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The Education Officer will primarily be a part of Better World Smokey Mountain (BWSM), a community center in partnership with San Miguel Foundation which aims to empower family members to cultivate a mindset of growth and acquire and develop skills that will make them dream big for themselves and their families. Center programs include:
- Better World, Better Beginnings Playschool Program (a chance at starting right)
- Better World Accelerate Don’t Remediate Program (a chance to relearn English, Math, and Reading)
- Better World, Better Skills TVET Program (a chance at finding decent and fulfilling work)
- Better World Tondo Rising Youth Leaders Program (a chance to develop leadership skills for the self and for others)
- Better World Abante Babae Sessions (a chance to empower women)
- Better World Teacher Ambassadorship Program (a chance to fall in love with teaching again)
- Better World Beyond Basics Classes (a chance to learn and develop skills in creative and performing arts)
The Education Officer’s general tasks include providing support to the BWSM team in the following areas:
- Learning Program Management, supporting the design and implementation of learning programs; this also includes content development for and facilitating sessions.
- Community Organizing and Management, supporting center-based officers in organizing and managing members (i.e., profiling, managing database, needs assessments) and connecting with existing and potential community-based partners. You’ll be asked to join and co-facilitate the check-in, community listening, debriefing, and even house-to-house visits.
- Community Development Program Management, supporting the design and implementation of programs for community building, opportunities, and safety; this also includes content development for and facilitating sessions.
- Center Management, supporting the center managers in operations, as needed (i.e., center’s system, space cleanliness and maintenance)
- Volunteer Community Management, supporting in BWSM volunteer community management matters including call-outs, deployment, and debriefings.
- Reporting, alongside the general responsibilities are monitoring, evaluations, and preparing reports for handled centers (for team’s bi-monthly team reports, quarterly assessments, and annual reporting);
- Support, the Program Officer may also be involved in special projects, as needed.
The officer may also be involved in providing support in organizational development including research, monitoring, and assessments, and putting up systems to improve the organization’s efficiency; and in supporting community activities, as needed. The Program Officer further takes the initiative to further develop relationships with stakeholders, improve the progress of the program, and champions the organization’s principles of being community-centric, always putting learners first and driving change through sustained systems.
The Education Officer preferably has a background in education and has experienced teaching in community center or in school-setting for at least one (1) year. The post is based in Tondo, Manila.
