Ethiopian Facilitators, English and Digital for Girls Education (EDGE) at British Council

British Council

Position: Ethiopian Facilitators, English and Digital for Girls Education (EDGE)

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Addis Abeba - Ethiopia

Salary: Fees & Expenses - 7,100.00 ETB (Seven thousand one hundred birr per day) daily rate (7.5 hours)

Posted date: 1 week ago

Deadline: Submition date is over

Company: British Council

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide.

We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications.

Working with people in over 200 countries and territories, we are on the ground in more than 100 countries. In 2021–22 we reached 650 million people.

Background & Context

A brief introduction to the British Council

We support peace and prosperity by building connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and countries worldwide. We uniquely combine the UK’s deep expertise in arts and culture, education and the English language, our global presence, and relationships in over 100 countries, our unparalleled access to young people and influencers and our creative sparkle. We work directly with individuals to help them gain the skills, confidence, and connections to transform their lives and shape a better world in partnership with the UK. We support them to build networks and explore creative ideas, to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. We work with governments and our partners in the education, English language, and cultural sectors in the UK and globally. Working together we make a bigger difference creating benefits for millions of people all over the world.

Background to the Programme

English for Girls’ Education is our work with girls who are out of school or living in socio-economically disadvantaged or isolated communities, where language is often a barrier to girls’ education. Our work in this area provides adolescent girls with opportunities to learn English and other core skills such as digital literacy and to discuss social issues that affect their lives. This work is designed to empower girls, provide agency, and voice, and enable them to make more informed life choices in the future. The programme has been implemented and succussed in Southeast Asia countries like Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Ethiopia.

Objectives of English for Girls' Education

The programme's primary objective is to address gender equality issues and empower women and girls, particularly those who are marginalised. The British Council is committed to reducing gender disparities globally, and the programme aims to reduce barriers to gender equality by working with partners to ensure that everyone can reach their full potential. The programme's focus on building the resilience of adolescent girls is particularly important in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the negative impacts of climate change, both of which disproportionately affect women and girls.

English for Girls' Education Core Activity

English for Girls’ Education builds on our tried and tested English and Digital for Girls’ Education (EDGE) programme approach in South Asia which will form an integral part of the English for Girls’ Education portfolio. EDGE employs evidence-based methodology in girls’ education and empowerment programmes which provide a low-cost, scalable way to reach thousands of girls and engage with a large number of parents and community leaders.

The societal value of English and digital skills within the communities and with the girls, alongside the engaging methodology and focus on life skills, has proved a key driver for the programme’s success.

As programme delivery progresses, we seek to expand the English for Girls education portfolio into new countries and contexts. Taking lessons learned from the EDGE projects and looking at how the programme could be adapted for new markets.

Core Activity

The English for Girls’ Education objectives are currently achieved through six interlinked strands of activity:

• Providing adolescent girls with opportunities and resources to develop their English proficiency and life skills.
• Developing Peer Group Leaders (PGLs), building their leadership skills and confidence to facilitate clubs.
• Developing the capacity of trainers to train and support the peer leaders.
• Developing age- and level-appropriate materials for the development of the target skills
• Building trust within the communities to change and develop the perception of the value of girls in the community.

Research and policy dialogue on gender issues, raising awareness of the needs of the target audience.

About the role:

The training facilitator will:

Deliver agreed activities to support the positioning and implementation of the EDGE (English and Digital for Girls Education). These will include:

• Providing English, Digital (IT), and social skills training for selected Peer Group Leaders (PGLs) and teachers from selected high schools in different regions in Ethiopia.
• Supporting the implementation of the EDGE programme through expert advice, follow-up up and support at the local level,
• Demonstrating excellent training skills during the face-to-face and virtual training sessions,
• Being culturally sensitive whilst facilitating and communicating with the beneficiaries, and in the design and adaption of project materials to meet participant’s needs.
• Ensuring high-quality communication regarding the agreed assignments with all relevant internal and external stakeholders at country or regional levels.
• Demonstrating personal qualities in terms of ability to achieve learning outcomes, ability to listen and communicate appropriately, strength to deliver training effectively in digital,
• media, and the capability to work and communicate with learners in the rural context.
• Providing ongoing support to colleagues with delivery and action planning
• Complete any other duties as assigned.

Expected Output and Deliverables for the Task

The anticipated outputs and deliverables are:

1. Attend planning meetings with the EDGE program delivery team to understand and shape the content of any given assignment (events, workshops, material reviews, research, evaluation)
2. Support and contribute to the EDGE monitoring and evaluation framework by gathering participant feedback on the content, structure, and delivery of the courses and making recommendations for continuous feedback.
3. Follow up remotely with each group of Peer Group Leaders and teachers to support and mentor them in using the resources or through the course by establishing an online community of practice.
4. Ensure high-quality delivery of all the EDGE program assignments (e.g., M&E and follow-up) providing a consistent high-quality experience for all participants in EDGE.
5. Submit reports related to training and updates as requested within one week of completion, capturing how the sessions went, thoughts and ideas, and any best practices that can be shared and recommendations that were suggested,
6. Participate in a debrief to share lessons learned from each task immediately after the session ends.

Timeline

Timeframe and consultancy duration: the period from August 2024 to 31 March 2025.

The successful applicants will be shared with the training schedule well ahead of time. Local travel cost will be covered by the British Council and some weekend work may also be necessary.

Minimum Requirements

Role-specific knowledge and experience:

Essential

• Female teachers fluent in English, Amharic, and other local Ethiopian languages
• University/undergraduate degree in Education and/or any related discipline, specializing in English,
• 2 years of teaching experience,
• Proven ability to contribute to the design and development of PGLs/teacher training courses,
• Experience of running an online community of practice and good at enabling and monitoring school clubs

Desirable

• Experience in moderation of professional development activities for high school students, teachers, and school leaders,
• Good experience in developing Peer Group Leaders (PGLs) and building PGLs leadership skills.

Further Information

Fees & Expenses - 7,100.00 ETB (Seven thousand one hundred birr per day) daily rate (7.5 hours). Any less than a day assignment will be prorated based on the hours worked. For delivery of training, timesheets will be used, and payments made per the number of hours worked including the number of hours for preparation and delivery.

Location – Anywhere in Ethiopia

Reporting and communication: Fasil Negash (Programme Manager – English for Girls Education-Ethiopia), Fasil.Negash@britishcouncil.org

Role holders must have existing rights to live and work in Ethiopia.

Application Process:

Please submit your application to Fasil.Negash@britishcouncil.org with the email subject line: English and Digital for Girls Education Ethiopia: Training Facilitator with the following

• Your CV tailored to the above requirements,
• A cover letter of no more than 250 words outlining why you are interested in this role,
• Two separate letters outlining:
• Your experience in peer group leaders/teachers training (not more than 250 words)
• How you are going to support the peer groups after the training (please provide practical examples – not more than 250 words)
• A sample workshop activity for group leaders/teachers explaining how you would carry out the training.

Submission deadline: 3 July 2024 (23:59 Ethiopian time)

Criteria for evaluation

Applications will be evaluated using the following criteria:

• Overall professional qualifications and experience relevant to the role
• Track record relevant to the role
• Expression of interest and approach in carrying out the role
• Sample Activity