Curriculum Developer / Specialist
CAP Youth Empowerment Institute Kenya, supported by MasterCard Foundation, is established to provide Basic Employability Skills Training (BEST) for disadvantaged youth with particular focus on women to get equitable, qualitative learning and access to promising labour market oriented opportunities, savings and credit that support their pathways to safe and positive futures.
The key purpose of the organization is to assist 10,000 disadvantaged youth to make informed choices, develop labour-market oriented employability skills and access job placements, savings and enterprise development support.
About the position Successful candidate will be based at CAP offices in Westland’s.
He/she will be in charge of designing, developing, reviewing and implementing curriculums in CAP centers.
Successful candidate will also evaluate the current curriculums and make the necessary changes in line with the Kenyan job market.
The position entails 50% office work and 50% field work.
Job Responsibilities
- Design
and Develop Curriculum Content, Training Materials, Training Modules and
Teaching Aids;
- Developing
Curricula to be used by Training Facilitators and Participants.
- Standardizing
Training Materials and Content.
- Working
Closely with Trainers in CAP Centre’s to Design and Roll out Curriculum
that provides students with high quality Education.
- Stay
current with curricular trends
- Research
new and innovative curriculum practices.
- Assists
and coordinates curriculum alignment processes for CAP schools.
- Research,
evaluate, and prepare recommendations on curricula, instructional methods,
and materials for school systems.
- Recommend,
order, or authorize purchase of instructional materials, supplies,
equipment, and visual aids designed to meet student educational needs.
- Develop
tests, questionnaires, and procedures that measure the effectiveness of
curricula, and use these tools to determine whether program objectives are
being met.
- Observe
work of teaching staff to evaluate performance, and to recommend changes
that could strengthen teaching skills.
- Develop
instructional materials to be used by educators and instructors.
Competencies
Required:
- Knowledge
of curriculum design.
- Ability
to meet deadlines and handle diverse tasks simultaneously using
prioritization.
- Strong
oral and written communication skills.
- Strong
interpersonal, leadership, and motivational skills.
- Excellent
Presentation skills.
- Dynamism,
creativity and flexibility.
- Strong
knowledge of instructional systems design and adult learning theory.
- Enthusiasm
to work towards empowering youths.
- Great
understanding of the current requirements, trends and Gaps of human
capital and develop curriculums that will produce talents and skills to
fill those Gaps.
Requirements
- Deeper
understanding of Kenyan curriculum.
- Must
possess the right skills, knowledge and attitude.
- Teaching
experience is a must have requirement.
- Bachelor’s
Degree in Education or related field.
- Demonstrated
experience developing curriculum, preferably in the Kenyan education
sector.
- Ability
to work independently with minimal supervision, while ensuring that
project deliverables are on track according to the organization’s
identified needs.
To
express interest in this opportunity, send your CV to hrcapyei@gmail.com by
20th December 2012.
Candidates
are required to quote on the cover letter their current/past remuneration and
the expected remuneration.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.