Number of Positions: 1

Location: Islamabad

Required Skills:

• Should have at least 3-4 years of experience in relevant field.
• Must have expertise in Query Analysis, Execution Plan and optimization plus index/data management.
• Should have prior experience of System performance and optimization tuning.
• Should know about Support production systems for database problem resolution,
• Development of SQL procedures, triggers, views, functions and reports to support
enhancement to critical SQL based business systems.
• Experience resolving locking, dead lock issues.
• Expertise with creating maintaining data Lakes
• Should be comfortable working with Azure SQL Databases and other Azure products.
• Performs proactive activities and tasks required for optimization
of stability, performance and architecture
• Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth
evaluation of variable factors
• Evaluates SQL efficiency and makes recommendations for improvements to
optimize system performance
• (Big Plus) Experience in Apache / Azure Frameworks for Big Data

Please send your CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with the subject
“Database Administrator”

Number of Positions: 1

Location: Karachi

Reporting to: CEO Pakistan

Salary range: PKR 150,000 – PKR 300,000

Experience: 5-10 years

Primary responsibilities of this role are to:

• Build strong relationships with schools, teachers and other relevant stakeholders
• Agile thinking
• Excellent project management and productivity
• Leading by example
• Office and team management
• Business development
• Sales to big school networks
• Business planning and execution
• Liaison with headquarter teams
• Excellent proposal writing
• Weekly and monthly reporting

Required Skills:

• Able to manage office and the team
• Experience in project management
• B2B sales
• Business development in public and private sectors (including donors and Corporate CSRs)
• Experience of working with schools/education sector
• 70% travelling required

Please send your CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with the subject “Business Development Manager – Karachi”.

Number of Positions: 1

Location: Karachi

Reporting to: Director Outreach and Engagement

Salary range: PKR 100,000 – PKR 200,000

Experience: 3-6 years

Primary responsibilities of this role are to:

• Build strong relationships with schools, teachers and other relevant stakeholders
• Extensive travelling to visit schools
• Market research
• Excellent teamwork
• Business development
• Sales to schools and institutions
• Sales planning, execution and reporting
• Liaison with head quarter teams
• Work closely with school’s engagement/support team

Required Skills:

• B2B sales
• Business development in public and private sectors
• Experience of working with schools/education sector
• 70% travelling required

Please send your CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with the subject “Regional Outreach Lead – Karachi”.

Number of Positions: 1

Location: Karachi

Reporting to: Director Outreach and Engagement

Salary range: PKR 100,000 – PKR 150,000

Experience: 3-9 years

Primary responsibilities of this role are to:

• Build strong relationships with schools, teachers and other relevant stakeholders
• Team management and planning
• Extensive travelling to visit schools
• Teacher and Principal training
• In-school support (pedagogy, adoption, observations etc.)
• Technical and IT support
• Reports creation and sharing with schools/headquarter
• Liaison with head quarter teams
• Work closely with outreach team

Required Skills:

• Teaching experience
• Training experience
• Support experience
• Project management
• 70% travelling required

Please send your CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with the subject “Training and Support Lead – Karachi”.

Number of Positions: 1

Location: Karachi

Reporting to: Training and Support Lead

Salary range: PKR 50,000 – PKR 75,000

Experience: 3-5 years

Primary responsibilities of this role are to:

• Build strong relationships with schools, teachers and other relevant stakeholders
• Extensive travelling to visit schools
• Teacher training
• In-school support (pedagogy, adoption, observations etc.)
• Technical and IT support
• Reports creation and sharing with schools/headquarter
• Liaison with head quarter teams
• Work closely with outreach team

Required Skills:

• Teaching experience
• Training experience
• Support experience
• Project management
• 70% travelling required

Please send your CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with the subject “Training and Support Executive – Karachi”.

Number of Positions: 1

Location: Islamabad Salary: 45,000 – 100,000 PKR/ month

Experience: 2-3 years Reports to: Technology Lead

Requirements:

• Fresh to 3 years of experience in development using Microsoft based web technologies.
• Strong analytical competence and problem solving skills.
• Experience of developing scalable web applications using C#, ASP.Net MVC, Web API, SQL Server.
• Solid understanding of HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, Angular Js.
• Strong OOP concepts and implementation experience.
• Good Knowledge of SQL Development (Stored Procedures, Views, Query Optimization, etc.)
• Experience of software development using Agile methodology is desired.
• Highly self-motivated individual with strong commitment to meet deadlines and ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Bachelors/Masters in Computer Science/Software Engineering.

