USAID Senior Education Advisor Jobs in Malawi

USAID Senior Education Advisor Jobs in Malawi


Background

  • USAID/Malawi requires an experienced Senior Education Advisor to support the
    USAID/Malawi Education Office’s direction of a comprehensive education portfolio that is
    national in scope.

  • This individual should have senior-level technical expertise and practical knowledge of project design, project management, monitoring and evaluation, and technical, analytical, organizational, and staff management skills.

  • The Senior Education Advisor will be
    responsible for leading initiatives including but not limited to girls’ education, education
    infrastructure, child protection, and higher education portfolios (duties may likely cross over into other technical areas of the portfolio).

  • The Senior Education Advisor will also be asked to liaise with GOM officials, other donors, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and ensure that USAID/Malawi is fully engaged with the GOM on its education sector reform agenda.

    Roles and Responsibilities

    The Senior Education Advisor will work independently and with minimal oversight from the Director to provide support to the Education Office in the following ways:

  • The Senior Education Advisor will support the Education Team in providing guidance and overall direction of the development and execution of USAID/Malawi-financed
    activities related to education sector reforms in Malawi, with particular emphasis on
    activities related to early grade reading, girls’ development and/or monitoring and
    evaluation.

  • The Senior Education Advisor will be expected to lead the Education Office in the
    development of the yearly operational plan, annual performance plan and report, and
    other quarterly reviews and plans with oversight from the Director or her designee.

  • The Senior Education Advisor will supervise, coach and mentor individuals (junior, midlevel, and senior foreign-service nationals) and teams within the Education Office to improve overall performance.

  • The Senior Education Advisor will manage projects as well as oversee high-visibility
    portfolios within the Education Office, conferring and negotiating with senior
    Government of Malawi and USG officials, other donors, implementing partners, civil society, and private-sector partners to improve implementation, strengthen partnerships,
    and improve coordination in consultation with the Director and Deputy.

  • The Senior Education Advisor will serve as a trusted policy and technical advisor to the
    Director, Deputy, and Education Office team, providing technical leadership and program
    implementation oversight to USAID/Malawi-funded implementing partners.

    Other Significant Responsibilities

    Reporting Responsibilities

  • The Senior Education Advisor will receive supervision, policy direction and guidance from the USAID/Malawi Education Office Director.

    Supervisory Controls

  • The Senior Education Advisor is expected to exercise considerable independent judgment and initiative. Such initiative is critical to the success of the assignment; however, the actions and decisions of the Senior Education Advisor will be cleared by the Director and/or Deputy. Overall management of the Education portfolio is done collaboratively in a team environment, with the Senior Education Advisor participating fully in the process.

    Physical Demands

  • The primary location of work will be the USAID Offices in Lilongwe, Malawi. Work in the office is expected to
    be mostly sedentary. Secondary locations will include Implementing Partner offices and field offices. The location of program beneficiaries in rural and in urban areas, GOM departments and offices and the offices of bilateral and multi-lateral donors and NGOs, and attendance at international conferences and trainings. In-country travel is a requirement of the position and the incumbent may occasionally face challenging living and working conditions while in travel status. Some
    travel may require USG Regional Security Officer approval.

    Area of Consideration

    • Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident/registered alien (“green card holder”).

    • Submit a complete application as outlined in the solicitation section titled
    APPLYING.

    • Be able to attain a Secret security clearance.

    • Be able to obtain a Department of State medical clearance.

    • Be willing to travel to work sites and other offices as/when requested.

    For TCNPSC

    • Be a Third Country National Personnel Service Contractor (TCNPSC). “Third Country National” shall mean an individual

  • who is neither a citizen of the United
    States nor of the country to which assigned for duty,

  • who is eligible for return travel to the TCN’s home country or country from which recruited at U.S. Government expenses, and

  • who is on a limited assignment for a specific period of time.

    • Submit a complete application as outlined in the section titled APPLYING.

    • Be able to attain employment authorization.

    • Be able to obtain a Department of State medical clearance.

    • Be willing to travel to work sites and other offices as/when requested.

    • If a third country national (TCN) PSC is selected for award, during the period of this
    contract, the TCN contractor must provide at least two years of training to a cooperating
    country national (CCN) designated by USAID. The PSC Supervisor will establish a training plan with benchmarks to measure the contractor's progress toward achieving this
    training deliverable.

    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (40 Points):

    • Demonstrated supervisory and technical expertise in early grade reading, student
    learning assessment, girls’ development, secondary school construction, and/or higher education programs in the developing world is required. The qualified person must have demonstrated technical leadership, policy experience, and experience designing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating education programs.

    • Specialized knowledge and demonstrated expertise in program implementation and/or management for development results as well as a proven ability to work effectively with high level personnel from government, the donor community, implementing partners, and other development organizations is essential.

    Language and Communication Skills (10 Points):

    • Excellent written and oral English communication skills, particularly strong writing, editing, and presentation skills are required. S/he must have the ability to
    summarize and synthesize information from a wide variety of sources into cohesive, polished, and nuanced written communication.

    How to Apply

    For more information and job application details, see; US USAID Senior Education Advisor Jobs in Malawi

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