Reading for Pleasure Project Coordin...

Full job description

To liaise and coordinate between the education department and the schools on various external education initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with public schools and the representatives assigned to Emirates Literature Foundation special education projects throughout the year.
• Liaise with school representatives on all special education projects
• Support in designing the education program for various special projects, including choice of authors, suitable books for every age group and writing session blurbs.
• Promote the Foundation and the EAFOL Children’s and Education Programmes to schools and universities and encourage registrations and sales
• Attend Education events and offering front and back of house support as necessary
• Support the Education team in promoting any year-round educational courses, initiatives and events for the Foundation if required
• Support the Education team and the wider organization in any foundation initiatives where needed.
• Reading for Pleasure Project with the Emirates School Establishment (ESE):

o Support the team in choosing suitable books/authors for each age group in both Arabic and English

o Organize webinars for teachers and parents to promote reading for pleasure and encourage participation, and liaise internally with the relevant team members

o Communicate with the curriculum teams at all schools on the choice of books and topics and approvals

o Liaise with the training department team at all schools to arrange teacher webinars

o Prepare presentations when needed to present the project to relevant stakeholders

o Liaise with the authors and the production team regarding webinars and recordings – if applicable

o Work with the authors on the resource packs provided alongside the project – when applicable

o Liaise with pilot schools on the regular weekly, bi monthly and monthly visits to the schools and organize logistics

o Support the team with the physical visits to the schools

o Be prepared to participate in storytelling within the pilot schools and engage with the students

Interested applicants residing in Dubai are encouraged to submit their details through https://zfrmz.com/bYAcgrP3LZAfv6y9jYde

Job Type: Full-time

Application Question(s):

• Current visa Status and Expiry date
• Notice Period
• Last drawn/Current Salary
• Expected Salary
• Do you hold valid UAE driving License?
• Do you have own transport?

Experience:

• Teaching: 2 years (Required)

Language:

• Are you fluent in Arabic Language (Required)
• Are you fluent in English Language (Required)

Location:

• Dubai (Required)