| Type of role | Teaching and education |
| Location | Cambodia |
| Application Closing Date | |
| Interview date | ASAP |
| Start date | NA |
| Mode of delivery | Working at project location |
VSO is the world’s leading international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty. Working in 24 countries around the world, our unique role in international development is to place committed volunteers with carefully selected organisations where their skills can have the greatest impact. As a VSO volunteer you’ll live and work in some of the world’s poorest communities. By sharing your unique skills and experience you’ll help generate new ideas and new ways of doing things, helping the communities you work in lift themselves out of poverty. We’re not about delivering quick fixes, but instead we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change, that will impact generations to come. Join us as a VSO volunteer and help us work towards our vision of a world without poverty.
Role overview
Working at project location – In this role, you will provide on-site support in the project location and/or VSO office, (full-time unless otherwise specified) for a set period of time.
This role needs someone who is a CAMBODIAN
NATIONAL. Non-national applicants will automatically receive an
application declined email.
The Teacher Education Advisor at NIE will provide training to core
trainers and on-the-job coaching support to personnel of the National
Institute of Education. This coaching will be about the new Science,
Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) curriculum for grades 10-12,
and on inclusive/learner-centred instruction and assessment including
the use of ICT in education. There will be two Teacher Training Advisors
at national level working as a team: one national and one international
advisor, with slightly different responsibilities. Both will be based
at the Pedagogical Research Centre at NIE in Phnom Penh. They will work
in close cooperation with KAPE and other VSO volunteer advisors who work
at the NIE and GSED on the same project.
This on-the-job technical assistance means demand-led capacity development of NIE and GSED personnel in the following areas:
• The new Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) curriculum;
• Inclusive and learner-centred instruction and assessment, including
the use of ICT in education, 21st century library services, and
project-based learning;
• Sensitization on Career Guidance and Counselling and school-industry partnerships with the private sector;
• Leading the design of the programme for the professional development of teachers;
• Planning, costing, and delivering the programme for the professional
development of teachers that comprises a blend of face-to-face training,
on-the-job support and self-learning;
• Coordination, monitoring and evaluation of regional activities related to the professional development of teachers;
• Effective collaboration, communication and knowledge sharing, and the
facilitation thereof, with and between project stakeholders at national,
regional and school levels.
The Teacher Training Advisor at national level will be based at NIE in
Phnom Penh, but is expected to conduct occasional field visits to the
regional “hubs” and to some of the 50 Upper Secondary Schools within the
region
Skills, qualifications and experience
Competencies and Behaviour:
Minimum Education Background
• Bachelor’s degree in Education and/or Development studies
Essential work experience/skills:
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in education and/or development
• Knowledge of effective teaching methods
• Experience in facilitating the professional development of others
• Experience in ongoing consultation and involvement of stakeholders
• Experience in delivering expected outputs in challenging contexts with short deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Khmer and English
• Confidence to represent VSO in official meetings with partners
• Excellent skills in building effective work relationships built on trust and mutual accountability.
• Excellent coordination- and planning skills with experience of delivering results under high pressure.
Desirable:
• Experience of working within the fields of social inclusion, gender, social accountability and resilience
At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether
you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your
own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an
assessment based on these core competencies:
• Ability to be open minded and respectful
• Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
• Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
• Ability to seek and share knowledge
Equal Opportunities
VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.
Allowance
As a VSO volunteer, you will be sharing your skills with local
communities on a full time basis. VSO will cover your travel,
vaccinations, accommodation, and medical insurance costs, along with a
local living allowance which will be paid in local currency. This
allowance meets reasonable living expenses in country, but will not be
enough to send money home. You will also receive some financial support
to contribute to your on-going expenses at home.
Accommodation
VSO works with some of the poorest communities in the world which means accommodation varies and will be basic.
Some background about VSO
Much has changed since VSO started 60 years ago. We’ve gone from being a
UK charity to a truly global development organisation. In 2016/2017
alone, we worked with over 7,000 volunteers from all over the world and
from all backgrounds to deliver services that had an impact on the lives
of almost 2.6 million people in the 24 countries where we work. Our
programmes focus on the areas of health, education and livelihoods, with
an increasing emphasis on resilience building, social accountability,
gender and social inclusion. We believe progress is only possible when
we work together and that strong partnerships are crucial to delivering
positive change. That’s why we work with over 500 partner organisations,
from local and national governments, to businesses, NGOs, funders,
charities and community groups. Currently, over 30% of our people are
recruited from within the country in which they work, and we continue to
grow the share of community and national volunteers involved in our
programmes. We also send increasing numbers of volunteers from one
developing country to another. However, our vision has remained the
same; to build a world without poverty.
Moreinfo: https://www.vsointernational.org/volunteering/professional
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