willingness to undertake travel within India upto 30% of
time.
5.
COMPENSATION OFFERED:
Gross annual remuneration
budgeted for the position is attractive. Offers shall be commensurate with the
qualifications, experience and salary history, of the selected
candidate.
6.
LOCATION:
The position will be
based at PI’s Country Office at New
Delhi.
7.
REFERENCE:
TAE-PI
8.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Ms.
Priyanka Sharma, Senior Consultant
Strategic Alliance Management Services P
Ltd.
1/1B, Choudhary Hetram House, Bharat Nagar
New Friends Colony, New
Delhi 110 025
Email: tae...@sams.co.in
9.
LAST DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:
Eligible
candidates interested in this position are requested apply to tae...@sams.co.in
with a cover letter, discussing their interest in and suitability for the
position, along with an updated resume, giving details of three references,
current cost to organisation and expected compensation, by or
before August 25, 2013. For further details please visit our
website www.sams.co.in.
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