Research Faculty Recruitment 2021 notification announced by Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra -Online Course Administrator Jobs. Eligible candidates may apply within 22nd January 2021.
Date Posted: 16th January 2021
Hiring Organization: Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Organization Profile: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) was established in 1936 as the Sir Dorabji Tata Graduate School of Social Work. In 1944, it was renamed the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The year 1964 was an important landmark in the history of the Institute when it was declared Deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act (UGC), 1956.
Job Title: Online Course Administrator
Employment Type: Contract
Project Title: iCALL Psychological HelpLine, TISS
About the Project: iCALL Psychosocial Helpline, a field action project of the School of Human Ecology at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, provides counselling, support, information, and referral to individuals in emotional and psychological distress, over the telephone, email and chat. Apart from service provision, iCALL engages in various research, capacity building and outreach efforts independently and in partnership with State Governments and NGOs across the country. iCALL in partnership with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is engaged in a capacity-building initiative to help the Government of Madhya Pradesh in strengthening the integrated counselling centres in all of its 51 districts since 2016. This is a research-based intervention project that has developed an innovative e-learning platform- Samvad e-Learning platform to build capacities of counsellors spread across the entire state of Madhya Pradesh. The project involves conducting a research study to understand the training needs of counsellors, writing reports, developing training modules and training the counsellors through online formats and contact classes and assessing the impact of the training. iCALL is inviting applications for the post of ‘Research Assistants’ for this project.
Job Profile:
The candidate shall report directly to the State and UNFPA officials in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh and shall assist with the following:
Managing the online course platform including uploading curriculum, assisting officials to onboard users, organizing batches among others
Providing back-end support for login, access, and other technical issues faced by users
Opening and reopening modules on the platform for the users
Initiating communication with users about course content and last dates of when the module will be functional
Generating relevant reports and sharing with officials
Training different agencies on how to use the platform
Coordinating with different agencies and vendors to ensure the smooth operation of the platform. Liaison between TISS, NHM, and UNFPA for project implementation
SCORMwrapping videos for upload
Maintaining calendars of training and updating persons of contact of progress and challenges
Writing reports for periodic evaluation of the project
Writing the reports for the project to be submitted to the UNFPA
Managing administrative processes for implementation of the project in TISS
Desirous candidates must:
Have a post-graduate degree in computer science/technology (M.Tech/ M.C.S/ M.Sc) from a recognized university
Have previous experience of being an academic coordinator with a technical background in managing an e-learning system
Be extremely fluent in reading and writing in Hindi as well as English. Social development sector understanding will be an added skill
Be willing to relocate to Bhopal after a brief 2-month training period in Mumbai
No.Of Post:01
Job Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra
Apply mode: Email
Last Date: 22nd Jan 2021
Pay Scale: Rs. 37,000/- rupees per month
Organization Website: http://www.tiss.edu/
How to Apply: Desirous candidates may send their resumé to below email.com by 22nd January 2021 with a subject line ‘Application for the post of Online Course Administrator’. Late applications shall not be entertained. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for a telephonic or video interview. The selected candidate would have to be based in Bhopal for the duration of the project.
Email: icallmptraining@gmail
Organizational Address:
Tanuja Babre
Programme Coordinator Assistant
iCALL Psychosocial Helpline iCALL Helpline
Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Tel: 022-25525599
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