Ed Tech Manager at Camara Education Ltd

Camara Education Kenya’s (CKE) EdTech Manager oversees the educational quality & training and the monitoring & evaluation activities. Working alongside the Camara Kenya Country Lead, the EdTech Manager (1) Supervises and co-ordinates the technical and educational training teams; (2) Develops educational content and/or training programmes to meet the needs of all we serve; (3) Drives monitoring & evaluation activities within Kenya; (4) Contributes to achieving Camara Education Kenya’s strategic objectives; (5) Supports in recruitment and training of additional staff within the educational and training team and (6) Works closely with the CEL team to ensure education initiatives are in line with the Camara Education Training Policy.

Responsibilities

• Work in collaboration with  Country Manager on the design and implementation of educational solutions to meet the needs of Kenyan students
• Plans, coordinates and reports on the overall implementation of all training activities for both projects and social enterprise
• Develop and roll out teacher training programmes around coding in line with the new Kenyan coding curriculum
• Take lead in Monitoring & Evaluation activities within the organisation to measure the impact of CKE’s projects. 
• Develop relevant courses and update existing ones to meet training needs in accordance with Camara Education Training Policy
• Market and Manage Camara Kenya’s online training platforms - Camara Learning Academy and Camara Learning Studio.  
• Supervises training officers engaged within Camara Kenya including their recruitment, induction, coordination and day to day management including their continuous professional development.  
• Monitor progress towards the objectives and intended outputs pertaining to teacher education using routine data, spot checks, observation, and other methodologies. 
• Provide regular written and verbal reports on education activities to the supervisor and senior management, partners and donors.
• Identify internal training needs and tools for CKE educational and technical training teams 
• Keep an up-to-date inventory of all digital learning equipment in schools
• Support data collection, review and analysis of information to support research and needs assessment
• Maintain necessary documentation for system maintenance and follow up appropriate maintenance contracts for all ICT equipment.
• Contribute towards the continued development and piloting of  Camara’s learning platforms including sourcing, reviewing and alignment of relevant educational resources and  digital content
• Conduct research on teaching / learning technologies especially those relevant for integration of ICT in education in the context of Kenya Education System

Key Competencies:

• Ability to communicate and maintain high professionalism
• Good interpersonal skills, with ability to support other staff members 
• Ability to prioritise, organise and manage a large and diverse workload under pressure.
• Ability to work and contribute as a team member in systems implementations.
• Willingness to work outside regular office hours including weekends when needed
• Demonstrate ability to recruit, train, manage and motivate a team
• Extensive knowledge and experience in use of educational softwares and platforms 
• Passion for ICT integration into  teaching and learning
• Good teaching skills and mastery of the Kenyan National Curriculum
• Good understanding of the primary and secondary school contexts.
• Proficiency with Ubuntu and Microsoft computer applications
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili

Job requirements:

• University degree in Education with ICT; advanced degree preferred.
• Four (4)  years of relevant professional experience working with ICT in Education,  at least 2 of which within a management or supervisory role.
• Experience working with international NGO, civil society and donors
• In depth knowledge and skills in Coding with ability to develop training modules and resources for teacher capacity development which will support integration of the new coding curriculum.
• Demonstrated experience engaging with and developing relationships with the Ministry of Education, TSC, County Governments and other key stakeholders.
• Good knowledge and understanding of a range of technologies to support learning and teaching including experience in the development and design of e-learning platforms
• Up to date knowledge of best practices in accessibility, user-centred, universal and mobile learning platforms and resources.
• Ability to quickly learn new technologies and evaluate their potential in terms of application to learning and teaching
• Excellent communication and reporting skills- both written and verbal
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of planning, collating and analysing data and information for  M&E and reporting
• Commitment to values and ethos of Camara Education
• Experience working under limited supervision

Camara Education Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer and is committed to having the best possible people working with us. We will ensure fair and equal opportunities for all potential and existing employees.