Responsibilities:

• Provide overall technical leadership and management for the programme including budget formulation and oversight; advises the Team Leader on technical matters, including support for policy and advocacy efforts related to their area of expertise.
• The Outcome 2 Lead will spearhead initiatives to enhance English language teaching and learning within the TREE programme. Key responsibilities include developing and overseeing curriculum and assessment strategies, supporting Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for teachers, and ensuring alignment with national education policies.

• Provide direct oversight and management of the teacher support and school leadership components of the programme.
• Coordinate across the four technical pillars to ensure common strategic direction, with particular emphasis on education access and equity for all students.
• Nurture and maintain strong relationships with relevant Ministry counterparts and other key stakeholders in the design and roll-out of innovative approaches.
• Lead on development and quality assurance of teaching and learning materials, including competency frameworks for teachers and school leadership.
• Oversee technical outputs (activities, strategies, and deliverables) of implementing partners.

• Lead on local partner technical capacity building activities.
• Support the Team Leader and MERL staff with activity monitoring and evaluation.
• Provide leadership and line management of technical programme staff and ensure clear roles and responsibilities; maintain clear lines of communication with project team members.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or comparable level of relevant experience required in education, English language instruction, TESOL, school leadership, or related field; PhD or EdD preferred.
• A minimum of 10 years working to deliver English language programmes in Ethiopia.  This should include development of CPD materials for English language acquisition, supporting teacher training for pedagogical best practice delivering English as a subject, knowledge of curriculum development and assessment in English language education.
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• Experience serving as a technical lead for English language at other organizations/programmes.
• 10+ years of related work experience in increasingly senior roles, with three years in leadership positions; experience working in a non-governmental organization (NGO) or commercial consulting firm preferred.
• Deep contextual knowledge of Ethiopia’s education landscape and experience working in Ethiopia preferred.
• Experience modifying approaches for different contexts given the complexity of Ethiopia.
• Ability to build positive working relationships with local communities, government officials, implementing partners, and donor representatives.
• Ability to analyze and establish effective cross-programme coordination, procedures, and management systems.
• Demonstrated ability in complex environments, working across different cultures, and managing diverse teams to deliver impact within agreed timelines.
• Proven technical leadership in FCDO-funded projects preferred.
• Oral and written fluency required in English and Amharic.

This job posting summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.