National Data Management Technical Assistant at LuxDev: (Deadline 6 March 2024)

National Data Management Technical Assistant at LuxDev: (Deadline 6 March 2024)

NATIONAL DATA MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANT

Location: Kigali with frequent field trips

Deadline for submitting the application: 06/03/2024 

Start date: 01/05/2024

Contract type: Local staff employment contract

Contract term (months): 24 months 

1. BACKGROUND

The “Digital Skills for Quality TVET in Rwanda” project – RWA/027 aims to contribute to Rwanda’s ambition to improve the quality of vocational education, thereby advancing socio-economic development of the country. Current vocational training is not adequately adapted to economic realities and labour market needs. Furthermore, the Covid-19 crisis revealed the lack of effective e-learning facilities and digital pedagogical and didactic skills among TVET teachers. The RWA/027 project aims to lay the foundation for a modern future with more blended learning in TVET in Rwanda. To achieve this, it focuses on the following three areas of intervention:

• Infrastructure at TVET schools
• Capacities of TVET teachers
• Education Management Information System (EMIS) and data collection

The ambitions of the project perfectly align with Luxembourg’s general Development Cooperation strategy “Road to 2030” which aims to contribute to the eradication of all forms of poverty and the promotion of economic, social, and environmental sustainability. In particular, the project will contribute to:

• Improving access to quality basic social services, especially education;
• Enhancing the socio-economic integration of women and youth by supporting the strengthening of vocational training systems, specifically with regards to ICT and their alignment with local labour market needs;
• Promoting inclusive and sustainable growth, by enabling ICT solutions and reliable data as catalysts for innovative and inclusive growth and development;
• Strengthening inclusive governance, by promoting participation of stakeholders in every step, and using evidence for decision-making.

The project will run for two years from 2024 to 2025, with a budget of 5 000 000 EUR.

2. OBJECTIVES 

The National Technical Assistant will be part of the Project Coordination Office (PCO). He/She will support the CTA in implementing certain activities related to his/her areas of expertise. 

3. RESPONSABILITIES 

• Contribute to the planning of support activities under result 3 of the project, which aims to develop an Education Management Information System (EMIS) for TVET data to support evidence-based decision-making at all levels;
• Ensure correct preparation, implementation, and monitoring of support activities under result 2:
  • Support RTB in conducting a proper analysis of the existing EMIS and the needs to adapt it to the TVET system;
  • Capacitate RTB and targeted TSS in using and feeding the EMIS for TVET system to make informed decisions in real-time;
• Liaise and collaborate closely with the focal points from Rwanda TVET Board (RTB) and the management staff of the targeted TSS;
• Follow emerging initiatives of other DPs related to digital learning in TSS and actively pursue synergies.

4. PROFILE

Education and/or experience – mandatory or desirable

• Master’s degree in educational technology, data management, information systems, or related fields;
• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in educational data management, or organisational and individual capacity building;
• Proven experience in collaborating with educational authorities and school management;
• Proven experience in using data analysis techniques and methods to assess the impact of educational initiatives, such as blended learning, is a strong asset;
• Familiarity with the development and implementation of data management systems in educational settings is an asset;
• Familiarity with the functioning of technical and vocational education and training in is considered an asset.

N.B. suspensive clause: this recruitment is launched before the signature of the Memorandum of Understanding of the Project. No contract can be concluded without the signature of this agreement.

How to apply:

Please apply via our website: https://careers.luxdev.lu/job-invite/1462/

Deadline: 06^th March 2024 at 04:00 pm 

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