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.
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.
