Job Opportunity - Education Reform Management & Education Quality Team Leader

TITLE: Education Reform Management & Education Quality Team Leader
LOCATION: Turkmenistan

SUMMARY OF POSITION
IREX seeks an Education Reform Management & Education Quality Team Leader to lead and direct a project aimed at contributing to modernizing the secondary education system of Turkmenistan. This position is contingent on funding.

RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provide vision and strategic direction for the program
• Develop and deliver a sequenced series of activities to meet program objectives
• Develop and maintain effective partnerships with country-based staff and partners
• Manage and mentor project staff
• Oversee project budgeting and ensure budget discipline
• Oversee monitoring, evaluation and reporting on program activities

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS
• Master’s degree in social sciences required, specialization in education preferred
• Good knowledge of working procedures and requirements of the European Community
• Extensive experience managing reforms of education systems, including in transition economies
• Demonstrated high level knowledge of elements of education system management including quality, curriculum review, assessment, teacher training, education financing, and legal aspects
• Demonstrated ability to work with multiple stakeholders
• Demonstrated facilitation skills, including handling complex tasks and multi-year programs, leadership, organization skills, networking and communication
• Previous experience as a consultant in education projects in similar contexts (NIS, transitions economies)
• Knowledge of education sector issues in transition economies and NIS
• Capacity to successfully lead a long-term multi-disciplinary project within the specific political context and in coordination with different international donors
• Proven coaching skills and ability to transfer knowledge to multiple stakeholders
• Capacity to work respecting deadlines and under tight schedules
• Fluency in written and spoken English required, proficiency in Russian and/or Turkmen preferred
• Computer literacy required

GENERAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Minimum 15 years of experience in modernization and reform of education systems, management of education reforms, curriculum development, planning education and training sector development required
• Minimum 7 years of international experience working on similar projects required
• Demonstrated experience at senior level of development of effective strategic plans and assistance programs and of provision of sound policy advice in education sector reform programs
• International experience and knowledge of education sector issues, including recent trends, reforms, introduction of new technologies in education
• Knowledge of best practices and issues related to economies in transition
• Good track record of change management as well as negotiating and influencing at a senior level
• Training, coaching, and capacity building experience with a variety of stakeholders

SPECIFIC PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Extensive international project experience from both short- and long-term assignments as consultant, and technical advisor in externally assisted policy advice projects in developing countries including management of multi-disciplined team of both local and expatriate experts, with at least a track record of 3 to 5 years as a team leader of complex education projects with international donors and positive achievements
• Experience in NIS in at least one similar project
• Knowledge of and experience in Central Asia and transition economies
• Knowledge of PCM procedures
• Good knowledge of working procedures and requirements of the European Community

TO APPLY
Applications accepted online only at our JOB BOARD at www.irex.org/careers. If you have difficulties with the online system please send an email to jobboardhelp[at]irex.org with ATTN: DEV/EU/TL/NM in the subject line.

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