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From the China Development Brief CHINA EDUCATIOIN INITIATE YUNNAN PROGM JOB DESCRIPTION – FIELD DIRECTOR Title: Field Director Location: China Education Initiative – CHINnnan, Reports to: Chief Operation Officer Hours of duty: Monday – Friday – 0900-1800 hrs. (Must be prepared to accept that there could be occasions when a task is requested to perform his/her duties outside of normal working hours or on weekends for extraordinary reasons) Regarding the China Education Initiative (CEI): Brief intro: Established with Ford Foundation support, the China Education Initiative (CEI) is an innovative non-profit organization taking a unique approach to eliminating educational inequity in China. We address the pressing need for human resources in China's low-income rural schools while laying a foundation for systemic change. CEI is the first and only organization to pair outstanding graduates from top universities in the US and China in a long-term service initiative. Responsible for: • Program implementation and hands-on management • Representation of CEI Essential duties: include the following. Other duties may be assigned: General Management • Coordinates teaching fellows as they work together; facilitate and promote communications between the different parties, including but not limited to: teaching fellows and schools, CEI and local government parties, CEI and teaching fellows; • Makes propositions concerning the objectives of the program and means to achieve them and discusses them with the fellows; • Performs periodic assessments of teaching fellows' in-class performance and teaching fellows' students improvement; • Supports teaching fellows continued training through – feedback on lesson planning and delivery, classroom management, etc; • Defines the priorities in terms of activities according to general context, needs of local schools and communities, and means available; • Prepare the monthly report; • Liaises with CEI management team and maintains regular correspondence with other teams; • Keep records of project history and decision making; • Provides support and supervision of each fellow, organizing regular individual and team meetings with updates on changes, discusses issues/problems; • Carries our fellows end of service evaluations, with inputs from local partners; • Coordinates the visits of other teams and CEI partners; Representation of program and organization • Forges excellent partner relations in support of program with local and regional authorities and schools; • Develop and maintain relationships with community leaders; • Maintain and develop contacts and partnership with NGOs on the ground and UN agencies; • Represents CEI whenever needed (official events, meetings, workshops) or delegates fellows when relevant; • Manages fellows and oversees teaching effectiveness; Qualifications Required: Work Experience • Hands-on field program management and implementation experience in China of at least 5 years • Prerequisite • Management experience of teams of more than 6 peoples and/or partners • Prerequisite • Experience with education and development programs in China • Prerequisite • China government relations experience • Strong Advantage • University Degree or above in education, social development, administration or other related fields • Prerequisite Other skills and knowledge • Excellent command of English and Chinese (fluent oral and written) • Prerequisite • Computer skills: Word, PowerPoint, Excel; keen internet user • Prerequisite • Experience or academic background in education systems or policy • Strong Advantage Job Challenges: • Ability to handle a complex network of sites; • Ability to work as a leader and a member of a team; • Flexible enough to take on new tasks as they arise; • Possesses initiative and the ability to propose ideas for input while being willing to take direction; • Ability to multi-task. Contact information:alex.wang@chinaeducationinitiative.org