<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_3324360542023946445WordSection1"><div><p class="MsoNormal">FYI <br></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">The World Bank is seeking to hire two people to work on research,
advisory and operational activities with governments around the world,
exploring the effective and appropriate use of information and
communication technologies (“ICTs”) to meet a variety of objectives
related to teaching and learning.<span class="gmail-m_3324360542023946445xapple-converted-space"> </span><i>These are full time positions (i.e. not consultancies):</i></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="gmail-m_3324360542023946445MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Education Technology Specialist (5 years’ experience) - <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><a href="https://goo.gl/zhjk7u" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/zhjk7u</a></span></li><li class="gmail-m_3324360542023946445MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Senior Education Technology Specialist (8+ years’ experience) - <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><a href="https://goo.gl/kBPizn" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/kBPizn</a></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">These people will work as part of a small, dynamic, fast-paced ‘edtech’ team led by Mike Trucano [<a href="https://goo.gl/ERi7XY" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/ERi7XY</a>] and Bob Hawkins [<a href="https://goo.gl/3uZ64y" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/3uZ64y</a>],
in support of a geographically disbursed set of 17 regional World Bank
staff working on large scale education projects with ministries of
education in middle and low income countries around the world.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>If
you know someone with relevant experience looking to work on some of
the world’s toughest educational challenges in some of the most
challenging contexts around the world: This could be her, or his, dream
job.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">More
information is below, as are links to the full job descriptions, and
how to apply. The closing date to apply is 28 October 2018. Please note:
There is no specified salary in the job announcements; salaries will be
determined competitively based on relevant skills and experience.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Please feel free to circulate these announcements across your networks, and encourage people to re-post them.</p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">Here is a related tweet:<span class="gmail-m_3324360542023946445xapple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://twitter.com/WBedutech/status/1050065784100331520" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">https://twitter.com/WBedutech/status/1050065784100331520</span></a></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Please
note that, given the variety of contexts in which we work, we are
especially keen to have a very diverse group of qualified applicants,
and are doing extra outreach to make sure that e.g. we get applicants
from people with backgrounds and characteristics often underrepresented
in recruitments of this sort conducted by institutions headquartered in
the North America and Europe, especially for jobs (like these) that have
a strong focus on technology-related topics. </i></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">One
request: Please DO NOT direct people to write to us directly about
these positions. With this in mind, we would appreciate it if you did
not recirculate this email with e.g. Mike’s email address attached. (He
gets a few hundred emails a day, way more than he can respond to, or
even look at fully, and he shudders to think at what his inbox will look
like if candidates start contacting him with questions about these jobs
-- especially given that, on some days, he gets a dozen unsolicited
inquiries from people looking for jobs.)</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!</p><p class="MsoNormal">Bob & Mike</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">--- --- --- ---</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The
World Bank has just posted two job announcements for people with
‘edtech’ experience, i.e. related to the use of information and
communications technologies (ICTs) in education:</p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">Senior Education Technology Specialist - <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><a href="https://goo.gl/kBPizn" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/kBPizn</a></span></li><li class="MsoNormal">Education Technology Specialist - <span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><a href="https://goo.gl/zhjk7u" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/zhjk7u</a></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal">The closing date for applications is 28 October 2018.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>More information on these positions, including how to apply, is available below.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Background information:</p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal">The World Bank’s work related to the use of new technologies in education:<a href="http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/edutech" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/edutech</span></a><span class="gmail-m_3324360542023946445xapple-converted-space"> </span>+<span class="gmail-m_3324360542023946445xapple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">https://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/</span></a></li><li class="MsoNormal">The World Bank’s work in education:<span class="gmail-m_3324360542023946445xapple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/education" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/education</span></a></li><li class="MsoNormal">The World Bank’s work in technology:<span class="gmail-m_3324360542023946445xapple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/digitaldevelopment/overview" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/digitaldevelopment/overview</span></a></li><li class="MsoNormal">About the World Bank:<span class="gmail-m_3324360542023946445xapple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.worldbank.org/en/about/what-we-do" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">http://www.worldbank.org/en/about/what-we-do</span></a></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Senior Education Technology Specialist | The World Bank</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://worldbankgroup.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=707&site=1" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">https://worldbankgroup.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=707&site=1</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.5pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Courier">The Senior Education Technology Specialist is expected to:</span></p><ol style="margin-top:0in;word-spacing:0px" start="1" type="i"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.5pt;margin-bottom:10.5pt;text-align:justify">Have
strong, demonstrable operational experience (at least 8 years) in the
planning, management and/or implementation of large scale educational
technology projects. Experience working in educational settings in low
