Education Development Trust Vacancies in Kenya

Education Development Trust Regional Coordinator Vacancies in Kenya


Responsibilities

  • To co-ordinate the day to day running of the WWW project in the designated project
    area;
  • Support overall Project mobilisation phases and project implementation over the life of
    the project;
  • Support and strengthen the capacity of instructional coaches and other interventions
    implemented to address key challenges and issues impeding grade appropriate reading fluency and comprehension;
  • Develop and maintain excellent relationship with clients, schools, consortium partners
    and key stakeholders through clear, effective and timely communications (both written
    and oral);
  • Implement and maintain agreed project management processes and administrative
    systems to ensure projects run efficiently and information is up-to-date and readily
    available;
  • Assist with the collation and quality assurance of all documentation prepared by the
    project team; to ensure reporting is undertaken in a timely manner and meets the
    requirements of the client and Education Development Trust processes;
  • Track and maintain assigned project budgets, prepare monthly reports for the
    Programme
  • Escalate any issues in a timely and effective manner.
  • Raise Purchase orders and receive goods as appropriate. Liaise with Finance Team
    to ensure accurate and timely payments.
  • Provide leadership & advisory services to instructional coaches in conducting
    teaching coaching activities

    Qualifications

  • Proven successful experience in project co-ordination role including preparation of
    project plans, risk and issues logs; management of project action plans.
  • Project budget development and management.
  • Planning and performance management
  • Ability to use initiative demonstrating commitment and flexibility.
  • Evidence of having operated in a pressurised environment.
  • Ability to prioritise workload, and work to deadlines.
  • Ability to recognise ‘drift’ and develop and implement remedial actions
  • Working on multiple projects and tasks
  • Monitoring work, ensuring its quality and acting to correct problems arising

    How to apply

    Interested candidates should apply online by 30th November, 2017

    For more information and job application details, see; Education Development Trust Regional Coordinator Vacancies in Kenya




    Education Development Trust Deputy Project Director Vacancies in Kenya

    Responsibilities

  • Provide support to the Project Director and partners to identify, plan and manage technical
    capacity building and backstopping including learning lessons to inform quality project
    improvements, sustainability, and policy outcomes.
  • Manage cross cutting technical strategy in all pathways and learning outcomes
  • Ensure performance quality by certifying the training materials for technical project
    purposes and periodical reviews to drive quality and effectiveness
  • Offer technical oversight and guidance to partners and regular convening of the technical
    committees/working groups
  • Lead in knowledge Management and Learning agenda through tracking and reporting of
    learning outcomes, developing learning outcomes analytical reports etc
  • Work with Ed-tech partners to develop and implement innovative solutions that drive
    learning outcomes in all the pathways
  • Act as programme representative in government and any other relevant technical
    committees to enhance synergies and quality delivery of programme
  • Lead in organizing and executing joint supervision and monitoring by government and
    external clients,
  • Support and strengthen the capacity of Regional coordinators and instructional coaches in
    teacher coaching and other interventions implemented to address key challenges and
    issues impeding grade appropriate lower and upper grade literacy and numeracy interventions.
  • Provide technical lead in support to consortium partners on programme components
    related to early grade learning Literacy & Numeracy and whole school behavior change

    Qualifications

  • A Master’s degree or higher in education or a related field, and a minimum of 12 years of
    relevant professional engagement in the education sector or related sectors and with a
    minimum of three years in senior management or similar roles
  • Prior experience and familiarity with donor project management policies, procedure and
    reporting requirements, particularly DFID.
  • Proven management and implementation of large education projects or similar project and
    prior experience managing large-scale projects of US $5 million or more with
    geographically dispersed teams
  • Strong leadership skills across various levels of staff and locations.
  • Strong ability to work across technical and operational areas.
  • Strong communication, both oral and written, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to
    develop excellent relations with key stakeholders.
  • Excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills
    demonstrated by ability to interact professionally with culturally and linguistically diverse
    staff, clients and consultants.
  • Demonstrated ability to set priorities
  • Concise and accurate report writing

    How to apply

    Interested candidates should apply online by 30th November, 2017

    For more information and job application details, see; Education Development Trust Deputy Project Director Vacancies in Kenya

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