Job offered: CTO for NEF CyberLearning

Type: Full-time
Location: Alexandria, VA in the Washington, DC Metro area

SUBJECT: School/College/Corporate Technology Director with Moodle LMS expertise for NEF - Help us change the world!


LOCATION:

Anywhere, preferably Alexandria, VA in the Washington, DC Metro area

National Education Foundation (NEF), www.CyberLearning.org, the national nonprofit leader in bridging the digital and academic divides, has launched a national program to set up CyberLearning Academies in the Nation's disadvantaged schools, colleges and workforce development centers. Our goal is to improve the math, science, technology and business skills of our students and adults so that they can compete for 21st Century jobs.


SEEKING:


We are seeking a creative, motivated, and high energy CTO that wants to help us make a real difference in the world. Excellent immediate opportunity to innovate, learn, grow and contribute.


RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manage a high traffic, high content Moodle-based Learning Management System (LMS)

Innovate and maintain a creative and user-friendly educational website

Be very passionate about helping students and adults learn



QUALIFICATIONS:

--Proven experience managing a Moodle-based LMS as the technology director of a school or college or university

--Managing the design, development, testing, deployment, and operation of web sites based on a Moodle-based LMS

--Relational database design and production system management, esp.

MySQL performance and scaling issues

--Building/deploying web sites similar to Facebook, YouTube, and

MySpace

--SEO / SEM / Social Marketing/e-marketing is a plus

You must be upbeat, a highly creative fast learner, have relevant technical, analytical, synthesis and systems thinking skills, and have good interpersonal, oral, and written, and communication skills.

You must be able to work on own and as part of a team. Work will be performed in our offices in Alexandria, VA, a Washington DC suburb. Telework is a possibility for candidates with exceptional experience.


RESUME AND COVER LETTER:


Please send your resume and cover letter to Dr. Laurence Peters, lpeters@cyberlearning.org . In your cover letter, please state your minimum compensation requirements, and relate your experience to each of the qualifications listed in this ad.



COMPENSATION:

Commensurate with qualifications. Selected candidate will also receive 10 scholarships worth $25,000 for self, family and friends giving 24x7 unlimited access to 3,000 high quality online IT (including 60 certifications in Web Design, Microsoft, Adobe, Cisco, Oracle, CompTia, Project Management etc.), management, business, math, science and Testprep (SAT, GRE, GMAT etc.) courses and 24x7 live instant online mentoring/tutoring. Excellent opportunity for self development and growth.

NEF CyberLearning is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


Entry added by Reema Jain - 16 Feb 2009
Last updated - 23 Feb 2009