Trainer – ECD

BRAC International is Hiring! Join BRAC International to create opportunities for people to realise their potential.

Position: Trainer – ECD

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About the Role:

BRAC envisions a world free from all forms of exploitation and discrimination where Everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential. Both BRAC and the Mastercard Foundation believe in the potential of young people to transform their lives and communities if given the opportunity to fully exercise their agency and engage in dignified and fulfilling work. Together, the two organizations bring the experience, creativity, and resources needed to address the mounting challenges faced by Sub-Saharan Africa’s growing youth population, most of whom are living in poverty and extreme poverty. AIM is a multifaceted approach designed to make a substantial contribution to youth unemployment across the diverse challenges faced by AGYW in the African context. Throughout the capacity-building interventions and livelihood pathways, there will be an intentional focus in going the extra mile to support different categories of girls facing intersectional vulnerabilities, such as populations living in ultra-poverty, those facing displacement, and those living with a disability.

In the AIM Programme, the inclusion of Early Childhood Development (ECD) is an innovative and community need-based solution where young women aged 18 to 35 will be trained and supported to be childcare workers and run their home based ECD. These women will provide quality child care services for young children in their own communities in Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. The knowledge and expertise of the BRAC Play Lab model will be used in the form of curriculum delivery, play space and materials design, training, management and monitoring to set up the childcare micro enterprises.

Under the supervision of the Technical Coordinator – AIM ECD, s/he is in charge of planning, organizing and implementing trainings/ workshops/ refreshers, developing play materials, formulating training manuals, reviewing the play based curriculum and developing play based contextual activities, supervising the quality of the play centres, monitoring the effectiveness and performance of the play leaders and sensitizing the refugee community about play based Early Childhood Development according to the AIM Programme expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

Community mobilization and facilitation

• To train the play leaders about the play-based learning
• Develop and disseminate the training manual to all the play centres
• Support the play leaders to design quality learning materials using locally available cost-effective materials.
• Review the play-based curriculum, develop play-based activities and oversee its implementation in all the ECD centres
• Conduct refresher trainings for the ECD staff
• Set up indoor and outdoor learning facilities in the assigned area so that the learning process is smooth and continuous
• Ensure that the play labs are well equipped and organized to support learning
• Oversee the play lab activities, lesson plan, daily routine and the learning process as per the set plan and design.
• Sensitize the parents, local leaders and community about the play-based learning
• Implementation of BRAC vision, mission, values and policies including an effective safeguarding policy.
• Establish a safeguarding culture at the field level by implementing the safeguarding policy. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Responsible to ensure team members are appropriately trained, supported and have access to resources regarding issues that are identified and actioned in accordance with the safeguarding policy and procedure.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.
• Any other duties that may be assigned by the Technical Coordinator – ECD.

Safeguarding responsibilities:

• Read, understand, practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme’s goals on safeguarding implementation.
• Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, encourage others to do so.

Academic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Science/Development Studies /Education management/Early Childhood Development/ related field.

Experience Requirements: 

• 3+ years of relevant experience in training staff and community about the play based Early Childhood Development and Education in a developmental context of a reputable organization, preferably in a renown NGO setting.

Required Skills, Competencies & Knowledge:

• Facilitation and training skills
• Ability to work with families and children
• Play based learning
• Designing play-based curriculum and training manual
• Early Child development and Education
• Designing play materials using local low-cost materials
• Interpersonal and community mobilization skills
• Basic computer skills; MS Word, Excel
• Excellent communication skills (written and spoken)
• Cultural sensitivity, flexibility and adaptability.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs)

• Availability of an updated curriculum, training manual and modules
• Number of monitoring field visits conducted to the ECD centers in a month
• Proper records about the learners’ and play leaders’ attendance
• Number of basic and refresher trainings conducted for play lab leaders
• Percentage of the play centres that are organized and equipped with quality learning materials
• Quality indoor and outdoor learning facilities
• Number of parents that have undergone training about ECD activities
• Timely submission of quality reports
• 100% compliance to the performance management system board timeline expectations and leave guidelines

Employment type: Regular/Fixed-Term

Salary: Negotiable

About BRAC International:

BRAC International (BI), a leading non-profit organization, is on a mission to empower people and communities facing poverty, illiteracy, disease, and social injustice. Our vision is to create a world free from exploitation and discrimination, where everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential. We design proven, scalable solutions that equip people with the support and confidence they need to achieve their potential.

BRAC was founded in Bangladesh in 1972 and over the last five decades has grown to become one of the world’s largest non-governmental organisations (NGOs), reaching over 100 million people. We started our first international operation by venturing into Afghanistan in 2002, building on lessons from our work in Bangladesh to support a nation devastated by war. Currently operating in 16 countries across Asia and Africa. Born, proven and led in the Global South, BRAC International brings a unique Southern perspective and commitment to continuous learning, providing a depth of insight, experience and evidence to meet the needs of diverse communities with humility and courage across Asia and Africa. To learn more about BRAC International, please visit (www.bracinternational.org)

Our Core Values:

Integrity: We approach our work with honesty and integrity.

Innovation: We innovate and iterate to improve our impact.

Inclusiveness: We foster inclusion to reach those who need it most.

Effectiveness: We strive for effectiveness to better serve people in poverty.

If you feel you are the right match for the above-mentioned position, please follow the application process to grab your dream opportunity!

Qualified and interested candidates are recommended to email their Resume with a signed cover letter in a single PDF format and any supporting documents to bracrwandarecruitment@gmail.com; mentioning a brief academic background, career summary, core competence, notarized copies of academic qualifications and professional certifications (if any) etc. within 250 words.

Please mention the name of the position in the subject bar.

Application deadline: 10^th december 2024

BRAC is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share the same commitment. We believe every stakeholder and every member of the communities we work with has the right to be protected from all forms of harm, abuse, neglect, harassment, and exploitation – regardless of age, race, religion, and gender, status as an individual with a disability or ethnic origin. Therefore, our recruitment policy and procedure include extensive background checks and disclosure of criminal records in order to ensure safeguarding to the fullest extent.

“BRAC International is an equal opportunities employer”