Education: Master`s degree in Education Development, Educational leadership, school leadership, curriculum design, school coaching and mentoring, and any other educational fields
Work Experience: Minimum eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in education programming, including:
Educational leadership
School leadership curriculum design
School-based programmes including headteacher training and school improvement plans
Facilitation skills, particularly of master trainers, headteachers and school support officers/district education officers
Educational coaching and mentoring particularly of school leaders and school support officers/district education officers and education stakeholders
Education programme implementation.
Stakeholder engagement and partnership management.
Monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
Working with government education systems in Nigeria.
Preferred:
Experience working with Ministries of Education
Experience implementing donor-funded programmes.
Experience working with UNICEF, UN agencies or international NGOs.
Skills:
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
Demonstrated expertise in educational leadership
Coaching and mentoring skills with headteachers and teachers and community leaders
Facilitation skills, especially high level workshops with senior education officials
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, with experience translating evidence for and communicating with a broad range of actors (including government) on sensitive issues.
Stakeholder relationship collaboration
Language Requirements: Fluency in English
Desirables:
Proven experience of the OOSC and FLN landscape, ideally in Sub-Saharan Africa and Nigeria specifically
Ability to present ideas concisely for diverse audiences and to give practical, actionable advice grounded in evidence.
