Head of Schools Programme Design & Governance

The Citizen Foundation; Karachi Division; On-site; PKR 3,200,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

The Citizen Foundation seeks a leader to drive the GM Schools Programme Management Unit, translating priorities into governance-ready programmes across the school network. You will align with Operations, HR, Finance, and Tech to ensure high-impact delivery and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include designing operating models, leading annual planning, and establishing data governance to improve school outcomes and programme visibility.

Qualifications

• Lead translation of programme priorities into coherent designs, operating models, governance and readiness requirements.
• Define clear programme-accountability boundaries, decision rights, handoffs and escalation routes.
• Oversee development and periodic review of school-facing policies, SOPs, and the School Manual.
• Ensure designs integrate education-programme requirements, staff development, technology, data and operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual planning for new and existing schools with calendars, assumptions and timelines.
• Oversee network expansion, capacity planning, and school-opening readiness.
• Coordinate budgeting inputs with Finance and Operations while maintaining financial controls.
• Ensure major rollouts have clear plans, logs, trackers and readiness reviews.
• Lead Heads of Operational Design and Planning, and data-governance leaders; align with Project Executive.
• Set goals, performance expectations, and develop capability across the Unit.
• Coordinate with six Schools Programme Management teams for coherent design and execution.
• Represent the Unit in senior forums with clear risk visibility and progress reporting.
• Lead annual budgeting and monitor spending and resource utilization.
• Identify opportunities to improve value, simplify processes and strengthen scalability.

Job description

The Citizen Foundation seeks a leader to drive the GM Schools Programme Management Unit, translating priorities into governance-ready programmes across the school network. You will align with Operations, HR, Finance, and Tech to ensure high-impact delivery and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities include designing operating models, leading annual planning, and establishing data governance to improve school outcomes and programme visibility.