Call for Proposals: Digital Supports Expert

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In partnership with the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, BCcampus is conducting a jurisdictional scan of digital skills, tools, and process supports within British Columbia’s post-secondary system. The purpose of the scan is to better understand the supports available for remote learners and educators, and to identify gaps in service provision in the province.  

Developed in response to the Digital Learning Strategy recommendations, this scan will support remote learners and educators with digital skills, tools, and processes to improve their digital literacy.  

We invite applications for a key role in leading this project. We seek someone with extensive experience working with digital skills, tools, and processes to conduct a jurisdictional scan, review existing models, and develop a business case for a pilot program aimed at providing digital skills, tools, and process supports to remote learners and educators. 

Scope

  1. Conduct a jurisdictional scan of digital skills, tools, and process supports for remote learners and educators to identify gaps and make recommendations.   
  2. Review existing and sustainable models of digital skills, tools, and process supports for remote learners and educators that could be applied in the B.C. post-secondary sector.  
  3. Develop a business case for a pilot program to provide digital skills, tools, and process supports to remote learners and educators in the B.C. post-secondary sector.  

Deliverables

  1. Work with BCcampus to draft questions for the jurisdictional scan addressing the project’s objectives. 
  2. Lead the methodology for the jurisdictional scan, in collaboration with BCcampus. 
  3. Meet with partners to review deliverables, including all 26 B.C. post-secondary institutions, system partners, and other organizations offering digital skills, tools, process supports, as well as the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills. 
  4. Write an executive summary, gaps analysis, and recommendations based on the findings of the jurisdictional scan. 
  5. Develop a business case for a pilot program to provide digital skills, tools, and process supports to remote learners and educators in the B.C. post-secondary sector.  

Timelines

Timelines for submission: 

  • Submit proposal by September 15, 2024 
  • BCcampus will award the contract by September 27, 2024 

Timelines for work related to this project: 

  • Jurisdictional scan: October – December 2024 
  • Review of existing models: October – November 2024 
  • Business case for pilot: February 2025 

Expectations

The following skills and deliverables are expected of the successful applicant: 

  • Comfortable working collaboratively with subject-matter experts and provincial ministries 
  • Able to provide expertise on digital skills, tools, and processes 
  • Able to provide recommendations for service models for learner and educator supports 
  • Excellent verbal and writing skills to communicate with clarity and respect 
  • Able to work in isolation and with little supervision 
  • Experience carrying out a jurisdictional scan 
  • Experience writing business cases 
  • Experience working in the B.C. post-secondary education system 

Application

Please provide a proposal including the following information: 

  • Description of your experience with digital skills, tools, and process 
  • Description of your experience with jurisdictional scans and business cases 
  • Breakdown of tasks needed to meet deliverables 
  • Recommended methodology to carry out the jurisdictional scan 
  • Timeline for each task 
  • Estimated budget to meet all deliverables, including hours and hourly rate 
  • Curriculum vitae
  • The total amount of each service contract does not include GST. Payment will be tied to deliverables and based on hours worked. 

Please email your proposal to projects@bccampus.ca by September 15, 2024

Proposal Evaluation Criteria

Applicants will be evaluated based on experience with the following: 

Approach

  • Project steps and milestones are clearly articulated and can be reasonably met. 
  • Proposal clearly states an understanding of the target learner, deliverables, and intention of the project. 
  • Proposal demonstrates an ability to carry out all deliverables. 

Experience

  • Role of the digital support expert and relevant experience are clearly described, including: 
  • Experience supporting learners with digital skills, tools, and processes. 
  • Experience working on jurisdictional scans and writing business cases. 

Budget

  • The budget is reasonable given the work proposed. 
  • The budget clearly shows when the project work and related expenses will occur. 

The successful applicant will be contacted for further discussion and next steps. 

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion statement

BCcampus is committed to inclusion. From the workplace to our learning spaces, we value diversity and are actively working to decolonize our organization and the ways in which we collaborate with others. We believe a more diverse team will help us better support the people and communities with which we work. 

We encourage applications from members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including but not limited to:  

  • First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and all other Indigenous Peoples 
  • Members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin 
  • Persons with visible and/or invisible (i.e., physical and/or mental) disabilities 
  • Persons who identify as women 
  • Persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions 

We recognize many of these identities intersect, and therefore equity, diversity, and inclusion can be complex. We value the contributions each person brings and are committed to ensuring full and equal participation for all in our community. 

For more information, please read the BCcampus EDI Statement and Anti-Racism Statement.