Right To Play Education Specialist Jobs in Ethiopia

Right To Play Education Specialist Jobs in Ethiopia; Reporting to the Country Director, the Education Specialist will be responsible for providing technical advice and guidance on the development and implementation of education programs in line with the Country Strategic Plan and Right To Play’s global theory of change. You will work to integrate Right To Play’s methodologies into the system level education planning and delivery, the curriculum of provincial and national boards/agencies, as well as the activities of Right To Play’s strategic and implementing partners. This includes developing materials and resources as necessary, in collaboration with the Global Program Quality and Impact (PQI) team, Global Education Specialist and other internal relevant stakeholders.

You will also provide technical input to the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Specialist/Officer on the development of education-related performance measurement frameworks, baseline assessments and evaluations. You will play a leadership role in policy engagement with external stakeholders. You will also be responsible for analysing education related results from Right To Play’s interventions and bringing innovative knowledge to organizational approaches.

The Education Specialist will manage a Training Officer.


What You will Do

#1: Program planning, implementation and delivery (60% of Time):

Together with the Program Manager, leads the designs and development of education program strategies in close coordination with the Global PQI team and Global Education Specialist to ensure alignment with RTP’s global theory of change.

Leads technical planning and monitoring of RTP’s education program(s) in line with the Country Strategic Plan, the Ministry of Education plans, and donor requirements.

Supports Country Office Program Manager in developing education focused project proposals and concept notes for new projects.

Identifies and develops new partnerships with education-focused NGOs, Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and communities.

In coordination with Country Office Program Manager, the Gender Specialist and program staff ensures that issues of gender equality, inclusion, child protection and safeguarding, accountability, risk and vulnerability are addressed and monitored throughout all education programs.

Leads in developing curricula and resources for basic education programs (pre-primary and primary) as needed, working in collaboration with the Global Training and Capacity Building Specialist.

Builds networks with other Education Specialists in the region to support cross-learning with other RTP country programs in the region.

Stays abreast of new developments and opportunities to develop new initiatives to improve education outcomes for children in the country.

Provides technical leadership on the procurement and/or development of appropriate teaching and learning materials, training manuals and education resources.

Develops and promotes support-materials for incorporating activity-based learning methods for teachers.

In close coordination with the Training Officer, conducts need assessments in support of designing training for education departments, teachers and Education District Officers, and RTP strategic and implementing partners, where applicable.

Works closely with teacher training and curriculum development institutions to integrate RTP methodology into curriculum, textbooks and classroom teaching.

Regularly develops lessons learned and best practices and shares them with the programs team, relevant stakeholders, ensuring that program lessons are being used to promote improved program delivery.

Collaborates with the MEL Specialist/Officer (MELS/O) to develop appropriate systems, tools and procedures for the monitoring and evaluation of education programs.

#2: Representation, advocacy and policy

engagement (25% of Time):

In close coordination with the Program Manager and the Country Director, leads RTP’s advocacy and policy effort in the education sector by participating in national coordination forums as applicable national strategic planning for the education sector, relevant technical working groups and other key coordination platforms.

Represents RTP in various platforms and maintains positive relationships with governments and other relevant stakeholders regarding RTP activities.

Regularly updates stakeholder analysis for the education sector and ensures that RTP is engaging with and is visible to the most influential actors in the sector.

Coordinates research and advocacy interventions related to the program at national and international level, using data from school-level interventions to advocate for national-level policy development/implementation, in close coordination with the MEL Specialist/Officer.

Leads and develops RTP’s analysis and best practices in education programming in the country and disseminates through documents and position papers with education stakeholders and within RTP at the regional and global levels.

P

rovides technical inputs to regional and global strategies, policies and resources related to education programming to ensure that country experience and realities are well-reflected.

#3: Capacity building support (10% of Time):

Ensures that country staff are properly supported with the technical knowledge and skills necessary to deliver education program interventions.

Conducts regular visits to the field to provide technical support to program teams.



Experience:

Master’s degree in Education or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Personal Attributes:

Excellent interpersonal communication skills to build rapport with staff, partners, government officials, donors and community leaders

Ability to adapt and work under pressure meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Creative and flexible with problem solving skills

Demonstrated professionalism and diplomacy

Ability to represent oneself as an effective Right To Play ambassador to high level officials

Strategy planning skills for education initiatives

People management particularly influence management

Skills & Knowledge

Understanding of active learning approaches, particularly play-based learning

Knowledge and understanding of best practices in basic education programs, including technical experience in teacher training and resource and curriculum development

Understanding of community development processes

Strong MS Office and program management tools and procedures

Knowledge and experience with programmatic approaches related to life skills or social emotional learning

Knowledge and experience in education research, quantitative and qualitative methods

Languages:

Fluency in spoken and written English

Fluency in spoken and written local language.

Bonus if You’ll Bring :

Experience in quality improvement

Experience in strengthening civil society organisations

Experience in coaching

Knowledge/experience in child protection, gender mainstreaming and/or governance

Knowledge of adult learning

Knowledge of international donors

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Right To Play Education Specialist Jobs in Ethiopia

Find daily jobs in Ethiopia. Jobs - Ethiopia jobs. Search our career portal & find the latest Ethiopian job positions, career opportunities & jobs in Ethiopia.

Jobs in Ethiopia - banking jobs, IT jobs, accounting jobs, NGO jobs, business administration, ICT, UN jobs, procurement jobs, education jobs, hospital jobs, human resources jobs, engineering, teaching jobs, and other careers in Ethiopia.

Find your dream job from 1000s of vacancies in Ethiopia posted and updated daily - click here!