NATIONAL ICT INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
Location: Kigali with frequent field trips
Deadline for submitting the application: 06/03/2024
Start date: 01/05/2024
Contract type: Local staff employment contract
Contract term (months): 24 months
- BACKGROUND
The “Digital Skills for Quality TVET in Rwanda” project – RWA/027 aims to contribute to Rwanda’s ambition to improve the quality of vocational education, thereby advancing socio-economic development of the country. Current vocational training is not adequately adapted to economic realities and labour market needs. Furthermore, the Covid-19 crisis revealed the lack of effective e-learning facilities and digital pedagogical and didactic skills among TVET teachers. The RWA/027 project aims to lay the foundation for a modern future with more blended learning in TVET in Rwanda. To achieve this, it focuses on the following three areas of intervention:
- Infrastructure at TVET schools
- Capacities of TVET teachers
- Education Management Information System (EMIS) and data collection
The ambitions of the project perfectly align with Luxembourg’s general Development Cooperation strategy “Road to 2030” which aims to contribute to the eradication of all forms of poverty and the promotion of economic, social, and environmental sustainability. In particular, the project will contribute to:
- Improving access to quality basic social services, especially education;
- Enhancing the socio-economic integration of women and youth by supporting the strengthening of vocational training systems, specifically with regards to ICT and their alignment with local labour market needs;
- Promoting inclusive and sustainable growth, by enabling ICT solutions and reliable data as catalysts for innovative and inclusive growth and development;
- Strengthening inclusive governance, by promoting participation of stakeholders in every step, and using evidence for decision-making.
The project will run for two years from 2024 to 2025, with a budget of 5 000 000 EUR.
- OBJECTIVES
The National Technical Assistant will be part of the Project Coordination Office (PCO). He/she will support the CTA in implementing certain activities related to his/her areas of expertise.
- RESPONSABILITIES
- Contribute to the planning of support activities under result 1 of the project, which aims to ensure that technical secondary schools (TSS) are ready for blended learning in terms of connectivity, equipment, and maintenance;
- Ensure correct preparation, implementation, and monitoring of support activities under result 1:
- Support selected schools in assessing their needs for infrastructure, in terms of devices, systems, and connectivity, to implement successful blended learning;
- Support selected schools in buying and installing the required soft and hardware;
- Support selected schools in developing models for efficient and sustainable infrastructure use and maintenance.
- Liaise and collaborate closely with the focal points from Rwanda TVET Board (RTB) and the management staff of the targeted TSS;
- Follow emerging initiatives of other DPs related to connectivity, equipment, and maintenance of hard and soft infrastructure in TSS and actively pursue synergies.
- PROFILE
Education and/or experience – mandatory or desirable
- Master’s degree in education, educational technology, information technology, or related fields;
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in educational technology solutions, technology infrastructure acquisition, installation and maintenance, connectivity standards, etc.;
- Proven experience in collaborating with educational authorities and school management;
- Proven experience in device management and maintenance;
- Familiarity with blended learning models and an understanding of the infrastructure requirements for successful blended learning is considered an asset.
N.B. suspensive clause: this recruitment is launched before the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding of the Project. No contract can be concluded without the signature of this agreement.
How to apply:
Please apply via our website: https://careers.luxdev.lu/job-invite/1463/
Deadline: 06th March 2024 at 04:00 pm
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