Opportunity: NYC Department of Education

NYCDOE Office of Teacher Effectiveness is looking for members of its new strategy team - Director, Manager, and two Analysts.

The OTE Strategy Team will serve as the steward of all teacher effectiveness data and will lead the ongoing analysis of data for the purposes of driving teacher effectiveness work in schools and Networks across the city. This year is especially exciting for those on the OTE team, as 1800+ schools implement the new Advance system of teacher evaluation and development.

Please reach out to Kate Alcorn (kalcorn@schools.nyc.gov) if you are interested in any of these roles, and feel free to forward to your networks.

Descriptions of job positions:
Director
Manager
Analyst

Opportunity: Chief Experiential Learning Architect

Spire, a social enterprise is looking to create a new model for higher education in the developing world. They will be building new universities and education-to-employment training programs to close the skills gap between what employers seek and what higher education institutions deliver -- and in doing so, transform the lives of tens of thousands of promising young people.
The Spire founding team is seeking an exceptional leader and seasoned instructional designer to serve as Chief Experiential Learning Architect. The Architect will be the lead designer of Spire's programs and will be focused on a single overarching question: if we reinvented higher education for the 21st century, what would it look like? If we shifted our focus from lectures, credits, and expensive facilities to what really counts, what could we build? They have the beginnings of a vision and need an iconoclastic thinker to push it forward and turn it into reality.
$1,000 referral bonus will be offered to anyone referring a candidate who ends up getting hired for this role.
The Chief Experiential Learning Architect will be based in Nairobi, Kenya. The job description is accessible here: http://goo.gl/47ZRU5
If you want a chance to change the world while living a great lifestyle, earning attractive compensation, and working with a dynamic founding team in a city with tremendous entrepreneurial buzz, please get in touch with Dai Ellis ellisdai@gmail.com.

Opportunity: Consultancy Assignment with UNICEF

UNICEF, the world’s leading organization working for the rights of children, seeks a Consultant Innovation in Education Project Coordinator.
Qualifications:

• University degree in a relevant field, and proven experience in translating complex ideas from  various fields into unified, clear guidance.
• At least 6 years of professional experience in the field of innovation & social entrepreneurship, with some education experience.
• Experience in project development and budgeting. 
• Understanding of open-source thinking.
• Understanding of linkages between programme and policy creation.
• Demonstrated experience working with policy makers and technologists to create successful results in any field.

If you have got experience of working in a similar capacity and want to make an active and lasting contribution to build a better world for children, please send a P11, CV, and cover letter to pdconsultants@unicef.org with subject line, "Consultant Innovation in Education Project Coordinator" by 16 May 2013. Please indicate your ability, availability and daily rate to undertake the terms of reference above.  Applications submitted without a daily rate will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
For more information
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_69021.html