District Teacher Educator ( Sheghnan , Ishkashim, Maimay)

Shining Star Educational Organization of Afghanistan (SSEOA) is a non-profit, non-governmental, and non-political organization registered with the Ministry of Economy of Afghanistan, with Registration Number 4388 dated February 18, 2018. SSEOA works in the fields of education, health, and livelihood in the remote regions of Afghanistan. SSEOA envisions creating educational opportunities for girls and women to grow, thrive, and prosper. SSEOA works to empower communities in Afghanistan through education, especially for girls, promotes peace through education, and conveys the importance of these activities all around the country. Our mission is to empower Afghans, especially girls and women in the remote regions of Afghanistan by creating educational opportunities and livelihood skills because SSEOA has a firm belief that without educating girls, peace and prosperity is not possible.

SSEOA boasts a team of highly qualified professionals renowned for their discipline, organization, efficiency, and extensive tenure within both national and international organizations. The team is spearheaded by an Executive Body comprising of the Executive Director, Deputy Director, Program Director, Finance Manager, and Program Manager, each bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to the table. At the helm of strategic governance stands SSEOA's Board of Directors, comprising five distinguished members renowned for their extensive experience working with the government and NGO sector.

1      Technical Advice and Support:

• Conduct capacity building trainings and workshops to teachers and facilitators
• Create a collaborative learning environment among teachers and facilitators through cost-effective platforms of Teacher Learning Circles (TLCs);
•   Train and mentor Shura members to support educational intervention in their communities;
• In consultation with the line manager, prepare mentoring and activity plans (monthly, quarterly, and yearly) and mentor teachers and facilitators on the given training topics, their roles and responsibilities, conducting catch-up classes, and supporting peer groups;
•  Facilitate development of action plans for each stakeholder (Shuras and community influential leaders) after each training and mentoring; and
•  Train and Mentor catch-up, remedial, ECD, CBS and formal school facilitators and teachers.

 Program Planning and Delivery:

•  Develop mentoring plans for teachers and other related stakeholders on a monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis.
•  Develop teaching learning material distribution plans aligned with project goal and academic year

   Program Effectiveness:

• Support CBS/ECD/Catch-up/remedial/ teachers and facilitators to develop and use effective teaching resources to enhance the quality of their lessons;
• Provide mentoring to teachers, Shura members, so that they are technically able to support the classes by their own; and
• Work directly with teachers and facilitators to ensure that they are practicing the acquired knowledge and skills
• Establish a constructive learning environment and relationship with the teachers and facilitators to encourage advice-seeking and maximize learning opportunities.

 Resource Management: 

• Distribute students, teachers and classroom kits, visual kits, hygiene kits, to the classes and ensure they are stored in a safe and secure place
• Support teachers to develop relevant low-cost/ no-cost learning materials to enrich and supplement the textbooks

 Community Mobilization: 

•  Conduct Out of School Children (OOSCs) surveys, identify and report number of OOSCs children, especially marginalized children;
•  Carry out community mobilization and sensitization campaigns and meetings to establish CBS, ECD, catch-up, remedial classes in close coordination with relevant stakeholders and facilitate the hiring of teachers and facilitators to teach the class(s) using a transparent professional method;
• In close collaboration with line manager, conduct awareness and back to school campaigns with Shuras to engage religious leaders and community leaders, Community Development Councils (CDC), and parents/caregivers on gender / child rights, and the importance of education, health and hygiene practices;
• In close collaboration with line manager and local education stakeholders, complete physical School Improvement Projects (SIPs) and Provide WASH facilities (hand washing portable station) to create safe, girl-friendly, and child-friendly learning environment
• Organize and support listening circles for community members to listen and discuss topics impacting education, especially for girls, Girls’ and children with disabilities’ right using existing radio messages developed under previous CBE projects.
• Plan and facilitate trainings and mentorships for program beneficiaries; and
•   Ensure M&E system is in place and take action for its improvement.
•  Provide technical support to Teachers, Shuras, CDCs, CPCs, DEDs/PEDs on gender and child rights, girls’ education, teaching and learning
• Any other tasks assigned by line manager. 

• Minimum university degree (Bachelor’s) in Education
• Minimum 3 years working experience as primary school teachers, community mobilizer
• Strong communication skills with different education stakeholders including PED/DED Academic Supervisors, Social Mobilizers, School Management Shura and community members.
• Outstanding planning skills to ensure the timely implementation of project plans; and
• Excellent understanding of issues facing improving education at school level.
• Attention to the quality
• Creativity and flexibility
• Good communication skills
• Attitude towards honesty
• Commitment

• Interested Candidates are invited to submit their CV , a Cover Letter to the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRAfahpsftROwG_D4FsID9jDD_AvXhlZhCQbpwsT76frkM-g/viewform?usp=publish-editor

• Priority will be given to applicants from Ishakashim, Sheghnan and Maimay district.
• Applications after the closing date (midnight) will not be considered.
• Due to the large number of applications received, we can only correspond with the Shortlisted Candidate

SSEOA is committed to preventing sexual exploitation and abuse and ensuring the safety and dignity of all employees and beneficiaries. We maintain a zero-tolerance policy towards SEA. All employment offers are contingent upon satisfactory reference checks, which may include verification of safeguarding and PSEA- related conduct.  By applying, candidates acknowledge their commitment to these principles and to complying with the organization's code of conduct.