To apply send your CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com

Number of Positions: 1

Locations: Abbottabad

Primary responsibilities of this role are to:

• Develop in-depth understanding of Company`s product
• Ensure targets for sales and deployment of Knowledge Platform’s blended learning solution are met
• Promote the company’s product by addressing or predicting clients’ objectives
• Provide feedback and support after solution deployment
• Provide trainings and conduct learning workshops/boot camps
• Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers
• Devise and present ideas and strategies to improve the Business Development processes
• Plan and oversee new business development initiatives
• Create reports and plans for the prospective clients

Required Experience and Skills:

• 01 – 3 years of experience
• Experience in marketing and sales will be a plus
• Experience in customer support is a plus
• Strong business development skills required
• Interest/Experience in teaching will be preferred
• Strong Communication skills and IT fluency
• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Pro-active, self-starting work approach and must be a team player

Education/Eligibility:

• Bachelors/Master’s degree in Marketing, Management, Engineering, CS/IT or related discipline
• Travelling: 70% travel required

Please send your CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with the subject “Regional Coordinator – Abbottabad”.

About the Project

The birds & bees project is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Knowledge Platform Pvt (Ltd) is the only Pakistani organisation to win this grant among 15 other grantees from across the world. The year-long project is a one-of-a-kind pilot programme.

Birds & Bees is designed on the principle of informal education in an informal setup. We call it “learning with nature”. Through this project, we aim to teach young learners 21^st century skills, which include but are not limited to critical thinking; creativity and innovation; communication and collaboration, and civic literacy and global awareness. The rationale behind this innovative project is to give young Pakistanis the opportunity to explore learning through unusual means and to develop an interest in environmental conservation.

This project offers a unique opportunity for learners to explore new areas of vocational interest and to understand the significance of preserving our natural environment. The project is designed to build the capacity of learners through multiple hands-on activities. Through this programme, they will learn the concepts of entrepreneurship, and they will be challenged to be innovative, creative, to think and analyse critical problems, to communicate and collaborate with other team members, and develop a sense of civic responsibility.

Job Description

Position: Project lead

Duration: 1 year contract

Reporting to: CEO

Experience required: 3-5 years

Location: Islamabad

Key Responsibilities 

• Under the supervision of the CEO, work on scaling up the programme.
• Design and conduct workshops and projects for the low-cost private schools within Islamabad, on school site and off-site at Trail 5
• Scope new schools within Islamabad and Rawalpindi to bring on board as our partner schools for the birds & bees project
• Regularly improve the workshop content according to the needs of the students
• Liaison with the outreach team to schedule workshops in the different partner and new schools
• Work closely with the content team to develop new offline and online content
• Work closely with the graphic designers to design social media posts
• Work closely with the marketing team to effectively showcase project progress on all relevant platforms
• Manage the social media handles for the project
• Manage short term consultants
• Work closely with the admin team to arrange the workshops
• Regularly visit the learning centre and ensure its completion
• Maintain all project relevant data on the sharepoint

Skills required

Educational Skills:

Masters degree in Environmental Science, Development Studies, Social Sciences

Professional Skills:

• Proficient English and Urdu language
• Excellent writing skills
• Ability to understand and resolve complex situations
• Self-motivated and ethically strong
• Team player with strong leadership qualities

Number of positions: 1

Knowledge Platform is a state-of-the-art education company, using technology to bring top quality educational content to classrooms and online. Knowledge Platform is currently looking for motivated, tech-savvy and education minded team members to create learning content, games and assessments. The position will be for 12 months, with a 3-month probation.

The applicant will create graphics and media in various tools, to be used in educational content such as videos, games, interactive modules and assessments. Designing characters, maintaining consistency and safeguarding standards between the videos will be an important part of the position. The applicant will work closely together with content managers, content developers, and content creators in an iterative process.

Skills required for the position of Animator are:

• Expertise and familiarity with several softwares including: Adobe After effects, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, PowerPoint, Vyond (formerly GoAnimate), Character Animate
• Experience in education or in creating digital educational tools is preferred
• Good interpersonal skills and collaborative team-player
• At least 1 year of experience
• Experience with both print and digital design will be considered an asset
• Degree or certification preferred

Conditions and application

Knowledge Platform offers a competitive package and conditions. For this position, the expected salary range is 80K.

Please send your motivation letter and CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with the subject Application: Animator

Specific questions about this position can be addressed to Sabahat Muhammad (smuhammad@knowledgeplatform.com).

We’re looking to start the hiring process immediately.  The deadline to apply is 10^th February 2020.

Number of positions: 1

Knowledge Platform is a state-of-the-art education company, using technology to bring top quality educational content to classrooms and online. Knowledge Platform is currently looking for motivated, tech-savvy and education minded team members to create learning content, games and assessments. The position will be for 12 months, with a 3-month probation.

The applicant will create graphics and media in various tools, to be used in educational content for grades 1-5 such as videos, games, interactive modules and assessments. Designing characters, maintaining consistency and safeguarding standards between the videos will be an important part of the position. The applicant will work closely together with content managers, content developers, and content creators in an iterative process.

