Senior Regional Education Technical Lead

Education Development Trust; Remote; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An international educational organization is seeking a Senior Regional Education Technical Lead to steer regional teams in the effective implementation of a new education and skills programme in Ethiopia. This role involves providing leadership, managing a dedicated team, and ensuring high-quality delivery of education training initiatives. Candidates should have proven experience in education programmes and strong stakeholder management skills. Benefits include a competitive salary, medical insurance, and transport allowance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Medical insurance for employee and family

Provident Fund contribution

Transport Allowance

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading a workstream of an education or skills programme.
• Specialist knowledge in education policy, curriculum development, teacher development, or school leadership.
• Experience in designing and delivering teacher professional development or school leadership training.
• Strong relationship-building skills with various stakeholders, including regional governments.
• Financial management skills, including budgeting and ensuring compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to regional teams on the education and skills programme.
• Manage program activities ensuring effective implementation.
• Input into design and development of training programmes.
• Ensure all technical aspects of the programme are delivered to a high standard.

Skills

Education policy

Curriculum development

Teacher development

School leadership

Stakeholder relationship building

Financial management

Job description

Education Development Trust is looking for a Senior Regional Education Technical Lead t o provide leadership to regional teams on our new education and skills programme in Ethiopia. The programme willstrengthen the relevance and quality of secondary educationto ensure the successful transition of secondary students to tertiary education orthe world of work by equipping them with relevant skills, knowledge and attitude through enhanced implementation of the competency-based curriculum.

The Senior Regional Technical Lead will have a critical role on the success of the new programme. They with overall responsibility for ensuring that programme activities are implemented effectively and on schedule in the regions operated by edt, as well as managing their own team. They will have an input into the design and development of the training programmes and are responsible for ensuring that all technical aspects of the programme (teacher training, leadership development, monitoring, and inclusion) are delivered to a high standard and adapted to local realities. This role is likely to be based in Addis Ababa but may be in a region depending on final allocation of schools

Key Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading a workstream of an education or skills programme
• Educationspecialist knowledge in one or more of the following areas – education policy, curriculum development, teacher development, school leadership, technical and careers education
• Experience of designing and delivering teacher professional development or school leadership training in schools or further education institutes
• Experience of developing excellent relationships with stakeholders across multiple organisations (including regional governments and training colleges) and at all levels of seniority.
• Financial management skills, including budgeting, cost control, and ensuring financial compliance with project requirements.

Benefits include

• Competitive salary
• Medical insurance for employee and family
• Provident Fund contribution
• Transport Allowance