JOB TITLE: Head of English for Education Systems
JOB LOCATION: Abuja / Kano
JOB DETAILS:
- The successful candidate will lead the English for Education Systems (EES) portfolio of contracts and programmes in Nigeria, providing technical sector expertise.
- The post holder will oversee business development and quality, compliant delivery of programmes and contracts to improve standards of the teaching, learning and assessment of English.
- The Head of EES will also share knowledge, expertise and best practice from Nigeria with the regional and global English for Education Systems teams and externally.
Main Opportunities / Challenges for this Role
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- Position Nigeria as one of the leading English for Education Systems (EES) countries in the region.
- Build a transformational and impactful EES programme in Nigeria, ensuring that quality teacher training, teaching and appropriate delivery, including digital and radio, are at the heart of the approach.
- Embed gender transformative programmes within the EES portfolio.
- Design innovative, evidence based EES programmes with strong monitoring, evaluation, research and learning elements underpinning the programmes.
- Actively seek partnership and full-cost recovery funding for the EES programmes.
Requirements
Essential:
- Qualified to postgraduate degree level in ELT or other English-specific qualification
- Minimum 5 years experience of managing teacher education projects
- Minimum 5 years experience of delivering externally funded projects or programmes
- Direct experience of client funded contract pursuit
- Experience of overseeing monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) within projects and incorporating lessons learned from MEL into programmes and strategy
- Experience of engaging with diverse stakeholders including multilateral agencies, donors, government officials, academics
Desirable:
- TEFL-Q – A diploma level qualification in teaching English as a foreign / second language which meets accreditation UK requirements
- Experience of managing teacher education projects for English language teachers
- Experience of managing online teacher education projects
- Experience of writing for academic journals and presenting at international conferences
Role Specific Skills:
- Candidate will need to:
- Lead on strategy and process development for innovative English/ education solutions
- Lead on the development and implementation of quality standards for English/ education
- Lead on strategy and commissioning of global thought leadership outputs, such as publications
- Lead on relationships with UK sector
Additional Information:
- Candidates must have current legal right to live and work in Nigeria.
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Deadline: July 4, 2021
Job Features
Job Category | Education / Teaching / Training |