Skills required for the position of Graphics & Media Designer are:

• Expertise and familiarity with several softwares: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, PowerPoint, Vyond (formerly GoAnimate)
• Experience in education or in creating digital educational tools is preferred
• Good interpersonal skills and collaborative team-player
• At least 1 year of experience
• Experience with both print and digital design will be considered an asset
• Degree or certification preferred

Conditions and application

Knowledge Platform offers a competitive package and conditions. For this position, the expected salary range is 80K – 100K.

Please send your motivation letter and CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with the subject Application: Graphics & Media Designer.

Specific questions about this position can be addressed to Sabahat Muhammad (smuhammad@knowledgeplatform.com).

We’re looking to start the hiring process immediately.  The deadline to apply is 10^th February 2020.

Number of positions: 1

Location: Islamabad

Knowledge Platform is a blended learning solutions company. We use technology to make quality education available in classrooms and online. Our content includes videos, assessments, and games, and is used in over 300 schools all over Pakistan. It is also available online for free at www.learnsmartpakistan.org.

We are currently looking for motivated and tech-savvy educationists to join our content development team. The content developer will be expected to create educational content for grades 1 – 5 for mathematics. This educational content will be in the form of videos, interactive modules, games and assessments, to be used online and in a digital classroom setting.

Responsibilities and duties include:

• Creation of content for digitally enhanced primary school learning environment for math. This includes, but is not limited to:
  • writing a script for a video lesson
  • creating content for games
  • creating animated presentations
  • creating worksheets/assessments
• Ensuring content applicability to age, grade, and learning objectives
• Analysing primary textbooks to develop taxonomies for math.

The selected candidate will work closely with a team of content developers, instructional designers, graphic designers, audio specialists, and video producers to create engaging and effective content that will impact thousands of schools across Asia.

Skills required

• Primary-level teaching experience
• Good understanding of various instructional models and pedagogical frameworks at a primary level
• Good interpersonal skills and collaborative team-player who can work under tight deadlines
• Excellent command of Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent command of written and spoken English
• Some experience in the development of digital content

How to apply

Email your motivation letter and CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with the Subject: Application: Content Developer – Primary Math

Knowledge platform offers competitive salary packages and is looking for someone to start immediately.

Specific questions about this position can be addressed to Farheen Gul (fgul@knowledgeplatform.com)

Number of Positions: 01

Locations: Islamabad, Kharian/Gujrat, Lahore, Sialkot and Faisalabad

Salary: 35,000 – 50,000 PKR/month

Primary responsibilities of this role are to:

• Develop in-depth understanding of Company`s product
• Ensure targets for deployment of Knowledge Platform`s blended learning solution are met
• Assist teachers to use digital content in conducting lessons in class, and provide recommendations on best teaching practices
• Provide support and feedback after solution deployment
• Provide trainings and conduct learning workshops/boot camps
• Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers
• Devise and present ideas and strategies to improve the support and engagement processes
• Create reports and plans for the prospective clients

Required Experience and Skills:

• 1-3 years of experience
• Experience in teaching will be preferred
• Experience in customer support is a plus
• Strong communication and IT fluency
• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Pro-active, self-starting work approach and must be a team player
• Detail oriented, organized and able to multi-task
• Takes initiative and able to work under pressure

Education/Eligibility:

• Bachelors/Masters degree in Education Management, Engineering, CS/IT, Business Administration or related discipline
• Travelling: 70% travel required

Training Period:

Selected candidates will undergo extensive training of 1-2 months at Knowledge Platform`s Islamabad office.

Please send your CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with the subject ‘Training and Support Executive-<City Name>’

Number of Positions: 1

Locations: Sialkot, Multan/Bahawalpur

Primary responsibilities of this role are to:

• Develop in-depth understanding of Company`s product
• Ensure targets for sales and deployment of Knowledge Platform’s blended learning solution are met
• Promote the company’s product by addressing or predicting clients’ objectives
• Provide feedback and support after solution deployment
• Provide trainings and conduct learning workshops/boot camps
• Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers
• Devise and present ideas and strategies to improve the Business Development processes
• Plan and oversee new business development initiatives
• Create reports and plans for the prospective clients

Required Experience and Skills:

• 01 – 3 years of experience
• Experience in marketing and sales will be a plus
• Experience in customer support is a plus
• Strong business development skills required
• Interest/Experience in teaching will be preferred
• Strong Communication skills and IT fluency
• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• Pro-active, self-starting work approach and must be a team player

Education/Eligibility:

• Bachelors/Master’s degree in Marketing, Management, Engineering, CS/IT or related discipline
• 70% travelling required

Please send your CV to jobs@knowledgeplatform.com with the subject “Regional Coordinator – City Name”.