Building Education Foundations through Innovation and Technology (BEFIT) Programme
BUILDING EDUCATION FOUNDATIONS THROUGH INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY (BEFIT) PROGRAMME
VACANCIES
Malawi Government through the Ministry of Education (MoE) is implementing the Building Education Foundations through Innovation and Technology (BEFIT) Programme to improve primary school children’s acquisition of literacy and numeracy skills using education technology supplementing teacher efforts in schools across Malawi. Within the MoE, the programme is being led by the Directorate of Open Distance and eLearning (DODeL) and Directorate of Basic Education (DBE).
The BEFIT Programme is a national roll out of a tablet-based learning intervention to all pupils in Standards 1-4 in public primary schools of Malawi, reaching approximately 3.8 million learners in 6,000 public primary schools. The programme is being implemented in six different phases spanning from September 2023 to August 2029.
The BEFIT Programme goal is to improve pupil learning outcomes in reading and numeracy through supplemental use of individualized, self-paced instruction delivered through specialized apps on Android tablets.
The BEFIT Programme is implemented by the Ministry of Education with support from a consortium made up of Imagine Worldwide (IW), Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) and onebillion (OB).
The Ministry of Education is the Lead Implementing Entity, while IW, VSO and OB (the software developer) will provide the technical, operational, and coordination support. The overall programme management, technical services provision and coordination is being provided through a Programme Implementation Management Unit (PIMU).
Therefore, the BEFIT Programme invites suitably qualified candidates to submit applications for the following vacant positions at the Programme Implementation Management Unit (PIMU).
COMMUNICATION, ADVOCACY AND GENDER SPECIALIST (1)
Directly Reporting to the National Programme Lead, the Communication, Advocacy and Gender Specialist will be responsible for ensuring that the BEFIT Programme has effective, efficient, and coherent community mobilization, engagement, communication, advocacy and gender justice strategies that that informs the programme policy positions, advocacy and gender transformative agenda, and further support achievement of programme goals and objectives. For a detailed Job Description please refer to the link below.
How to apply for the positions above
The detailed Job Descriptions with person specifications for the above listed positions can be downloaded at:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MnEchCwR09rcXaI1exW38YwjoDvanaL1/edit
Please submit your application by completing the form in the link below. You will be required to upload a cover letter and your CV.
Application Form: https://forms.gle/fRfnuqQTPBnPPYTm7
Closing Date: Friday 8th November, 2024.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted