OLPC Afghanistan/Job descriptions
Job descriptions of each position
Following are concrete job descriptions of each position within Technical operations.
- Position: Technical implementation manager
Main responsibilities:
- Coordinating whole technical side of OLPC
- Communicating with Project manager at the MoE
- Monitoring and evaluation of technical aspects of OLPC implementation
- Coordinating of reporting to Project partners (Roshan, ASMED, MoE)
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- Position: Deployment technician
- Team: Deployment team
- Responsible Persons:
Main responsibilities:
- Deploying computers to schools
- Checking mesh network created automatically by XO laptops
- Checking and installing basic electrical work for laptops
- Connecting computers to internet via GPRS
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- Position: Deployment intern
- Team: Deployment team
Main responsibilities:
- Assisting Deployment technicians with laptop deployment to schools
- Checking mesh network created automatically by XO laptops
- Checking and installing basic electrical work for laptops
- Connecting computers to internet via GPRS
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- Position: Tech trainer
- Team: Training team
Main responsibilities:
- Training of teachers – technical aspects of using OLPC (basic usage, troubleshooting etc.)
- Training of Deployment teams – technical specifics of deploying of OLPC
- Training of User services officers – usage of OLPC, troubleshooting
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- Position: User services director
- Team: User services team
Main responsibilities:
- Coordinating work of User services team
- Assigning placements for members
- Communicating with MoE regarding new activities (applications) development
- Overseeing documentation creation
- Overseeing incident database and Support line
- Overseeing fixing laptops and linked logistics
- Overseeing development of new activities (applications)
- Review of content materials and communicating it to MoE for approval
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- Position: User services officer
- Team: User services team
Main responsibilities:
- Writing documentation for use of activities (programs)
- Helping to write specification for new applications for OLPC
- Creating Help pages/manual for teachers
- Operating Incident database
- Remote support for laptops
- Checking/fixing laptops that arrive
- Checking diagnostic programs
- Answering support line
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- Position: Developer
- Team: User services team
Main responsibilities:
- Develop / Adapt activities (programs) for Afghan Curriculum
- Support training university students
- Develop and finalise standard OLPC images for deployment (client & server)
- Developing community web applications
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- Position: Dari language translator
- Team: Localisation team
Main responsibilities:
- Translations of software content from English to Dari
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- Position: Pashto language translator
- Team: Localisation team
Main responsibilities:
- Translations of software content from English to Pashto
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- Position: Community Development Liaison
Main responsibilities:
- Community Building for OLPC Afghanistan, i.e community promotion of OLPC AF around the world, manage and update Facebook & other related groups, send news mails, update blogs etc.
- Update OLPC Afghanistan Website
- Send news around OLPC forums (grassroots, wiki and other online related sites...)
- Deputy for the Economic Development of OLPC Afghanistan.
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- Position: Economic Development Officer
Main responsibilities:
- Generating ideas, collecting data about trainings, research etc.
- To provide with relevant information to parents and which would help them with education and most importantly to increase the family income.
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- Position: Media / graphic designer
Main responsibilities:
- Design and editing of publicity materials such as videos, guides, leaflets, cards, photos, CDs etc.
- Coordinate the layout and design of internal and external communication materials (banding), including newsletters, reports, pamphlets, posters, website stories, brochures, reports etc.
- Oversee publishing of designed document such as printing (quotations, communication with printing services, quality check up etc.), website updates, distribution of documents psychically and over email / mailing lists and similar.
- Other duties as reasonably delegated
