General Manager – Primary Schooling

The Citizens Foundation; Karachi Division; Sur place; PKR 6 000 000 - 10 000 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Citizens Foundation seeks a General Manager, Primary Schooling to design and drive foundational years programs across Pakistan. This senior executive will oversee curriculum design, instructional materials, assessment approaches, and fidelity to national standards, while partnering with operations, HR, and learning teams to scale impact.

You will lead the Curriculum and Instructional Design function, build data-driven monitoring systems, and ensure delivery models work in low-resource

Qualifications

• Experience leading multi-site education programs.
• Curriculum design and assessment expertise.
• MEL at scale with data-driven decision making.

Responsabilités

• Lead Curriculum and Instructional Design teams and regional implementation managers.
• Oversee assessment tools and data-use routines.
• Define fidelity criteria and drive quality assurance across regions.
• Align programs with governance, policy, and funding requirements.

Connaissances

Strategic thinking

Communication

Adaptability

Mentoring

Formation

Master’s in Education, Public Policy, Nonprofit Management, or related field

Description du poste

The General Manager, Primary Schooling is a senior executive accountable for the design, implementation, and quality assurance of early and primary education programs across the organization’s national footprint. The GM combines academic rigor with operational pragmatism, owns the Foundational Years strategy, and ensures consistent adoption of program models across varying contexts. The role serves as the organization’s subject-matter authority on foundational education and is accountable for student learning outcomes.

The GM will lead Curriculum and Instructional Design (standards, scope & sequence, instructional materials, teacher guides) and Assessment Approaches (formative, summative; standards alignment; data use); and will work in close partnership with functional teams of Staff Learning and Development, Evaluation and Examinations, and cross functional teams including Operations and HR to drive adoption, fidelity, and scale.

Outcome

Cohesive, data-driven national strategy that improves early learning outcomes across sites.

• Build and maintain a country-wide foundational years curriculum framework and operational playbook designed for replication and scale.
• Use research and evidence to refine delivery models effective across low- and mixed-resource environments.
• Align program priorities with growth plans; sequence rollouts and change management.
• Define program non-negotiables (standards, time-on-task, pedagogy, assessment cycles) and ensure feasibility with Operations.

Quality Assurance, Impact Measurement & Execution Enablement

Outcome

Robust systems that monitor quality, drive improvement, & demonstrate measurable impact.

• Establish organization-wide KPIs and contributes towards a monitoring and evaluation framework.
• Oversee assessment tools (formative to summative), set data use routines, and analyze trends to inform program pivots.
• Ensure programs meet or exceed national standards and benchmarks.
• Define fidelity criteria and conduct quality assurance across regions; lead corrective action plans for underperformance.
• Maintain accountability for literacy and numeracy outcomes, even where execution is field-led.

Leadership, Capability Building & Cross-Functional Alignment

Outcome

Strong leadership capacity and alignment across teams delivering foundational education.

• Lead Curriculum and Instructional Design teams; provide dotted-line leadership to regional implementation managers.
• Coach leaders, set clear expectations, and build bench strength and succession.
• Strengthen systems and processes to reduce single‑point dependencies and ensure sustainability at scale.
• Clarify decision rights, escalation paths, and governance for initiatives; ensure alignment with functional, cross functional and operations teams.

Stakeholder Relations & Advocacy

Outcome

Partnerships that enhance funding, policy influence, and program sustainability.

• Represent the organization with government bodies and education ministries; advocate for supportive policy.
• Collaborate with Development Team on proposals and rigorous outcome reporting.
• Build alliances with thought leaders, research institutions, and NGOs; position the organization as a national voice on foundational literacy and numeracy.

Required Skills

Skills

• Strategic thinking, communication, adaptability, and mentoring skills.
• Experience integrating teacher professional development with curriculum and assessment cycles.
• Comfort with EdTech tools, dashboards, and data visualization for decision-making.

KPIs

• Year-over-year improvement in foundational literacy and numeracy outcomes.
• Program model scaled to meet annual reach targets with documented fidelity.
• Demonstrated data use (dashboards, routines) driving targeted program improvements.
• Sustained uplift in previously underperforming geographies.

Education

Master’s in Education, Public Policy, Nonprofit Management, or related field

Experience

• 8–10+ years in the education sector, with significant exposure to foundational/primary education.
• 4+ years in a senior management/executive role leading multi-site programs.
• Proven expertise in curriculum development, assessment design, MEL at scale.