and middle-income countries and with public institutions would be ideal,
especially across multiple regions.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.5pt;margin-bottom:10.5pt;text-align:justify">This
experience should be in at least two (and preferably more) of the
following areas: policy development; digital infrastructure for
education; digital skills development; digital learning resources; using
technology to support teachers and/or improve access for disadvantaged
groups; monitoring, evaluation, research and development; digital ethics
and safety.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.5pt;margin-bottom:10.5pt;text-align:justify">Lead
and support knowledge generation, sharing, and learning, the
development of innovative knowledge tools, products and operational
solutions, and work with regional teams of the Education Global Practice
to support the effective adoption (from procurement to deployment) of
EdTech solutions through country programs and projects in education,
informed by good practices and experiences globally;</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.5pt;margin-bottom:10.5pt;text-align:justify">Lead
and provide technical support on EdTech deployment in designated areas
of the World Bank work program, particularly in the design and
implementation of curricula, student assessments, teacher training and
evaluation, and related data analysis, report writing, presentations,
pipeline development, and policy dialogue and quality enhancement.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Lead
and/or support the creation and deployment of knowledge for incubation
of innovative operational solutions in EdTech, with hands on technical
support to regional unit teams in the preparation, approval,
implementation, and evaluation of relevant World Bank projects and
policy advisory in EdTech.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify">Lead
and/or provide significant contributions to global or regional flagship
EdTech initiatives, forge strategic partnerships and alliances to
contribute to World Bank Group corporate knowledge agenda in the
education global practice across regional departments and in
collaboration with relevant World bank global practices and other units
as appropriate.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify">Perform
as appropriate core business functions of the unit, including
management of team members/consultants, budgets and fiduciary oversight
of relevant trust funds supporting the work on EdTech.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify">Oversee
and contribute to the development of policy briefs, the design and
delivery of learning events, workshops and other forms of knowledge
exchange in his/her area of expertise within the World Bank Group and
among member countries and other partners.</li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10pt;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Courier">Liaise
as needed with international partners (including UNESCO, bilateral
agencies and foundations), represent the unit in various for a
(internally and externally), and support resource mobilization in the
area of EdTech.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Education Technology Specialist | The World Bank</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://worldbankgroup.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=706&site=1" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(149,79,114)">https://worldbankgroup.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=706&site=1</span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Roles & Responsibilities:-</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.5pt;margin-left:0.75in;text-align:justify;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Courier">The Education Technology Specialist is expected to:</span></p><ol style="margin-top:0in;word-spacing:0px" start="1" type="i"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.5pt;margin-bottom:10.5pt;text-align:justify">Have
strong, demonstrable operational experience (at least 5 years) in the
planning, management and/or implementation of large scale educational
technology projects. Experience working in educational settings in low
and middle-income countries and with public institutions would be ideal,
especially across multiple regions.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.5pt;margin-bottom:10.5pt;text-align:justify">This
experience should be in at least two (and preferably more) of the
following areas: policy development; digital infrastructure for
education; digital skills development; digital learning resources; using
technology to support teachers and/or improve access for disadvantaged
groups; monitoring, evaluation, research and development; digital ethics
and safety.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.5pt;margin-bottom:10.5pt;text-align:justify">Contribute
to knowledge generation, sharing, and learning, the development of
innovative knowledge tools, products and operational solutions, and work
with regional teams of the Education Global Practice to support the
effective adoption (from procurement to deployment) of EdTech solutions
through country programs and projects in education, informed by good
practices and experiences globally;</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.5pt;margin-bottom:10.5pt;text-align:justify">Provide
technical support on EdTech deployment in designated areas of the World
Bank work program, particularly in the design and implementation of
curricula, student assessments, teacher training and evaluation, and
related data analysis, report writing, presentations, pipeline
development, and policy dialogue and quality enhancement.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">Contribute
to the creation and deployment of knowledge for incubation of
innovative operational solutions in EdTech, with hands on technical
support to regional unit teams in the preparation, approval,
implementation, and evaluation of relevant World Bank projects and
policy advisory in EdTech.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify">Provide
significant contributions to global or regional flagship EdTech
initiatives, forge strategic partnerships and alliances to contribute to
the WBG corporate knowledge agenda in the education GP across regional
departments and in collaboration with relevant Global Practices and
other units as appropriate.<span class="gmail-m_3324360542023946445xapple-converted-space"> </span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify">Perform
as appropriate core business functions of the unit, including
management of team members/consultants, budgets and fiduciary oversight
of relevant trust funds supporting the work on EdTech.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify">Contribute
to the development of policy briefs, the design and delivery of
learning events, workshops and other forms of knowledge exchange in
his/her area of expertise within the WBG and among member countries and
other partners.</li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:10.5pt;margin-bottom:10.5pt;text-align:justify">Liaise
as needed with international partners (including UNESCO, bilateral
agencies and foundations), represent the unit in various for a
(internally and externally), and support resource mobilization in the
area of EdTech.</li></ol><div><br></div><div><br></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div><br>
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