Programme Coordinator Consultancy - Teaching for Success

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Terms of Reference for Full-time Programme Coordinator

Context

British Council for Syria is seeking a full-time programme coordinator to support the delivery of the Teaching for Success programme

Teaching for Success is an online continuing professional development (CPD) programme for Syrian primary school teachers that is designed building on our experience in a) providing needs-based teacher training through innovative and digital delivery modalities with participatory and user-friendly platforms and b) creating online communities of practice for Syrian teachers for knowledge exchange and peer to peer learning to communicate and break the isolation.

The programme will target 300 primary school teachers in Syria working in both formal and informal settings to improve their capacity to deliver quality teaching using learner centered pedagogies.

Main Duties:

Teaching for Success Management Support

• Manage communication for x of teachers’ WhatsApp groups (in Arabic).
• Draft messages in Arabic to teachers for deadline reminders and course assignments.
• Conduct phone calls with teachers and follow up on attendance when needed.
• Regularly update teachers’ internal data sheet.
• Conduct regular follow up meetings with two local partners.
• Support teachers’ registration and navigation on the Teaching for Success platform.

Procurement and Finance

• Manage grant reconciliations. This includes conversations with several partners, revision of reconciliation documentation, audit of receipts and sign off from programme manager.
• Manage the preparation and delivery of off system payments to necessary recipients.
• Support the programme manager in preparing payments and collecting necessary documents.

Skills and Experience

The profile of the applicant(s) should be self-motivated, well-organised and passionate about technology and supporting teachers. They also must meet the following requirements:

• At least 1 year experience in a similar role. Proven track record in general office administration.
• Good knowledge of remote delivery models and fragile contexts.
• Good knowledge of British Council’s programmes and processes.
• Good communication skills.
• Excellent command of English and Arabic (spoken and written).

Equality Statement

The British Council is committed to a policy of equality and to valuing diversity and is keen to reflect the diversity of the societies in which we work at every level within the organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We aim to abide by and promote equality legislation by following both the letter and the spirit of it to avoid unjustified discrimination, recognising discrimination as a barrier to equality of opportunity, inclusion and human rights. All staff worldwide are required to ensure their behaviour is consistent with our policies. 
The British Council has Disability Confident Employer Status. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. Applicants are encouraged to highlight any specific requirements or adjustments needed to enable participation in the recruitment process.

The British Council is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults who we work with.

We believe that all children and adults everywhere in the world deserve to live in safe environments and have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse, maltreatment and exploitation as set out in article 19, UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) 1989.

Appointment to positions where there is direct involvement with vulnerable groups will be dependent on thorough checks being completed; these will include qualification checks, reference checks, identity & criminal record checks in line with legal requirements and with the British Council’s Safeguarding policies for Adults and Children.

Intersted applicants are requested to send their CVs along with a supporitng statement to Rizk, Nancy (Lebanon) <[email protected]>