Re-advertise: Junior advisor for E-Learning in TVET

Job Profile

A.   Required Qualifications, Competencies and Knowledge

Formal Education

University degree in social science or education

Experience

At least 3 years of working experience in the field of TVET or skills development (minimum requirement)

At least 1 year of working experience in the field of E-Learning (minimum requirement)

Knowledge of the competency-based approach (preferred requirement)

Working experience in Lebanon with NGOs or development projects (minimum requirement)

Working experience with GIZ administrative system and regulation is considered an advantage

Experience in a multicultural working environment is considered an advantage

Other Qualifications

Fluency in the English language (minimum requirement).

Fluency in the Arabic language (minimum requirement).

Fluency in the French language (preferred requirement).

Excellent communication and presentation skills (minimum requirement/compulsory).

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Excel, Outlook) or equivalent open source packages (minimum requirement).

Excellent office administration, organizational and self-drive skills

High standards of confidentiality and loyalty

Reliable, accurate, consistent, persistent, and easy going

Ability to work efficiently in a team

Sound reporting skills

Willingness to travel nationally

Reliable, accurate, consistent and easy going and able to work in stressful environment

B.   Responsibilities

The Jr. Advisor for E-Learning will support:

The development of e-learning lessons of technical theoretical subjects of the BT “Mechanical Maintenance of Manufacturing Machines” and the TS “Health Inspection and Food Safety”

The revision of the e-learning lessons of technical theoretical subjects of the BT “Mechanical Maintenance of Manufacturing Machines” and the TS “Health Inspection and Food Safety”

The enhancement of the capacities to develop lessons of technical theoretical subjects in E-learning modality

The enhancement of the capacities to deliver e-learning lessons of technical theoretical subjects to students of TVET

Development and implementation of a tablet lending/library system in the partner schools

The follow-up of all the administrative procedures related to the implementation of the E-Learning lessons in the DGVTE technical schools according to DGVTE, BMZ and GIZ administrative regulations and requirements, in particular:

assuring smooth communication with the DGVTE staff to pass administrative approvals

assuring smooth communication with the school directors to get needed data to follow-up with the administrative requirements

B.   Tasks

General Duties

The Jr. Advisor:

assists the Technical advisor for E-Learning to prepare the plan, the budget and the reporting of the implementation of E-Learning activities

Procurement

The Jr. Advisor in coordination with the project Jr. admin specialist and admin. Assistant and the Technical advisor for E-Learning supports:

the preparation of contracts, monitors their fulfilment, and initiates payments

the proper finalization of supply and service contracts

in the monitoring of the availability of supplies / inventory and performs procurement-related activities up to the specified guideline amount 

in receiving and verifying the delivered materials

Planning and implementing E-Learning in TVET

The Jr. Advisor supports in the:

selection and training of teachers to become content developers of e-learning lessons on the Authoring Software Articulate 360 and other development tools

the revision/updating of content of current technical theoretical lessons in both programmes (in line with newly developed TPs/CBTs) together with the content developers

review and evaluation the e-lessons developed by selected teachers

identification of solutions for challenges faced by students while completing the e- lessons

identification of solutions for challenges faced by tutors while monitoring, at distance, the learning progress of students

collection of students’ and teachers’ data to create accounts in Moodle learning management system (maybe Learning passport by Microsoft)

identification of solutions for technical aspects of the learning management systems

coordination of logistics related to the set-up and distribution of IT tools to students and tutors

retention of the relation with other organizations developing and implementing e-learning in TVET in Lebanon

follow-up all the administrative procedures related to the implementation of E-Learning in the DGVTE technical schools partnering with the project according to DGVTE and GIZ administrative regulations and requirements, in particular:

assuring smooth communication with the DGVTE staff to pass administrative approvals

assuring smooth communication with the school directors to get needed data to follow up with the administrative requirements

Training monitoring and Reporting

The Jr. Advisor:

develops evaluation tools to monitor the E-Learning effectiveness, as well to assess the impact of the delivered online courses

collects all information (beneficiary lists, registration forms, and others) and ensures data entry and centralization of all information gathered in the field for reporting

collects case studies and success stories, documents all lessons learned and best practices

develops and maintains databases for content developers, tutors, etc.

Human Resources

The Jr. Advisor supports the Technical advisor for E-Learning in:

drafting ToRs for STEs and requests for approval of STEs to be submitted to the DGVTE

following up on the requests sent to the DG, and monitoring the timeframe for receiving the approvals

monitoring the implementation of the contracts, in terms of working days for local STEs, assures that all the deliverables requested in the ToR are accomplished

producing monthly reports based on info (excel timesheets) provided by

producing reports on working days used by STEs

Other Duties/Additional Tasks

The Jr. Advisor:

 provides simple translations (Arabic-English; English-Arabic as required)

Project Background:

The project "Improving the Quality and Attractiveness of Vocational Education and Training in Lebanon" aims to increasingly align vocational education and training in sectors with sustainable employment potentials with the needs of the Lebanese economy.

Emphasis is placed on improving the partnership between vocational training institutions and the private sector, strengthening human resource capacity in vocational training institutions, and developing practice-oriented training programs. The target groups of the project are young people, unemployed and underemployed adults who want to improve their employment prospects through qualifications relevant to the labor market.

The implementing partner is the Directorate General for Vocational and Technical Education (DGVTE), which lacks capacity at various levels to involve the private sector in vocational education and training. This concerns curriculum development, teacher training and the expansion of practical elements in teaching. The project's advisory approach includes establishing and advising coordination bodies with representatives of the state vocational training sector and company representatives at the macro and steering levels, piloting cooperation models between vocational training institutions and the private sector, systematic human resources development in public vocational training institutions and testing competency-based, modularized training programs.

Working place:

Dekwaneh