Part Time Spanish Language Teacher

UN Atlas; Genf; Hybrid; CHF 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Contractor role

Job summary

UN Atlas seeks part-time language teachers to deliver Spanish courses for UN Geneva staff, either remotely or in-person. The role involves preparing course materials, managing Moodle, and providing feedback to students to ensure high satisfaction and completion rates.

Candidates should have substantial experience and be able to work in a multicultural environment. Responsibilities include designing curricula, assessing language skills, and collaborating with colleagues to ensure alignment with

Qualifications

• Four+ years of experience teaching Spanish to adults in multicultural settings.
• Three+ years in curriculum development, language examination design, or teacher training.
• Experience with e-learning tools and Moodle is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Teach general and specialized Spanish courses in-person and online.
• Prepare and update learning materials to align with curriculum.
• Manage the CLM Moodle learning platform and course delivery.
• Administer and grade assignments, tests and exams per UN standards.
• Provide timely feedback and maintain student records and communications.
• Participate in meetings and collaborate with colleagues.

Job description

Work arrangement Remote / Home-based

Organizational Context

The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) through its Center for Learning and Multilingualism (CLM) Language Training Programme (LTP) promotes linguistic balance and multilingualism. The LTP offers language courses to staff, and due to high demand, seeks part-time language teachers as individual contractors to supplement existing staff.

Job Purpose

This role serves to promote multilingualism and enhance staff's work-related language skills by teaching Spanish. The purpose is to deliver engaging and effective Spanish language courses, either in-person or online, contributing to the UN's mandate of linguistic diversity and staff development. The teacher will prepare course materials, manage the learning platform, provide feedback, and administer assessments, ensuring high student satisfaction and completion rates, thereby supporting the overall goals of the Language Training Programme.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include teaching general and specialized Spanish language courses, both in-person and online. This involves preparing and updating learning materials, ensuring curriculum alignment, and managing the CLM language learning platform (Moodle). The role requires administering and grading assignments, tests, and exams according to UN standards. Providing timely and constructive feedback to students on their progress and linguistic development is crucial. Additionally, the teacher will handle administrative tasks related to course delivery, student records, and communication, and participate in meetings and collaborative sessions with colleagues.

Work Experience

A minimum of four years of experience teaching Spanish as a foreign/second language to adults in a multicultural setting is required. At least three years of recent experience in curriculum development, language examination design, or language teacher training is also necessary. Experience with e-learning tools, learning management systems (like Moodle), and online collaboration tools is desirable, as is experience in an international, multicultural environment.

Skills

Teaching Spanish (general and specialized courses), curriculum development, language assessment and grading, providing student feedback, managing learning platforms (Moodle), e-learning tools, online collaboration, administrative skills, communication, collaboration, expert Spanish proficiency, English and French proficiency.

Languages

Required Not informed

Desired Spanish, French, English

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