Teach For Nepal is an education movement with the vision to provide quality education to all children by transforming exceptional Nepalese university graduates and young professionals into inspirational teachers in classrooms and lifelong leaders. TFN invests in its Alumni post-Fellowship to sustain their leadership growth towards an Alumni Movement of collective leadership for systemic change in education in Nepal.

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Program Manager

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Basic Job Information

Job Category	:	NGO / INGO / Social work
Job Level	:	mid
No. of Vacancy/s	:	[ 2 ]
Job Location	:	Lalitpur
Offered Salary	:	None
Apply Before(Deadline)	:	Feb. 15, 2013 00:00 (11 years, 2 months ago)

Job Specification

Education Level	:	Graduate (Masters)
Experience Required	:	Not Required

Other Specification

Minimum of three years experience in teaching English/Math/Science in secondary school, preferably in public/community schools or experience in training teachers.
An ideal candidate would also have working experience in/with rural communities, with good insights into public education systems and the challenges and opportunities of low-income, under-resourced government school.
Knowledge of pedagogies, learning theories and teaching tools and techniques.
Strong computer competency in Word, Excel, and Power Point.
Ability and willingness to travel frequently in Teach for Nepal target placement schools/communities.
Work with Recruitment and Selection team to devise best selection criteria and identify the best candidates for the Fellowship Program.
Support other aspects of the program when required.

Job Description

Hold Fellows accountable for students making academic and non-academic achievement in classrooms,
Plan and coordinate professional development trainings for Fellows,
Provide support to Fellows who are struggling to meet their fellowship commitments,
Observe the classes to understand classroom issues and have follow-up conversations to plan and strategize for immediate improvement,
Conduct training workshops at the Training Institute and ongoing professional development training series,
Work with school management and teachers to integrate Fellowship Program into school improvement plan. Support schools in professional development, teachers development policy, and/or training when requested,
Collaborate and work with school management team, other schoolteachers, and school resource persons in the local area,
Guide and support Fellows as they design and implement community projects,
Provide regular progress updates to the Director of Training and Support on issues that arise, such as retention risk and Fellows struggling in classroom in order to assist in the improvement of training and support systems,
Spend time analysing stories, notes, feedback from Fellows about the situations happening – reflection on what’s happening in classroom and use it as a guide to create strategies for Fellow improvement,
Collaborate with other program managers across the network to share best practices that can enhance the entire cohort as well as connect Fellows to resources in order to develop solutions to their instructional challenges,
Actively engage in weekly training team meetings: providing feedback from fellows on â€¨what’s happening in classrooms/schools and finding solutions to help them,
Aggregate common themes among fellows in group and discuss with training team on broader â€¨approaches,
Pro-actively identify psychological and adjustment related challenges of the Fellows and provide support & guidance.