Global Citizenship Education Officer

Global Citizenship Education Officer

Global Citizenship Education Officer

Educate Together : Context

Educate Together is the representative body for Ireland’s equality-based school network of 97 primary and 21 post-primary schools. As a registered charity, Educate Together has a proud reputation as an inclusive educational organisation with the principles of equality, democracy and child-centeredness at its core. We recognise the benefits of diversity and welcome applications from people with minority identities and / or backgrounds.

Global Citizenship Education Officer

The role of the Global Citizenship Education Officer is to support, strengthen and develop Global Citizenship Education and active citizenship in Educate Together's equality-based schools, through a three-year project, funded by Irish Aid. The Global Citizenship Education Officer will work with other national office staff to support the implementation of Ethical Education as a core element of the Educate Together ethos across the network of Educate Together schools. This is a new part-time role (21 hours-a-week) within Educate Together's national office, working with the Education Officer (Primary). It is located on the Scale 4 (Officer) salary scale.

Key Responsibilities :

• Consult and engage with children and educators in the network of Educate Together schools in order to tailor Global Citizenship Education support.
• Support the network of schools in the implementation of Ethical Education and the equality- based ethos through CPD and the promotion of the ethos guidance online resource.
• Project manage the Irish Aid project and grant, including monitoring and evaluating project activities and managing the project budget.
• Identify opportunities to attract funding for specific projects and contribute to funding applications as appropriate.
• Collaborate with education partners, manage key education stakeholder relationships and report to funders.
• Develop and manage resources (online resources, newsletters) to support the delivery of Ethical Education curricula in Educate Together schools. This includes online e-learning modules and other digital learning opportunities.
• Contribute to the development of national curriculum programmes and curricula, through evidence-based submissions and research.
• Identify and pursue research opportunities relating to relevant teacher education, curriculum development and student activism.
• Other duties to support the work of the national office as required.

Person Specification :

The Global Citizenship Education Officer will be an enthusiastic and disciplined self-starter, a team player with an open, facilitative, approach.

Essential Competencies

Desirable Competencies

Terms

Benefits of Working for Educate Together

Location

Educate Together’s national office is based in Dublin city centre. This role is open to an agreed level of hybrid working in line with the company’s hybrid working policy. In order to engage with school communities some travel within Ireland will be required

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