Coordinador Fortalecimiento Académico de la Gerencia Externa Especializada Apoyo técnico ITSE PanamaNew

The coordinator will lead the academic-strengthening work package for ITSE’s specialised external management team in Panama. The role plans and oversees curriculum, teacher-development and innovation activities; prepares technical specifications and procurement inputs; and monitors contract delivery, institutional capacity-building and coordination with ITSE, UNDP and UNESCO partners.

• Plan and conceptualise academic-strengthening activities throughout the work package lifecycle
• Prepare terms of reference and technical specifications for work-package procurement
• Support ITSE and the UNDP-ITSE project coordination unit during tendering and bid evaluation
• Administer, technically supervise and monitor resulting contracts to ensure timely, high-quality deliverables
• Design and implement staff-capacity plans with the specialised management team and ITSE priority-setting process
• Conduct continuing planning and monitoring exercises and implement adjustments to technical and administrative preparation processes
• Coordinate with the project unit, UNESCO San José, ITSE personnel and other specialised management team members
• Prepare reports and presentations for meetings with the specialised management team, project unit, UNESCO and other key actors

• Bachelor's degree in education sciences, economics, social sciences or a related service field
• Specialisation or diplomas in at least two stated areas including curriculum design, educational innovation, learning assessment, educational quality, teacher training, competency-based education, inclusive education, educational technology, monitoring and evaluation, or technical education
• At least five years of experience in higher, technical higher or technical education institutions coordinating, supervising, designing, planning, implementing and evaluating educational projects
• Native Spanish or demonstrable advanced Spanish
• Intermediate spoken and written English

• Master's degree or doctorate with specialisation in higher technical education, curriculum development or university teacher training
• At least 10 years of educational-project experience
• Experience in projects financed by multilateral banks
• Experience implementing quality-management systems under ISO standards or international accreditation models
• Publications or conference presentations on educational innovation or technical education
• Advanced spoken and written English

• Curriculum Design
• Educational Innovation
• Teacher Development
• Educational Project Management
• Procurement Planning
• Contract Management
• Capacity Building
• Monitoring and Evaluation
• Academic Data Analysis
• Institutional Partnerships
• Learning Management Systems
• Microsoft Office

• Moodle
• Canvas
• Blackboard
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint