Learning Improvement Consultant

Kopila Valley School (KVS)

"A world where every child is safe, educated, loved"

KVS is a nonprofit school managed by the Kopila Valley Sewa Samaj, an NGO registered in Surkhet, Nepal, and funded by BlinkNow Foundation USA to provide world-class education to the neediest children who deserve the best education.  Our mission is to change the world by empowering Nepal’s children. We provide our students a free education, educational materials, health treatment and medicine, counseling, and a place to live. With our innovative future program, we strive to provide our children with career guidance, and scholarships for further studies.

The BlinkNow Foundation is a 501(c)(3) based in New Jersey which, through its country office in Nepal, oversees these programs in rural Nepal. Every day we strive to create a sustainable organization working to educate all of Kopila’s children until they are ready to enter the world as happy, skilled, confident, self-sufficient adults. We believe we can serve as a model for quality education in Nepal. We will strive to provide our children with scholarships (should they choose to pursue higher education), the skills required to enter the world as global citizens, and ambassadors for change.

Position Summary:- Learning Improvement Consultant

Scope of Work: The Learning Improvement Consultant is assigned to:

1. 1. Orient the teachers on EGMA and EGRA
   2. Train enumerators/teachers on implementing tools
   3. Assess reading and comprehension (Math, English, and Nepali Skills)
   4. Train the KVS teachers in Mathematics Teaching
   5. Share draft findings for validation, analyze data, and present that with the org. leadership.
   6. Prepare and share the report with concerned subject teachers, management, and leadership.
   7. Assess the progress at the end of the academic year
   8. Learning review and iteration of the action plan

Timeline and Working Hours:

- At least a week in a month on-site or as requested by the leadership team. The consultant must willing  provide additional support to the leadership team for updates and follow-ups with no additional fee charged.

Must Haves

1. Education and Experience: Bachelor/Masters Degree in any discipline
2. Experience: At least 5+ years of proven experience teaching learning material development
3. Good knowledge of EGMA and EGRA
4. Language: A good communicator.
5. Skills and Abilities: Self-motivated, organized, and good at using computer tools; good instruction skills, and can speak clearly to students, teachers and KVS team

Key Characteristics

• You believe that we can change the world, in the blink of an eye
• You believe in making decisions that put children first
• You are self-motivated, organized, and approachable
• You enjoy creating systems, keeping records, and increasing efficiency
• You are always looking for new ways for our team to work smarter instead of harder
• You are detail-oriented and conscientious. You make sure nothing slips through the cracks
• You have a strong work ethic and a willingness to pick up new skills. You are comfortable multi-tasking
• You are positive, patient, and a clear communicator who is comfortable working with both Kopila Valley staff in Nepal and the BlinkNow staff in the United States
• You are an empathetic person, with a knack for putting out fires before they start and soothing conflicts brewing beneath the surface
• You require little supervision and are flexible. You understand that you will be wearing many hats in this role, many of which are not explicitly included in this job description

Application Procedure
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Note: No telephone inquiries will be entertained. If your application is a good fit, we will follow up with you directly for the screening process.