Education Technical Specialist

The Education Technical Specialist will lead strategy development and the technical design and implementation of high-quality education programs in Kenya, focusing on both emergency and development contexts. The role will involve building capacity, supporting advocacy, driving partnerships, and ensuring programs demonstrate impact while sharing learning across teams and partners. It includes external representation and a focus on early childhood care, foundational learning, and education in emergencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in education is required.
• Master’s degree in education or other related fields is preferable.
• At least 10 years of relevant professional experience in the education sector.
• At least 8 years’ experience of leading the design and implementation of humanitarian and development programmes in education.
• Understanding of the education sector in Kenya.
• Familiar with education systems (humanitarian/cluster systems as needed) for example the INEE Minimum Standards, the key issues related to Sustainable Development Goal 4.
• Track record in successful business development/fundraising such as Global Partnership for Education, Education Cannot Wait, EU, FCDO, USAID, World Bank
• Demonstrated experience in research and evaluations that contribute to designing and scaling pathways to sustainable impact.
• Experience of context, capacity and policy analysis, and influencing and advocacy at regional/international level to hold duty bearers to account to realise children’s rights.
• Skilled at networking, representation and partnership development in order promote learning, strengthen civil society and mobilise resources.
• Able to generate and use data and evidence to innovate, deliver, learn and share what works and what doesn’t work for children.
• Experience of promoting quality and impact through at least one crosscutting area: gender equality and inclusion, adaptive and safer programming; child rights; disability; migration and displacement.
• Experience of supporting humanitarian preparedness, response and recovery
• Significant experience in training, capacity building, and mentoring.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Opportunity to make a difference in children's lives

Originally posted on Himalayas