Senior Regional Education Technical Lead

• Proven experience in leading a workstream of an education or skills programme
• Education specialist 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.

At Education Development Trust, we improve school systems at scale; we partner with governments around the world to help turn ambitious, visionary education policy into reality. We invest annually in our programme of education research and this evidence underpins our work and informs policy and practice around the world. We have a long-established presence in Africa – running programmes since 1992 – and have worked with a range of governments, donor agencies and partners to improve education across the continent, providing short-term, expert consultancy and delivering long-term, national education programmes. 

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal record checks. Education Development Trust also participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme, and we may request information from relevant job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual misconduct, including harassment, during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.