Digital for Education Expert

JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Digital for Education Expert

Enabel is the Belgian development agency. It implements Belgium’s governmental cooperation. The agency also works for other national and international donors. With its partners in Belgium and abroad, Enabel offers solutions to address pressing global challenges – Climate Change, Urbanisation, Human Mobility, Peace and Security, Economic and Social Inequality – and to promote Global Citizenship. With 2,100 staff, Enabel manages about 200 projects in twenty countries, in Belgium, Africa and the Middle East.

We have over 20 years’ experience in areas ranging from education and health care to agriculture, environmental protection, digitalisation, employment and governance. Enabel’s expertise is eagerly sought-after by partners around the globe – ranging from the Belgian government, European Union institutions, governments of other countries and the private sector. We work with civil society, research institutes as well as businesses and we foster fruitful interaction between development policy and other areas.

Enabel is currently implementing a five-year bilateral cooperation program (2024 – 2029), with a total budget of 95 million euros, in three priority development sectors in Rwanda: health, agriculture, urbanization and support in public financial management. Enabel is also implementing many other projects funded by third parties (European Union and other development Actors).

Regional Teachers’ Initiative in Africa (RTIA) and for Africa is a €100 million EU investment in empowering the world’s fastest growing youth population through quality education. This flagship initiative under the EU–Africa Global Gateway Investment Package aims to accelerate the training of teachers for Sub-Saharan Africa, responding to the need for 15 million new qualified teachers for Africa by 2030. The initiative will contribute to regional and national objectives by supporting and complementing national education and teacher reforms.

Next to providing support to the African Union and to UNESCO, the RTIA foresees in the creation of a Regional Facility for Teachers in Africa, implemented and managed by a consortium of three EU Member States: Belgium (Enabel), France (Expertise France), and Finland (EDUFI/FINCEED). For its contribution to the objectives of the Facility, Enabel, VVOB and APEFE will partner as Team Belgium, with Enabel as lead agency.

For Team Belgium, 3 intervention areas are key:

• Contribute to development and delivery of Country Action Plans on strengthening teacher policies and teacher education policies in Sub-Sahara African countries.
• Implement 3 direct projects (ledby APEFE, Enabel and VVOB) aiming at scaling tested innovative approaches with an impact on the professional competencies of teacher educators and future teachers; Enabel will focus on digital education, by scaling up and supporting digital education innovation hubs and mobile digital education toolkits for the benefit of teachers in Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania;
• Organize a call for proposals to identify and test innovations in education, related to 4 thematic areas (foundational learning, gender, green education and digital skills).

To ensure business continuity, Enabel is currently looking for a Digital for Education (D4E) Expert (f/m).

Duty station: Kigali

Duration of the contract: Open-ended employment contract – local contract according to the Rwandan labor law.

Expected starting date: December 2024

Function:

As D4E Expert of the Enabel Direct Scaling project in Rwanda, the Expert will (1) be responsible for the direct implementation of the key activities in Rwanda; (2) contribute to the identification of lessons learned and knowledge management both within the international set-up of the Enabel component in Tanzania and Uganda.

He/She will work under the direct supervision of the coordinating international D4E expert based in Tanzania and in close collaboration with other the D4E Expert based in Uganda, and 3 flying IT officers (one in each partner country).

The main tasks entrusted to the Expert (f/m) are:

Responsibility 1:

• Ensure the implementation of the country activities for the Enabel Digital Innovation for Education scaling project.
• Support in selection of beneficiary institutions and relevant partners based on a clear set of pre-identified criteria
• Roll out mobile digital education toolkits in selected beneficiary institutions
• Procurement of equipment and materials, as well as of specialised expertise, whilst taking into account the environment and contextual risks
• Coordinate and contribute to the development of learning resources, teacher guides and modules for teachers in close collaboration with selected experts/ consultants
• Lead the development, launch and selection of calls for proposals to strengthen the capacity building offer
• Coordinate the requests for expression of interest and selection of teacher champions
• Revise and evaluate potential grant agreements, as well as ensuring the development and signature of confirmed grant agreements
• Support the establishment of semi-structured communities of learning to support continuous digital competence training and stimulate innovative teaching practices
• Support the development of innovative business and governance models for the innovation hubs in close coordination with the selected teacher champions

Responsibility 2:

• Information exchange and collaboration with all partners of the RTIA project (Team Europe, Team Belgium ).
• Contribute to sharing information with all team members of the Enabel components of the RTIA project
• Contribute to co-create, share and exchange on knowledge products on green, digital and gender-transformative principles, approaches and practices
• Contribute to foster strategic partnerships among Belgian, European and African partners for the inclusion of green, digital and gender transformative principles and approaches in education policies, frameworks, and initiatives
• Report and provide regular updates to the international D4E expert

Profile:

Required qualifications and experience.

• Rwandan Citizen
• Master’s degree in educational sciences, or a related field in social sciences
• At least 5 years professional experience working on quality or digital education, with a focus on teacher training and/or digital skills for teachers.
• Previous experience working with EU funded projects or EU institutions in Africa or multistakeholder partnerships would be an asset
• Demonstrated professional experience in (results oriented) project management
• Previous experience in collaborating with the African digital ecosystem
• Professional experience working on quality education, teacher training, digital education and/or skills in Sub-Sahara Africa is an important asset

Skills and knowledge

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to build trust with partners (facilitation, coaching, negotiation, flexibility, empathetic attitude, networking) and ensure strong collaboration with colleagues based in Brussels,
• Self-organisational, open to change and continuous learner,
• Proactive, results-oriented, and Team player,
• Broad and in-depth understanding of the various aspects of development cooperation and sustainable development,
• Good knowledge of the establishment of multi-actor proactive partnerships and of knowledge management,
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills in English, knowledge of French would be an asset.
• Ability to work in an international, multi-stakeholder environment, maintain effective and cooperative relations,
• Ability to contribute effectively to a collaborative governance framework by taking ownership, being accountable, and communicating honestly and transparently.

We offer:

• A stimulating and varied job in a multi-cultural environment.
• Salary package according to our salary grids (class 6_Sector & Thematic Expert)From 3.916.958RWF monthly gross salary, adjustable depending on the number of years of relevant experience,
• Additional benefits:
• Insurance coverage (medical and group workers protection)
• Option for remote working depending on the nature of the job
• Personal Learning and development, on the job and outside
• Opportunity for internal mobility

Applicants are also required to commit to the vision, mission and values of Enabel (https://www.enabel.be/content/enabel-vision-mission-values) .

Following this recruitment procedure, a shortlist/reserve of successful applicants may be constituted which may be sourced in the next three years for similar job openings.

How to apply

Applicants fulfilling the above-mentioned criteria are invited to submit their application documents through Enabel jobsite https://jobs.enabel.be/job/Kigali-Digital-for-Education-Expert/1130153101/ by clicking the “Apply now” button to include updated Curriculum Vitae, a motivation letter. Submit the full file not later than 25^th October 2024. Only applications submitted via the above link will be considered. **Remember to upload your file**

Women candidates are strongly encouraged.

Enabel is committed to equal opportunities and diversity in its workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, origin, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability status or any other factor other than competence.

Enabel never requests money to be part of any recruitment process.

Done at Kigali, 10^th October 2024

Country Director,

Enabel in Rwanda