[YEP-DC] ChildFund International, Education Specialist

ChildFund International, Education Specialist

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Job Description

ChildFund International is seeking an Education Specialist to provide technical leadership for community-based education programming designed to enhance access, retention, equity and quality for children experiencing deprivation, exclusion and vulnerability.  This position offers the opportunity to work with country teams to support program design, implementation, evaluation and learning in line with ChildFund's theory of change for Children and Young Adolescents.  Through intensive, sustained collaboration, the Education Specialist will impact community level, holistic education programming in formal, non-formal and informal settings.  The Specialist fulfills functions around technical leadership, representation and business development.

As a technical resource, the Specialist works with regional and national staff to achieve program quality goals.  S/he provides technical assistance to national offices to support ChildFund's program strategy for children and young adolescents, with a specific focus on programs for literacy, numeracy and critical thinking skills in formal, non-formal and informal settings.  The Specialist supports the development of conceptual leadership on key topics. S/he administers learning agenda functions including contribution to development of materials, convening community of practice and facilitating dialogue with and between national offices and partners.

The Specialist serves representation functions for the organization, including attending industry events, networking and advocacy functions in support of organizational profile and building ChildFund's understanding of evidence based practice for deprived, excluded and vulnerable children.

As both a technical and a business development resource, the Specialist prepares capacity statements and concept notes for proposal development. S/he meets with donors to present ChildFund programs and approaches in service of relationship manager cultivation strategies.

ChildFund's staff is integral to achieving the organization's mission.  ChildFund International's mission is to help deprived, excluded and vulnerable children have the capacity to improve their lives and the opportunity to become young adults, parents and leaders who bring lasting and positive change to their communities.  We promote societies whose individuals and institutions value, protect and advance the worth of children.

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Comparative International Education or related field with course work in community development, international development or equivalent knowledge and experience
• 5 years of experience in community based child development programming with at least 2 years of international experience preferred
• Experience with education programming in developing country contexts for marginalized populations (design, delivery and assessment), including alternative education strategies, participatory school governance, educational quality improvement processes, gender, and school transitions
• Demonstrated experience in formal, non-formal and informal education
• Knowledge of educational assessment and evaluation tools and methodologies
• Demonstrated experience in developing successful education program proposals, including design and writing of technical strategies.
• Proven ability to provide high quality technical assistance to implementing staff and partners.
• Experience with USG donor agencies and grant making processes (e.g. USAID).
• Familiarity with bilateral and multilateral agencies, foundations and other institutions working on global education and working on issues of equity, including their program and funding strategies
• Demonstrated experience with professional networks and fora related to the technical requirements within the Life Stage
• Experience with qualitative and participatory inquiry methods preferred.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
• Excellent presentation, public speaking and interpersonal skills.
• Bilingual preferred (English with French, Spanish, and/or Portuguese)
• Strong computer skills, with familiarity in MS Office Suite (particularly Word and PowerPoint)
• Significant Travel outside of the US required.

Job Location

Washington, DC, DC, US.

 

Kirstin McCarthy
401.447.5770

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