Technical Specialist

1. POSITION(S) VACANT: Technical Specialist, IE Programme Sight Savers, Patna, Bihar

2. ORGANIZATION BACKGROUND :

Sightsavers India

has been operating for over 59 years since its establishment in 1966 in India. Throughout its history, it has made a significant impact in the field of eye health and disability inclusion. The organisation has played a crucial role in preventing avoidable blindness and promoting disability inclusion.

Sightsavers India

has conducted numerous eye health programs, surgeries, and treatments, reaching millions of people in need.

Sightsavers India is the technical partner to Agha Khan Foundation for the project ‘

Schools2030 - delivering more inclusive education for children with learning differences and disabilities.’

The project goal is to contribute to Schools2030’s overallobjective to equipyoung people with the knowledge, skills, attitudes and valuesthey need to become, contributing and thriving membersof their societiesin an inclusive way.

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JOB DESCRIPTION / RESPONSIBILITIES:

Reporting to

State Programme Lead (SPL),

with dottedline reporting to Technical Director, Education Directorate the

Technical Specialist

shall be responsible for providing technicalsupport and ensureeffective implementation of the projectwithin the given time frame. The person will also provide technical and quality inputs to the Inclusive Education (IE) Project in Bihar which will be coordinated and executed under the Education Directorate of inclusive Education.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

(A) Project Implementation and Management

(1) Develop technically soundand high-quality intervention to achieve the laid down objectives of the projectwhich is in alignment with Sightsavers India's inclusive educationstrategy and up to date with current practices.(2) Support in effective implementation andmanagement of projectand ensure achievement of set targets, activities and budget.(3) Ensure quality of IE interventions through monitoring processesand adherence to quality standards of Sightsavers India.(4) Conduct periodic review of project for budget, targets and activity completion. Takea lead in technical and quality reviewof all IE interventions.(5) Responsible for IE project MIS data qualityand analysis.(6) Work closely withprogramme teams acrossdemonstration locations to identify and generate evidenceof effective interventions that have potential for scale up.(7) Coordination for donor requirement with Education Directorate, State team and donor service team.(8) Plan effective ways to engagewith the community, capacitating them to support the inclusive education for children with learning differences and disabilities.(9) Provide technical inputstowards material/module development, reports, process and other documents developed.(10) Contribute to the development of the educationportfolio of Sightsavers India through sharing good practice, providing technical input, and participating in organisation-wide education-related discussions.

(B) Training and Capacity Building

(1) Under the guidance of Education Directorate, undertake random assessment of trainingneeds of projectteam, partners andGovernment functionaries.(2) Buildthe capacity of project team to deliver high quality programmatic results that arein consonance withproject and Sightsavers India inclusive Education strategy(3) Facilitate the process of developing highquality training modulesfor different cadres of functionaries in Schools, Government and other relevant stakeholders to promote inclusive and innovative practices in education.(4) Contribute to developing programmeimplementation guidelines / position papers / shortconcept notes for inclusive education.(5) Ensureteams overall capacityin demonstrating fieldimpact and in achieving project objectives through planning and implementing active on-going capacity building efforts.(6) Identify technical resource personsat state and national levelto organise training programme for project staff and stakeholders.(7) Provide understanding of inclusive education and Sightsavers India’s inclusive education strategyand project to district staffs(8) Contribute to the development of the capacityof Sightsavers India in inclusive education through providing technical assistance.

(C) Research, Evidence and Evaluation

(1) Under the guidance of Education Directorate and in coordination with PPRL, contributethe process of monitoring and review of Project.(2) Work closely with the PPRLdepartment in conducting programme evaluationat the grassroots level to assesshow strategy and project is getting translated into action.(3) Provide technical supportto district teams with supportfrom PPRL team in implementation of STAR tool.(4) Keep up to date withexisting body of evidence and practice in education at the globaland national level.

(D) Reporting and Documentation

(1) Manage programme and financial reporting of the Project.(2) Maintain high qualitydata through the MIS, analysethe data to come up with reflection points.(3) Maintain repository of case stories,high resolution photosand beneficiaries’ data.(4) Generate report and presentations and ensure timelysubmission as per donorrequirement and at State and National levelfor various reporting.(5) Prepare high qualityprogramme reports speciallyfor donor.(6) Closely work with finance team in development of financial reportsfor donor supported projects.

(E) Advocacy and Systems strengthening

(1) Work closely with GRAPE unit in advocacyefforts being takenup in Inclusive Education and as per project requirements.(2) Undertake advocacy initiatives as outlined in the Projectfor policy engagement and work towardsachieving the advocacy objectives.(3) Ensure project team has strong understanding on concepts of systems strengthening and supportthem in the process of systems strengthening.

(F) Strategic Alliance and Networks

(1) Identify relevantindividuals and organisations in the fieldof inclusive education.(2) Identify opportunities and establish strategic alliance / network,working relationship with key state and non-state organisations for convergence, coordination and resource pooling.(3) Contribute to state, national, global discussions in the fieldof inclusive education as and when needed.(4) Represent Sightsavers India wherever neededon state/ national / international platforms.)5) Share / disseminate the work of Sightsavers Indiain Inclusive Education with relevant stakeholders.

4. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES:

Qualifications

Applicants must have Graduate/ Diplomain Special Education(Visual Impairment) along with a Postgraduate in Education/Special Education/Social Sciences /Disability Management

Experience

(1)

Applicants must have minimum four years’ experience of working in Education/ Inclusive Education project;(2) Prior experience of managing donorsupported education projectwould be an added advantage;(3) Understanding of educational needs of CWVIsand Children with learning difficulties related issues in inclusive education.(4) Understanding disability and learning difficulties related issues and developments in the field.

Skills and Competencies

(1) Sound technical knowledgeand experience of inclusive education, education for childrenwith learning differences and disabilities.(2) Excellent Coordination skills(3) Good interpersonal & liaison skills(4) Programme planning and organizing(5) Good communication skills(both oral and written)(6) Ability to work with minimumsupervision(7) Good training relatedskills including planning& organizing training, also as trainerfor certain thematic points under IE.(8) Good Computer skillswith functionality in MS office (Excel/ Word/ Power Point)& internet(9) Data tabulation, analysis and interpretation.(10) Good report writingskills (in English)

5. COMPENSATION OFFERED:

Gross compensation budgeted for the position ranges from INR 8-9 lacs per annum. Please note that the offer made to the selected candidate shall be commensurate with qualifications, experience, and salary history.

6. TRAVEL:

This

role will also involve a fair amount of travel to the field implementation areas.

7. LOCATION: Patna, Bihar

8. REFERENCE:

TS-IEP-SI

9. CONTACT INFORMATION:

Team SAMSStrategic Alliance Management Services P Ltd.1/1B, Choudhary Hetram House, Bharat NagarNew Friends Colony, New Delhi 110 025Phone Nos.: 011- 4081 9900; 4165 3612

10. APPLICATION PROCESS:

Eligible candidates interested in the position are requested to apply using the link

> at the earliest.

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