Specialist - EdTech and Knowledge Management

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger through rice science; improving the health and welfare of rice farmers and consumers; and protecting the rice-growing environment for future generations. IRRI is an independent, nonprofit, research and educational institute, founded in 1960 by the Ford and Rockefeller foundations with support from the Philippine government. The institute, headquartered in Los Baños, Philippines, has offices in 17 rice-growing countries in Asia and Africa, and over 1,000 staff.

Working with in-country partners, IRRI develops advanced rice varieties that yield more grain and better withstand pests and disease as well as flooding, drought, and other harmful effects of climate change.

The incumbent will work on innovative education technology solutions (such as for learning management system, open educational resources such as micro-learning, MOOCs, adaptive learning, AR/VR/MR, for education and training, etc.) for IRRI and manage knowledge management (KM) portfolio, by taking care of Rice Knowledge Bank. The incumbent is expected to research and innovate, suggest, implement, and manage appropriate education technology and knowledge management solutions for IRRI Education.

This position will be based at the IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) in Varanasi and will only be filled in by permanent citizens of India.

• Explore, innovative, implement and manage education technology solutions as learning management, system, open educational resources such as micro-learning, MOOCs, adaptive learning, AR/VR/MR, for IRRI  Education
• Maintain and update the Rice Knowledge Bank and provide technical assistance to RKB projects
• Support in course development (short courses and e-learning) team in designing, developing, and delivery of courses, as required
• Explore other dynamic / AI-driven knowledge management/content management platforms (LMS and CMS)
• Provide web development, multimedia, and technological support for the IE team
• Maintain and manage IRRI’s existing LMS
• Support in fund generation activities of IE
• Engage with the content developer/scientist/consultant for the course and content development
• Contribute to team meetings/workshops to fuel ideas for EdTech and knowledge management
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders for EdTech and KM portfolio works
• Engage with the e-learning team of IRRI Education to support in designing, technical inputs, and delivery of the online courses
• Review the statistics on RKB usage and provide reports to the OU Head on a quarterly basis or as needed
• Explore, pilot, and implement innovative education technology and knowledge management solutions for IRRI
• Design visual identity and theme for online courses
• Integrate the static content of the course onto the digitized module, and integrate assessment onto the digitized module
• Produce interactive content for the project, produce/edit video materials for the project, and produce prototypes for testing and evaluation of the e-course
• Provide support on information management to National Rice Knowledge Banks
• Maintain up-to-date version/patch of the website platform

Master’s degree in Education Technology, IT, Computer Sciences, or related field from a reputed institute with a minimum of 1 year experience in education technology, instructional designing, e-learning and knowledge management.

Mandatory

• Has good experience of working with EdTech and KM solutions 
• Has good experience with LMS, MOOCs, and CMS.
• Has knowledge and experience in using a wide range of software for 
  videos, photos, and interactive content. 
• Knowledge of developing online courses using e-learning authoring 
  tools.

Preferred

• Has experience in online course development and delivery.
• Has good experience in knowledge management (LMS and CMS) 
• Solutions and platforms
• Has worked in the Agriculture Education domain

Allowances

In addition to the base pay indicated above, IRRI also offers the below listed allowances:

• House-Rent Allowance: IRRI provides a house rent allowance of 40% of base pay per month.
• Transport Allowance: A monthly transport allowance is provided to NRS as below: NRS L5: INR 4,000
• Dearness Allowance: One Hundred and Thirteen percent (113%) of employee’s base pay.
• Leave Travel Allowance (LTA): One-month base pay per annum, on availing minimum 2 days of vacation leave
• Education Allowance: INR 1000/- per child per month (limited 2 children)

IRRI offers a highly extensive employee benefits package inclusive of globally-covered medical insurance, retirement plan, life and accident insurance and other allowances. Join our team and be part of our story!

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.