Job Description
Education Development Trust is implementing the DFID funded TARGET programme (which stands for Technical Assistance to Reinforce General Education Quality Improvement Programme for Equity, GEQIP-E) in Ethiopia since August 2019, through providing targeted Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Education at Federal, Regional, Woreda and school levels.
TARGET is designed to complement and amplify the effects of GEQIP-E by addressing systematic challenges, particularly through enhancing education delivery and school leadership practices. Its vision is improved school and system performance through direct interventions and relevant system strengthening. This will be achieved by working on four
integrated tasks:
Task 1: Strengthening delivery practices (information, analysis, routines, problem identification and solving, decision making) in MoE, REB, WEOs and schools to orientate the system towards improved outcomes.
About the role
The CPD specialist will work closely with partners and government counter parts to develop a strong culture of delivery of reformed CPD for school leaders. S/he will oversee and liaise with regional TTEs in relation to pilot intervention in four of the emerging regions and school leader CPD pilot and scale up at regional level. S/he will also collaborate closely with CPD TARGET technical expert at MOE.
Job objectives
- Establishing strong working relationships with all the key players involved in current
school leadership development and school improvement planning. - Working closely with the Ministry to develop a strategy for scale up of reformed
school leadership CPD. - Work in strong partnership with the Ethiopian Ministry of Education, Regional
Education Bureaus and Woredas. - in consultation with the School Leadership CPD Lead and the Partnership and
Incubation Hub Manager, support the design of model interventions to support
equity and inclusion in the emerging regions. - The Specialist provides technical guidance and management support
throughout the programming processes to facilitate the administration and
achievement of TARGET outputs related with School leader CPD intervention. - Coordinate, support and provide technical assistance and operational
support to the School Leader CPD intervention. - Work closely and collaboratively with National SIP task team, CPD TTE,
the ministry of education, regional education bureaus, consortium partners, CSOs etc. - Provide technical assistance/advice on all aspects of school Leader CPD
programming and implementation. - Liaise with the partnership and incubation hub manager to ensure the model
interventions implementation aligned with the overall goal of SIP reform. - Capture and share knowledge and experiences to promote learning.
- Prepare regular/mandated program/project reports for management,
donors, and partners to keep them informed of program progress.
Person specification Knowledge
• Master’s degree and above in School Leadership, Education Planning and
Management, Inclusive education, gender, or related field of study
• Understanding of education sectors, with a broad perspective on how the Ethiopian
system operates including role of public, private, and non-government organizations
• Strong knowledge of effective school leadership
• Strong knowledge on girl’s education intervention in Ethiopia
• Strong awareness of and responsiveness to digital learning technology
Experience
• At least 8 years of experience in implementing monitoring multi-year, multi-component
education programmes
• School leadership training on the areas of; instructional leadership; leadership for
school improvement, leadership for inclusion, girls’ education, equity and excellence
and leadership for building a culture of continuous improvement, high expectations and
accountability
• Leading education reform
• Planning, prioritizing, sequencing, managing, problem-solving and reporting on
implementation of projects Skills
▪ Demonstrate an innovative and high-performance mindset
▪ Exhibit a strong set of values including integrity, honesty, and commitment to
excellence
▪ Act as a strong team player with excellent relationship building and communication
skills
▪ Aware and responsive to potential of digital learning technology
▪ Demonstrate a highly results-oriented and delivery focused approach, with ability to
strengthen accountability of others
▪ Produce high quality reports that are appropriate for a variety of audiences
▪ Present and communicate effectively and persuasively at senior levels and across a
range of stakeholders
▪ Analyze and communicate complex information efficiently and promptly
▪ Perform at a high level under pressure in challenging environments
▪ Use software and data systems; promotes data-driven and evidence-based problem
solving, and timely, effective decision-making
▪ Demonstrate fluency in English and Amharic languages required; additional local
Ethiopian language is a plus.