{"id":16851,"date":"2016-09-14T12:32:46","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T12:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/?p=16851"},"modified":"2016-09-15T11:30:20","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T11:30:20","slug":"exponential-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/exponential-education.html","title":{"rendered":"Exponential Education Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in 2010, Exponential Education is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that works with students in developing countries, helping them improve their learning levels and empowering them to become successful, socially conscious future leaders.<\/p>\n<p>To date, Exponential Education has worked with over 45 schools throughout the eastern and central region of Ghana, and, to date, the program has now given over 45 college scholarships, provided over 225 high school students with tuition assistance, and given free tutoring in math and English to over 1125 junior high students. Combined with our other initiatives, Exponential Education has a total reach of over 2000\u00a0children.<\/p>\n<p>Our organization is comprised of multiple initiatives, including\u00a0our well-known Exponential Education Peer to Peer\u00a0programs,\u00a0our newly established Girls Leadership, Engagement, Action Program (LEAP), and Expo NEWTS. This term, we will be piloting a new boy\u2019s program in order to address gender inequality more wholesomely.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Program:<\/strong>\u00a0 The aim of the club is to sensitize boys to recognize social norms underlying gender inequality and empower them to become agents of change by challenging these norms. The club will cover the topics of masculinity and violence with a focus on gender-based violence, power and relationships, gender roles and gender stereotyping, and life skills, such as how to deal with and express our feelings. The goal is to work towards eliminating gender inequalities that hold back the development of our communities and nation, while also freeing boys of the restraints that masculinities can create, so they, too, can lead happier and healthier lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The objectives of our program are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a safe space for boys to learn and speak about masculinities and violence, gender norms underlying gender inequality, power and relationships, and emotional wellbeing<\/li>\n<li>Engage boys in critical reflection and dialogue about gender equality via participatory sessions and activities<\/li>\n<li>Encourage boys to be agents of positive change and allies in the fight against gender inequality<\/li>\n<li>Encourage boys to reflect critically upon the world in which they live and their own experiences and apply that learning at a personal and community level<\/li>\n<li>Provide information of local resources and referrals for the boys to use if\/when they\u2019re faced with a problem<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The desired outcomes of our program are for boys to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learn to deal with feelings and expressing one\u2019s self freely<\/li>\n<li>Understand gender roles underlying gender inequality<\/li>\n<li>Recognize that just because you are male does not mean you have to resort to violence<\/li>\n<li>Learn how to cope with anger in a healthy way<\/li>\n<li>Understand gender-based violence and recognize sexual harassment\/assault\/violence is never acceptable<\/li>\n<li>Feel empowered to be agents of positive change at a personal and community level<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Title:\u00a0Program Facilitator<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position Description: <\/strong>The BPC Facilitator will help Exponential Education Program Associates run the Boy\u2019s Club once a week. He will take the lead during the sessions and act as a role model to the boys. He is also expected to help the Program Associate complete weekly reports. The Facilitator should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be male<\/li>\n<li>Be proficient in English and Twi<\/li>\n<li>Have completed SHS<\/li>\n<li>Believe in gender equality<\/li>\n<li>Have some knowledge of the subject matter<\/li>\n<li>Have experience working with young people (desired)<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy work that involves discussing these topics with boys<\/li>\n<li>Be comfortable speaking to a group of people<\/li>\n<li>Have an outgoing personality<\/li>\n<li>Be self-motivated and organized<\/li>\n<li>Commit to serve for one school term (September \u2013 December)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Antoa SHS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Length of Position:<\/strong>\u00a0The Facilitator will be appointed for this term (September-December)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time Commitment:<\/strong>\u00a0Sessions will be held one day per week after school. Each session will be 1.5 \u2013 2 hours, plus transportation time. He will also be required to attend weekly meetings, held after the session, as well as submit weekly reports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Support:<\/strong>\u00a0Training for this position will be provided by Exponential Education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Compensation: <\/strong>Exponential Education will provide the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GHC 25\/week x 10 weeks = GHC 250<\/li>\n<li>Transportation stipend of GHC 6.5\/week x 10 weeks = GHC 65<\/li>\n<li>Phone stipend of GHC 4\/week x 10 weeks = 40<\/li>\n<li>Professional development opportunities<\/li>\n<li>Letters of recommendation upon completion<\/li>\n<li>Gain leadership skills and boost up your confidence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This opportunity is ideal for a recent SHS graduate waiting for his exam results before going to University, or for a young male looking to gain experience in the NGO sector. The time commitment for this job isn\u2019t too much, so the individual could be attending University or working another job at the same time, so long as it does not conflict with program times.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Apply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please email your CV\/Resume along with a cover letter stating why you are interested in the job and why you think you&#8217;d make a good facilitator to <strong>ana@exponentialeducationprogram.org<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in 2010, Exponential Education is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that works with students in developing countries, helping them improve their learning levels and empowering them to become successful, socially&#8230;..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[85],"tags":[2027],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-4nN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16851"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16851\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}