Microsoft Educational Solutions Specialist

Job Description

Key Outcomes

• Improve Teacher Proficiency: Ensure at least 80% of teachers actively use Microsoft 365 tools beyond basic applications to enhance instruction. Enhance Digital Learning: Implement strategies that lead to measurable improvements in student engagement and learning outcomes through Microsoft technology.
• Drive Adoption and Change Management: Foster a culture of digital innovation, reducing resistance to technology adoption.
• Optimize Microsoft Teams Classrooms: Establish clear guidelines, templates, and best practices for structured and effective digital learning environments.
• Ensure Data Security and Compliance: Align educational technology use with privacy, security, and compliance standards to protect student and school data.

Role Contribution

• Serve as a technology leader and coach, equipping teachers with the skills and confidence to integrate Microsoft 365 effectively into their pedagogy.
• Act as a strategic partner between IT support, teachers, and school leadership to align technology use with educational objectives.
• Support long-term technology planning, ensuring VAS stays at the forefront of digital transformation in education.

Challenges and Opportunities

• Overcoming Barriers to Adoption: Address teacher resistance and digital literacy gaps by implementing a structured professional development framework.
• Maximizing Microsoft Teams: Improve how Teams is used for learning, ensuring consistency and usability across grade levels.
• Aligning Technology with Curriculum Goals: Work with academic leadership to integrate Microsoft 365 tools meaningfully into lesson planning.
• Scaling Professional Development: Establish sustainable training programs, including peer mentoring and microcredentialing.

Key Responsibilities

Training and Professional Development

• Design and deliver customized training for teachers on Microsoft 365 tools and best practices.
• Develop training resources in English and Vietnamese, including video tutorials, user guides, and step-by-step manuals.
• Provide one-on-one coaching, group workshops, and webinars tailored to different skill levels.
• Collaborate with school leadership to ensure technology training aligns with instructional goals.

Technology Implementation and Support

• Guide teachers in effectively integrating Microsoft tools into daily lesson planning.
• Work closely with IT support teams to troubleshoot classroom technology issues and streamline support processes.
• Act as a liaison between educators and IT to ensure smooth technology adoption.

Digital Transformation and Strategy

• Assist in the deployment and rollout of new Microsoft educational initiatives.
• Stay updated on emerging EdTech trends and best practices to continuously improve VAS’s digital learning strategy.
• ·Collaborate with leadership to evaluate the effectiveness of Microsoft 365 adoption and recommend enhancements.

Data and Performance Tracking

• Track teacher participation and engagement in training sessions.
• Collect and analyze feedback to refine professional development strategies.
• Provide quarterly reports to leadership on technology adoption and impact.

Job Requirement

Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Information Technology, Instructional Design, or a related field. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Microsoft Certified Educator (MCE) or Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) certification. 
• Additional duties
• This role requires travel between campuses to provide in-person support. 
• Occasional after-school or weekend training sessions may be necessary based on teacher availability. 
• Performance will be evaluated based on teacher engagement, technology adoption rates, and impact on learning outcomes. 

Benefits:

• Compulsory Insurance (HI, SI, UI) and Personal Tax are covered by VAS.
• 13th monthly salary and KPIs bonus
• Lunch at school, Tet gift, ….
• Staff will get 50% discount of tuition for 2 children (other fees such as meal fee, school bus fee, expenses for textbooks, uniforms, extra curricula activities, entrance test fee,… are still applied as stipulated)
• Annual Company trip, Team building
•  Working in professional environment