[GamChix] The World Bank is seeking two people to work on edtech initiatives around the world (full time positions, not consultancies

Tue Oct 16 13:42:58 PDT 2018

FYI

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. *These
are full time positions (i.e. not consultancies):*

   - Education Technology Specialist (5 years’ experience) -
   https://goo.gl/zhjk7u
   - Senior Education Technology Specialist (8+ years’ experience) -
   https://goo.gl/kBPizn

These people will work as part of a small, dynamic, fast-paced ‘edtech’
team led by Mike Trucano [https://goo.gl/ERi7XY] and Bob Hawkins [
https://goo.gl/3uZ64y], 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.

*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.*

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.

Please feel free to circulate these announcements across your networks, and
encourage people to re-post them.

   - Here is a related tweet:
   https://twitter.com/WBedutech/status/1050065784100331520

*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. *

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.)

Thanks!

Bob & Mike

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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:

   - Senior Education Technology Specialist - https://goo.gl/kBPizn
   - Education Technology Specialist - https://goo.gl/zhjk7u

The closing date for applications is 28 October 2018.

*More information on these positions, including how to apply, is available
below.*

Background information:

   - The World Bank’s work related to the use of new technologies in
   education:http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/edutech +
   https://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/
   - The World Bank’s work in education:
   https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/education
   - The World Bank’s work in technology:
   https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/digitaldevelopment/overview
   - About the World Bank: http://www.worldbank.org/en/about/what-we-do

*Senior Education Technology Specialist | The World Bank*

https://worldbankgroup.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=707&site=1

The Senior Education Technology Specialist is expected to:

   1. 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.
   2. 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.
   3. 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;
   4. 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.
   5. 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.
   6. 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.
   7. 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.
   8. 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.

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.

*Education Technology Specialist | The World Bank*

https://worldbankgroup.csod.com/ats/careersite/JobDetails.aspx?id=706&site=1

*Roles & Responsibilities:-*

The Education Technology Specialist is expected to:

   1. 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.
   2. 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.
   3. 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;
   4. 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.
   5. 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.
   6. 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.
   7. 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.
   8. 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.
   9. 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.
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