Responsibilities and missions
The educational coordinator is responsible for implementing educational activities for the PLAY association. In this sense, he/she is required to work on the development of educational content, in conjunction with the educational referent based in Paris. He/she leads training courses for the public benefiting from the projects (facilitators, teachers, trainers, coaches), and subsequently supports partners and trainers to make them autonomous in the dissemination of training courses. The workplace is based in Kinshasa. However, the position of educational coordinator requires a significant presence in the field, in Kinshasa. Travel is expected to other areas of the country for diagnostic missions. Hierarchically attached to the head of mission, he/she ensures functional relations with the decentralized bodies of the various ministries with which PLAY is required to work, and with the partners implementing the activities.
The objectives of the position are:
Objective 1. Contribute to the development of educational content
1- Participate in diagnostics to identify needs and define educational levers
2- Organize educational co-creation workshops
3- Supervise test sessions
4- Writing game sheets and session presentation documents for external use
5- Participate in the monthly educational coordination sessions organized by the PLAY educational advisor, to harmonize the association’s educational strategy and capitalize on the different missions
Objective 2. Contribute to the organization of activities with beneficiaries
1- Drafting of training plans for projects and educational content of training courses for supervisors (teachers, facilitators, coaches, educators, etc.), trainers of trainers, and partners.
2- Animation or co-animation of training for beneficiaries
3- Evaluation of training and preparation of training reports
4- Monitoring and support of those trained in the field, development of a progression allowing them to improve their skills, to enable them to ultimately become qualified trainers and resource personnel for PLAY
5- Participation in the evaluation of the program (development of pre/post questionnaires, monitoring of indicators, etc.), using a results-based approach
6- Capacity building of project managers for the delegation of responsibilities (training, monitoring)
7- Continuous capitalization of good practices and lessons learned within its scope
Objective 3. Contribution to the proper functioning of the PLAY mission
1- Participation in PLAY team life: internal information meetings, internal training, cross-functional working groups
2- Organization of events such as After Play, Educational Cafés, or the Sports and Development Seminar
3- Possible solicitation on other missions according to availability and workload plans of the team
Required skills:
Experience, Training
– Training in STAPS / Educational Science / Educational Engineering
– At least 3 years of experience in sports training/animation/education
– Mastery of basic knowledge in animation and active teaching
– Experience in andragogy
– Knowledge of local languages appreciated (eg. Lingala, etc.)
– Knowledge of gender issues appreciated Know-how
– Ability to prepare and deliver training
– Ability to design educational materials
– Ability to adapt training and language and attitude according to the audience of learners
– Management and evaluation of adult training
– Support and educational reinforcement of teams/partners in person and remotely
– Strong writing skills, ability to summarize, organizational skills
– Mastery of Excel/Word/PowerPoint Soft skills
– Ability to evolve in a multicultural context
– Dynamism
– Autonomy
– Creativity
– Adaptability
Contract type
Contract + duration: 12-month local or French law fixed-term contract (renewable)
– Salary: according to the PLAY salary scale
– Benefits: per diem, return flight, health insurance and repatriation.
– Location: Kinshasa, DRC
– Start date: January 2025
How to apply
Send a CV and a cover letter to operation@play-international.org with the subject line “CPeda Kinshasa”. On the back of your cover letter, you will propose in a few lines – not necessarily written – 3 or 4 rules promoting the participation of girls in a mixed basketball session.
Closing date for applications: November 11, 2024 – applications will be analyzed on a rolling basis. PLAY reserves the right to close the offer before the closing date. Candidates are therefore invited to submit their applications before the closing date.
