Education Specialist Full Time

We reach millions of children each year in some of the most difficult places on earth, helping them to stay in school and learn, overcome prejudice, heal from trauma, and develop the skills they need to thrive. We do this by harnessing play, one of the most fundamental forces in a child’s life, to teach children the critical skills they need to dismantle barriers and embrace opportunities, in learning and in life. Established in 2000, Right To Play reaches children through experiential programming in 14 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North America. These programs are supported by our global offices in Toronto, Canada; London, UK and seven national offices across Europe and North America.

ROLE SUMMARY:

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.

Organization:

• Right To Play Ethiopia 

Department/Division:

• Program Quality

Reports to:

• Country Director ` 

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION:

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

EXPERIENCE:

•  5 years’ experience implementing and providing technical guidance on basic education programs and liaising with government officials.
• • Proven experience in project planning, report writing, networking, partnership-building and working with NGOs.
• • Significant experience in designing and delivering training and/or the development of education materials and resources.
• • Experience managing direct reports

COMPETENCIES/PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• • Superior organizational skills and ability to multi-task on a constant basis
• • 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

TECHNICAL SKILLS AND 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 (NOT ESSENTIAL):

• • Experience in quality improvement
• • Experience in strengthening civil society organizations
• • Experience in coaching
• • Knowledge/experience in child protection, gender mainstreaming and/or governance
• • Knowledge of adult learning
• • Knowledge of international donor