Job Description
About the role
Education Development Trust is inviting Expressions of Interest for a proposed 5-year education technical assistance programme in Ethiopia. The proposed programme will have a focus on enhanced access and learning through the development of school leadership, equity, with a focus on marginalised girls, TPD and English language.
We are seeking expressions of interest in the areas of:
- School Leadership
- Girls Education
- Teacher Professional Development
- English Language.
Do you have experience of working in a substantive role in country in one of these areas, providing education technical assistance at a national level?
You will have:
- Strong local networks and contacts, with an excellent understanding of the Ethiopian political and education context
- An ability to provide a ‘big picture’ view, drawing clear analysis and insights into large scale complex programmes.
- Specific expertise in the provision of technical assistance one of the four areas; School Leadership, Girls Education, TPD or English Language
- Consultancy skills, including the ability to offer objective feedback, challenge and constructive recommendations to project and corporate staff.
- Experience of stakeholder engagement/management
If this sounds like you, please apply today!
About the organisation
At Education Development Trust, we improve school systems at scale; we partner with governments around the world to help turn ambitious, visionary education policy into reality. We invest annually in our programme of education research and this evidence underpins our work and informs policy and practice around the world. We have a long-established presence in Africa – running programmes since 1992 – and have worked with a range of governments, donor agencies and partners to improve education across the continent, providing short-term, expert consultancy and delivering long-term, national education programmes. We have specialist expertise in sustainable school system reform at scale – from improving literacy and numeracy outcomes, to large-scale teacher training and strengthening the capacity of national ministries. We are experienced in leading complex programmes in challenging environments and we also work with like-minded organisations to ensure we maximise our impact.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal record checks. Education Development Trust also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, and we may request information from relevant job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual misconduct, including harassment, during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Please note, we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to close our vacancies early.