Girl’s Education Expert- Uganda FLAG Programme At Education Development Trust

This position is responsible for contributing technical expertise to Uganda’s Foundational Learning for Girls (FLAG) programme’s bid process and design, including methodology, approach and activities. Upon contract award, there is the opportunity to move to a senior position in the program implementation team where you will be responsible for all areas of programme implementation while maintaining commitment to programme design. This programme is new, and so adaptability will be needed in order to meet the changing priorities. We are looking for someone who is highly qualified and up to the task.

Job objectives: an exhaustive list can be found in the job description attached to the job advert on our website.

• Contribute technical expertise to the programme’s design from the programme’s positioning stage until contract award.
• Lead the conceptual design of the technical education solution that underpins the programme Theory of Change and delivery objectives.
• Construct detailed levels of effort and activities for the programme to drive the commercial development and proposal.
• Liaison with EDT’s corporate bid teams, including the business development, global resourcing, and finance teams, to drive all aspects of bid development.
• Contribute towards high quality bid writing, supported by a team of writers.

Person specification:

• Qualified to Masters level or above in a relevant field, e.g. education, international development, basic education, teacher training, and/or social/behavioural sciences, or another related degree
• Knowledge of teacher professional development, teacher training, literacy and numeracy teaching, assessment, Community Led Learning approach
• Knowledge of project management processes and monitoring programme outputs
• Understanding of the political economy of education reforms in low-income settings similar to Uganda
• Extensive relevant experience, with at least 5 years working in a developing country context, preferably in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Proven ability to design, deliver and monitor education programmes, with a focus on teacher professional development, accelerated learning and/or school leadership
• Experience delivering NGO/donor-funded education sector programs (e.g. UNICEF/DfID/USAID/FCDO), with a preference for girl’s education programs

Education Development Trust is an education charity that exists to transform lives by improving education around the world. We work collaboratively with national and local governments, schools and other partners to design and deliver sustainable solutions to improve education.