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Educational Technology Manager

Educational Technology Manager

Vinschool Times City - Middle & High School

Ha Noi or Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam

  • Expired
Salary:
Negotiable
Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Apply by:
19 February 2019

Job overview

 

Introduction:

Vinschool is a high-quality K-12 non-profit school system in Vietnam. Vinschool aspires to bring world-class education to the young generation of Vietnam and inspire positive, transformational changes within the education community in Vietnam. . We diligently strive to build on the values of national education whilst refining the very best that international education has to offer.

The VinSchool Bi-Lingual (Cambridge) Program is an integrated bilingual school providing teaching and learning across the frameworks of the VinSchool Education System, the Vietnamese National Curriculum and the Cambridge international programmes of study.



Job Description:

The Manager Educational Technology will be tasked to manage specified functions relating to the ongoing development of a strategy for introducing, monitoring, and evaluating educational technology at Vinschool. 

Key Accountabilities

Research

· Advise the Product Development team in Ed Tech developments to ensure alignment with the company’s long term business strategy.

· Based on the Product Development team’s needs and desires, specify the research needed to identify potential Ed Tech solutions.

· Keep up to date with industry trends and identify upgrades/plug-ins/new solutions to the relevant programme.

· Conduct detailed market research, testing, and compatibility check of all potential problems.

· Recommend the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements.

· Appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes.

· Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, review professional publications, establishing personal networks, participating in professional societies.

Projects

Manage all projects arising from new initiative launch, including liaising with relevant departments. This includes, but it not limited to the following areas:

· Plan and implement projects

· Help define project scope, goals and deliverables

· Define tasks and required resources

· Collect and manage project team

· Manage budget

· Allocate project resources

· Create schedule and project timeline

· Track deliverables

· Support and direct team

· Lead quality assurance

· Monitor and report on project progress

· Present to stakeholders reports on progress as well as problems and solutions

· Implement and manage change when necessary to meet project outputs

· Evaluate and assess result of projectand implement projects

Product Maintenance 

· Recommend the nature and scope of present and future Edtech solutions by reviewing product specifications and requirements 

· Appraise new product ideas and/or product or function changes. 

· Provide source data for effective performance & usage tracking. 

· Maintain product management staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees. 

· Liaise with all relevant departments to ensure product performance meets Vinschool standards. 

· Support ongoing training as needed to all relevant departments 

· Lead and manage EdTech team. 

· Update & maintain all relevant documentation according to Vinschool standards (processes, procedures, work instructions, technical documents, etc.) 

· Accurate reporting of all relevant EdTech products 

· Provide training to new teachers as part of the HR induction process.



Requirement

Skills 

· Strong   command in business processes, large scale structured databases, and object   oriented programming. 

· Web   applications: LMS, Google Suite, working knowledge of IT infrastructure, IT   security, business applications and IT support in order to run learning   managements systems and integration into corporate size ERP systems 

· Experience   in UX and UI research and implementation of best practices. 

· Experience   working within reputable education organizations. 

· Excellent   interpersonal skills and ability to work with local staff 

· Excellent   multi-tasking, organisational, analytical, and time-management skills 

· Project   management 

Language 

· Ability   to communicate effectively in English 

· Ability   to communicate in Vietnamese preferred 

Other   requirements 

· Strategic   planning capability 

· A   great deal of energy and enthusiasm 

· Ability   to work in a team environment, motivate staff, multi-task, and meet tight   deadlines. 

· Ability   to work some weekends. 

Qualifications

· University degree in IT or related discipline 

· 3 years+ classroom experience, ELT experience preferred 

· 5 years+ experience and strong command in developing and managing Education Technology systems, including experience in leading/managing a team of 5+ subordinates. 

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About Vinschool Times City - Middle & High School

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 Vinschool is a high-quality K-12 non-profit school system in Vietnam. Vinschool aspires to bring world-class education to the young generation of Vietnam and inspire positive, transformational changes within the education community in Vietnam. We diligently strive to build on the values of national education whilst refining the very best that international education has to offer.

The Vinschool Bi-Lingual (Cambridge) Program is an integrated bilingual school providing teaching and learning across the frameworks of the Vinschool Education System, the Vietnamese National Curriculum and the Cambridge international programme of study.

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