Responsibilities Include:

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the design, technical implementation, and monitoring of all activities to enhance the federal and regional capacity to prepare for and coordinate education service delivery during acute crisis through to recovery.
• Facilitate vertical and horizontal knowledge-sharing within the Ministry of Education.
• Facilitate federal and regional government to identify organizational capacity needs essential for coordination of emergency education and recovery tasks.
• Support and manage overall capacity development initiatives
• Work with government counterparts, school leaders, and other education stakeholders to identify evidence-based pedagogical approaches, such as accelerated learning, and develop criteria and processes for recognizing standards for said approaches, as well as for curriculum, teaching and learning materials, and the examination and transition to mainstream classes.
• Oversee the consultative process for the development of an early warning system to mitigate disruptions to learning and support educational continuity in the face of sudden crisis.
• Collaborate with other technical leaders to achieve project outcomes
• Provide technical support to the implementation of activities in close collaboration with the Technical Director
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Chief of Party/Technical Director

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in education, emergency management, social science, or similar field required
• Seven years of experience leading capacity strengthening activities required; in-depth knowledge and demonstrated experience in at least two of the following: education system improvement, education policy, disaster risk management, or crisis recovery
• Demonstrated experience working with the Ethiopian government at different levels, particularly the Ministry of Education, especially as it relates to policy, planning, and professional development
• Experience on USAID or other international donor-funded projects in Ethiopia strongly preferred
• Excellent organizational and supervisory skills and ability to work effectively in a challenging environment
• Detail oriented, and ability to prioritize tasks
• Proficiency in English required