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Job description/Person specification

Flexible locations – India (Locations include Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkatta, Job title Local Facilitator Department/office Banglore, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and others)

Job type Freelance Consultant

All information must be in line with the British Council’s equal opportunity policy.

Local Facilitators will contribute to Connecting Classrooms programme outcomes and Job aim targets through the delivery and/or development of Core Skills related training and project implementation for teachers and headteachers in India.

Number of staff managed 0 As line manager 0 As countersignatory 0

Finances managed 0

State what percentage of the job is represented by each duty.

Duty and standards – measurable in terms of time, cost, quality or quantity.

Training delivery and monitoring 1 Duty (80%) To deliver and monitor master trainer and mentor courses, seminars and workshops.

o Delivery must meet the methodological and content as per the guidelines laid under Connecting Classroom programmes. o Delivery must meet minimum British Council standards as defined by the standards and competencies on this job description. o Client satisfaction levels are 80% or above, measured by feedback from client customer Standards satisfaction data. o Monitoring and evaluation procedures are followed as per project requirements and guidelines, and documentation is completed and submitted according to agreed standards and timelines. o Face to face training may be up to 30 hours a week as defined by project requirements. o All travel arrangements and travel and expense claims are made in line with British Council Training Consultant policy.

Support for content customisation and development To contribute to customisation of training content/ courses and development of new content in line with project 2 Duty (10%) outcomes and targets. This could include, for example, materials writing, conducting pilot exercise , participating in training planning meetings. o Content meets the methodological skills needs of the target groups as identified by the project manager. o Client satisfaction levels are positive, measured by feedback from client customer satisfaction data and focus groups etc. o Copyright law is complied with and when necessary copyright permission is obtained and kept on record Standards o All training materials, course and documents must be relevant to the needs of the project target audiences and in line with agreed standards. o All materials, courses and documents are developed to agreed format and layout which meet British Council standards and are supported by clear learner, teacher and trainer notes. Materials templates are developed and content standards (eg on number of pages of materials per unit, amount of details in trainer’s notes, number of illustrations per page, and complexity of rubric etc) are followed according to British Council standards and are in line with project requirements.

Participation in training and administrative meetings / events. Reporting the attendance and 3 Duty (10%) outcomes to the Connecting Classrooms team.

Standards o Attend at least one annual team meeting / training programmes.

Person specification

Indicate which Criteria: behavioural competencies Essential Which duties State how each criterion criteria will be used (assign levels), skills, knowledge (E) or does this will be assessed for for recruitment and experience, and specialist desirable criterion recruitment and selection selection (aim for qualifications. (D). support? purposes. no more than six).

Working together (Essential) Application, interview and 1 E All Yes Establishing a genuinely common goal references with others Making it happen (More demanding) Application, interview and 2 E All Yes references Challenging myself and others to deliver and measure better results

Connecting with others (Essential) Application, interview and 3 E All Yes references Making regular opportunities to understand others better

Job specific competencies

Trainer Competencies (refer to ) Subject matter knowledge (Level 1) Application, interview, 6 Training room management (Level 1) E All Yes references Course and session planning (Level 1) Learning Technologies (Level1) Qualifications and experience

At least 2 years of relevant teaching/ training experience 7 E All Yes Application Sound understanding of school sector

Undergraduate degree and permission to work in India are essential

Special requirements of the job, including any legal requirements e.g. restrictions on employment, occasional unsocial hours, flexible working, passport status. There will be frequent and extensive travel around India so there is a need to be self-reliant, flexible and independent. As post holder will be part of a large and geographically disperse team, it is essential that the person is a team player. The post holder may occasionally be deployed in the corporate education sector with line manager approval. It is essential for practising teachers to have their Headteacher’s approval before joining. The Local Facilitators are required to be available as per project needs.

Submitted by Sharon Sequeira

Date 18 March 2016