RefuSHE Senior Director of Digital Literacy & Education Innovation Jobs in Kenya
RefuSHE Senior Director of Digital Literacy & Education Innovation Jobs in Kenya
The OpportunityRefuSHE is seeking a dynamic and globally fluent leader to serve as the Sr. Director of Digital Literacy & Education Innovation of RefuSHE Kenya.
This is a new position at RefuSHE and will report directly to RefuSHE Kenya’s Executive Director.
The Sr. Director will be responsible for leading and managing RefuSHE’s new flagship program being launched by RefuSHE in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and Kytabu.
The program aims to develop an E-Learning and Wellness Platform for urban refugees, with a specific emphasis on girls and women.
The candidate should have demonstrated experience in education, Ed-Tech, Instructional Design, and/or Digital Literacy.
They should also have experience working on holistic programming that also includes protection, counseling, case management, and livelihoods development.
The candidate will be leading a team to digitize RefuSHE’s curriculum and trauma-informed approach and will need to have a strong understanding of how to translate pedagogy and counselling methodologies into a digital format to be used by urban refugee girls and young women that is easy to engage with and sets them up for success.
Ideal candidate has a strong educational background, demonstrated technical acumen, advanced teaching skills, and a passion for working with young people and refugees.
They should be proactive and self-motivated to advance the use of technology for education and mental health.
This person is a visionary and creative who is able to look forward and design and develop strategic initiatives to ensure the organization’s viability, sustainability, and efficacy in an ever changing environment.
They will need to not only have the ability to translate RefuSHE’s academic curriculum to a digital format but its life-skills training, vocational training, early childhood education, counselling, legal advocacy, and case management.
They will also need to have a strong background in community design and human centered design with an understanding of the challenges facing refugees in the informal sector in Kenya.
They should have experience in a director or executive-level role at a nonprofit, academic, or social impact setting.
Key Responsibilities
E-learning & Wellness Platform Design, Development, and Launch
Serve as the RefuSHE lead team member responsible for implementing the Mastercard Foundation E-Learning Project
Play an active leadership role as a member of the collaborative working group focused on designing, developing, and launch the E-Learning Platform.
Work with RefuSHE’s teachers, case managers, and counsellors to digitize RefuSHE’s curriculum, approach, and methodology
Work with RefuSHE’s technology partner Kytabu to identify best practices for digitizing the ideal “learning journey” for urban refugees
Lead community design workshops to understand the needs, challenges, and opportunities facing refugee girls and young women in the urban settings that lead to viable recommendations and solutions for the Platform design and development
Research, collect, analyze, verify, and synthesize information to facilitate the program’s development, design, and preparation with a focus on adolescent refugee girl’s access to and participation in education and promoting their protection and wellbeing.
Work to develop programming that foster participation and success for refugee girls and young women to participate in education while making the learning environment, safe, accessible, and fun.
Suggest solutions for increasing access to education for refugee girls and women through digital solutions and approaches.
Oversee program implementation and design to deepen RefuSHE’s impact in the field of refugee protection, education, and livelihoods development for urban refugee girls, young women, and their children
Lead the program team to develop creative and outcome driven program activities and interventions to be delivered on the E-Learning & Wellness Platform
Ensure that all programs are developed and implemented with a trauma-informed lens
Strengthen program design to elevate RefuSHE as a strong and desirable contender for funding, partnerships, and recognition for excellent service and outcomes
Ensure program quality through rigorous assessment, design, development, comprehensive data collection and tracking
Maintain official records and documents and ensure compliance with international, federal, state, and local regulations
Work with Education Officer and Associate Director of GEP to strengthen and build RefuSHE’s academic offerings and work to translate those offerings into a digital format
Work with Associate Director of Case Management and Safe House to strengthen and build RefuSHE’s counselling, case management, and protection services and work to translate those offerings into a digital format
Work with ED and Program Team to strength and define the “RefuSHE journey” to improve programming ability to move a refugee girl from dependency to self-reliance
Manage program budget and ensure strong compliance
Policy and Adovacy
Maintain a strong working knowledge of local, regional, and international policies affecting RefuSHE’s beneficiaries
Keep the US office abreast of any implications of policies that may affect RefuSHE’s operations and programs in Kenya
Work with Advocacy Officer to advocate for refugee’s access to resources
Candidate Profile
Qualifications
RefuSHE seeks an education professional with the experience and expertise in the areas of digital curriculum design, technology integration, and change management.
The Sr. Director of Digital Literacy & Education Innovation will embody RefuSHE’s values and mission.
They will be a self-starter who is resourceful, entrepreneurial, and team oriented.
The ideal candidate will have the following professional and personal qualities, skills and characteristics
A bachelor’s degree in a related field such as education, education technology, child psychology, sociology, social work, nonprofit management, or related field is required
Master’s Degree or equivalent in education is preferred
10-15 years of nonprofit management with increasing responsibility, including 1-3 years in a senior management or executive leadership position.
Demonstrated experience working in education or on educational programs or equivalent.
Demonstrated experience working in the Ed-Tech space including designing digital literacy curriculum, working on education technology platforms, training schools, students, or teachers in digital tools preferred.
Grant writing and management experience a plus.
Strong public speaking and presentation skills.
Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
The ability to work and live in Kenya; fluency in English and Kiswahili
Language skills in French or local dialects spoken in Somalia, DRC, and South Sudan a plus
A strong data and analysis orientation and a proven ability to use metrics to drive decisions and achieve strategic objectives
Demonstrated understanding of how to manage and maintain program budgets
An engaging and supportive leader, with a track record of motivating and inspiring others to achieve impact through creativity and teamwork and of leveraging individual strengths to meet organizational goals
A high level of emotional intelligence with a demonstrated ability to build trust and credibility with people quickly
Able to effectively address overlapping projects, deadlines, and budgets.
Adaptable and reliable in the face of crisis, or changing priorities.
Takes a coaching approach to talent development and supervision
Able to lead a team managing multiple and often simultaneous tasks and create a work environment recognized for high level of organization, timeliness, cost-effectiveness, accuracy, and results.
Salary & Benefits
Salary is competitive and based on the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The benefits package includes medical healthcare coverage and pension.
How to Apply
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