Technical Leads - Central and Regional, FCDO TREE, Ethiopia

Job Description:

Cambridge Education, a subsidiary of Mott MacDonald Limited, is seeking to recruit Technical Leads to support delivery of a new FCDO funded programme, Transforming Education in Ethiopia (TREE). TREE is a four-year programme (2024 – 2028) designed to support the Government of Ethiopia at both federal and regional levels to improve teaching quality and learning outcomes, and increase access to good quality education, particularly for girls and marginalised children. It will build on significant progress made by the Government of Ethiopia at all levels to expand educational opportunities for children. 

TREE will focus on three key outcomes:

• Outcome 1 – improved quality of teaching and learning in targeted schools, with focus on developing pedagogical skills of teachers and competency of school leaders; 
• Outcome 2 – improved teaching and learning in English Language as a subject and improved use of English across the school curriculum; 
• Outcome 3 – increased number of the most marginalised children, particularly girls, accessing education, staying in school without dropping out and learning.   

Job Profile:

• Cambridge Education is seeking Technical Leads in the following thematic areas:
• Teaching and Learning (curriculum and teaching, assessment, educational leadership)
• Gender/social development
• Governance and PFM
• English Language (consultant) 

Key responsibilities:

• Overseeing design, implementation, monitoring and adaptation of activities in indicated technical area
• Implementing programme activities according to approved strategies, workplans and budgets
• Working closely with government counterparts and key stakeholders
• Leading planning and delivery of training and capacity building activities

Skills and qualifications:

• Good understanding of Ethiopian education and government delivery systems
• Experience of leading technical components of development programmes
• Ability to communicate and collaborate
• Postgraduate degree in education, international development or related subject
• 5+ years’ experience working on education programmes

Applicants are to specify, along with their application, a preferred region to be located in if they have any. Please also state your current gross annual salary, and expected gross annual salary for a position such as this.

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