Education Specialist – Open Schooling

Education Specialist – Open Schooling

 

Location: Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada 

Application submission deadline: August 23, 2015 

 

Commonwealth of Learning (COL) helps governments and institutions to expand the scale, efficiency and quality of learning by using new approaches, appropriate technologies, and open and distance learning (ODL) methodologies. Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, COL promotes innovation and works with national and international partners to facilitate learning in support of development goals.

 

The Position: COL is seeking an eminent and senior professional to join as an Education Specialist – Open Schooling conceptualise, lead and manage a portfolio of activities to promote secondary education using open, distance and technology-based approaches in accordance with COL’s Strategic Plan. This involves advising governments, institutions and organisations on policy and supporting the development of models, capacity and content to ensure that more boys and girls have access to quality secondary schooling.

 

Applicants should have a minimum of 10 years of professional experience working in open, distance and technology-mediated learning and training related to open schooling. The position requires proficiency with office technology and a readiness to travel internationally.

 

This 3-year initial appointment is renewable for further term(s) by mutual agreement.

 

The Person: Must be a Commonwealth citizen, with ability to network across multilateral organisations and to work effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds. An ability to exercise professional judgment, diplomacy and work in a team, while representing COL’s interest internally or externally, is paramount to this role.

 

To Apply: A full job description is displayed on the COL web site at https://www.col.org/working-with-us. Interested applicants must provide a resume and cover letter highlighting their professional background. Applications must be submitted by email to opportunities@col.org marked Attention: Education Specialist – Open Schooling, latest by August 23, 2015. While we appreciate the interest of all applicants, those who have not been contacted by October 31, 2015, should consider that there will be no follow-up to their application.

 

Applications from women candidates are particularly encouraged.