Education Technical Director at Creative Associates

Creative seeks an Education Technical Director to provide technical leadership and oversight to an anticipated USAID-funded education activity in Tanzania . The Education Technical Director will report to the Chief of Party.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of the program’s framework in coordination with partners and advisors to achieve the program’s objectives .
• Lead technical assistance to local ministries of education and its departments regarding educational policy, governance, and implementation planning
• Support technical assistance to local government entities regarding the implementation of policy
• Design and oversee the implementation of learning interventions, including oversight of the technical team .
• Lead the alignment of curricula, content, and intended program outcomes to support iterative programmatic improvements.
• Manage a team to produce and lead content, program design, programmatic direction, and new development responsibilities.
• Monitor, in collaboration with partners, that interventions are implemented per design.
• Lead response and course-correction for programmatic challenges, applying collaborative, flexible, and practical thinking.
• Support the development of the monitoring , evaluation, and learning plan and ensure linkages between evidence generation, global dialogue, and country actions.
• Oversee and review technical writing products and deliverables.
• Oversee ongoing quality assurance and quality improvement for technical activities.
• Identify issues and risks related to program implementation in a timely manner and ensure appropriate program adjustments.
• Provide technical training and guidance to project staff, grantees, local partners, and beneficiaries, as needed.
• Respond to requests from USAID and supervisors as needed.
• Travel as needed to ensure smooth and harmonized technical interventions , providing support as necessary.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree (or equivalent experience) in education, gender, disability and inclusio n, or a related field with at least 10 years of experience working in international development focused on primary education.
• At least 8 years of experience in leading the technical management of complex donor-funded (USAID, etc.) programs, and managing a diverse team of professionals and consortium partners.
• Experience and ability to provide leadership and direction in harnessing the multi-disciplinary skills of the technical personnel and consortium partners .
• Familiarity with current landscape of primary and pre-primary education in Tanzania .
• Ability to perform at a senior management level including managing staff in a matrixed system with a focus on adaptive management.
• Experience in programming for primary education .
• Experience working with children and an ability to apply safeguarding, ethics, and ‘do no harm’ principles.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and writing skills and ability to articulate arguments and positions backed with evidence to promote causes and ideas.
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili required .
• Experience working in Tanzania or the region highly preferred.
• We encourage Tanzanian nationals to apply for this role.