Research & Development Specialist

Conceptualization:

• Analyze data to identify target audience’s needs.
• Review school manuals and best practices to integrate and align with audience needs where applicable
• Review EM TOC to ensure alignment of product with main impact objective of Educate Me
• Conduct and submit research briefs and analysis based on request on learners and contexts.
• Ideation for the initial idea and preparing concept note

Content Development:

• State instructional and learning end goals and create content that matches them.
• Transform knowledge into activities and learning experiences.
• Apply tested instructional design theories, practice and methods in designing content.
• Create or Use supporting material/media (audio, video, simulations, role plays, games etc.)
• Documentation and proof reading for all training package and embedded learning interventions according to Training Package Guidelines (Manuals, presentations, pre-posttest, readings, follow up forms and references).
• Adopt new technology integration within content design and delivery framework.
• Set the competencies needed to select who delivers the content.
• Compliance of product according to Kanban phases and product committee progress
• Submit every intervention (TOT and follow up) documents and reports.
• Review and update modules and content based on first hand field observations and data analysis.

Design Assessment and Evaluation Tools:

• Set the criteria used to judge learner’s performance and to select the best practices.
• Design impact measurement tools to assess the product objectives set
• Run feedback sessions and design tools to monitor the progress of the knowledge transferring and the learner’s performance updating.
• Ensure alignment of measurement tools with systems used for data collection
• Attend to at least 2 public school field visits and 2 Educate Me school field visits per year for field observation and applicability of product on ground.

Deliver TOT:

• Design TOT regarding the Training & Development Specialists needs according to TOT guideline for both formal training's, embedded learning and any updates with regards to the products
• Deliver TOT to Training & Development Specialists on design content.

Products Quality Checking and Innovation:

• Create EM standards check list.
• Collaborate with the quality assurance team to ensure the quality checks.
• Aid in staying competitive with other Educational organizations throughout Research and analyzing the products of them, as well as the new trends within EM scope.
• Submit researches to direct the future of the organization based on the information founded and products discovered.

Organizational Commitments:

• Attend to weekly team meetings, monthly staff meetings, annual team retreat and team bonding days.
• Ensure all data & documents are uploaded on EM Drive in a timely manner
• Attend to departmental/organizational reporting.

Internal Reporting & Internal Communication

• Filling and Submitting needed direct reports.
• Attending Follow up with Direct Manager.
• Attending Monthly Staff Meeting and Team frequent gathering.