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Job Title: Teaching Associate ESC
Organisation: Fundi Bots
Duty Station: Mpigi, Uganda
About Organisation:
Fundi Bots was started in 2011 by Solomon King Benge as a hobby/passion project to help students understand science through robotics. Fundi Bots promotes improved, practical science education in African schools and communities through the provision of hands-on skills and project-based training, with a strong focus on rural and underprivileged regions and a push for equitable inclusion for girls.
Job Summary: The ESC TA will play a pivotal role in supporting our Enhanced Science Curriculum project in Primary schools. This role involves various responsibilities related to the preparation phase and implementation of the Enhanced Science Curriculum in schools.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Gather feedback from teachers and students on the curriculum’s usability, effectiveness and relay this information to the Fundi @School leadership team for continuous improvement.
- Foster positive relationships and collaboration with schools and teachers to ensure a smooth implementation of the ESC rollout.
- Proactively identify and report on, address any challenges or issues that may arise during the rollout, seeking creative solutions to overcome obstacles.
- Generate and submit bi weekly reports to their senior associate supervisor.
- Maintain clear and effective communication with the ESC team, school administrators and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and transparency.
- Continuously assess the curriculum rollout strategy and suggest improvements or adjustments as needed to improve its impact.
- Organize and prepare learning materials, ensuring they are ready for use in classroom lessons.
- Monitor and maintain the inventory of learning materials within the respective supported school.
- Facilitate the delivery of tools to designated schools on behalf of Fundi Bots.
- Assemble teaching aids and pack tools for efficient delivery.
- Assess the suitability of the teacher and learner manuals for the teachers and learners respectively.
- Collect school timetables and deliver them to regional office premises or administrator emails.
- Support in tool development as requested by the Tool development team.
- Contribute to the design of innovative teaching tools for school use.
- Participate in session simulations as scheduled.
Monitoring and Evaluation
- Collect and Validate School/Class Enrolment, Attendance, and Dropout Data: Actively participate in the collection and validation of data related to school and class enrolment, attendance, and dropout rates for the Learning Outcomes measurement.
- Collect Classroom Marks and Evaluate Performance: Participate in the collection of classroom marks (internal assessments) to derive correlations between performance and learning gains in science and other subjects. While our primary focus remains on science, evaluating learner performance across all subjects will enable us to draw meaningful comparisons and insights.
- Administer Fundi Bots Internal Surveys: Participate in the collection of Fundi Bots internal surveys, including Baseline and Endline surveys, aimed at assessing the performance of Fundi Bots interventions.
- Coordinate Collection of District Mock and PLE National Examinations: Coordinate the collection of District Mock and PLE national examination results at the school level to facilitate the analysis of student learning gains.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
Education:
- A degree or diploma in science education (Primary)
- A degree in Education (Physics) is preferred
- Successful completion of Physics at the O-level is essential.
Experience:
- A background in education is crucial.
- At least one year of previous work experience is required.
- Basic ICT skills are necessary.
- A proven track record of working effectively with children is highly valued.
Skills:
- Exceptional communication skills.
- Resilience to overcome challenges.
- Strong collaboration skills to work effectively within a team.
- Outstanding organizational skills to manage materials and activities efficiently.
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below
Deadline: 15th October 2024
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