Education Manager at VVOB Tanzania

VVOB – education for development is an international non-profit organisation with over 40 years’ experience in strengthening the quality of education systems in Africa, Asia and South America in close partnership with ministries of education and their institutions. Our head office is based in Brussels, Belgium.

We implement our programmes and projects with one shared passion: to ensure the improvement of quality education. In striving for that ambition, we place our values ‘commitment’, ‘integrity’, ‘respect’, ‘quality’ and ‘innovation’ central.

Do you share our ambition to ensure that learners around the world can enjoy their fundamental human right to quality education, without exception? Are you convinced as well that quality education guarantees equal opportunities for everyone and is the key to a better world?

We are looking for an Education Manager who will operate from our office in Tanzania. Do you want to take on this challenge? Then continue reading!

Position in the organisation:

• As the Education Manager, you will contribute to the ambition and values of VVOB in Tanzania by by having the responsibility over all matters related to technical educational aspects of VVOB’s country education programmes. As a key member of the management team, you inspire, grow and change with us and you easily navigate between operations and strategy.
• As part of and in close collaboration with the management team, you are responsible for the Education Department and manage direct reports within your programmes. You work closely together with all departments, specifically the Strategic and Education Advisors, And report to the Country Programmes Manager.

Result areas of this position: 

• As an expert, provide support and quality assurance checks for relevant educational topics by bringing key skills and knowledge in content development and content delivery.
• Be responsible for planning, monitoring and reporting programme activities in your department and you will in cooperation with the operations manager.
• Provide strong organizational leadership (on-the-job mentoring, coaching, capacity development, change management) for your direct reports and you foster good relationships with and between partners and teams, supporting a positive organizational culture.
• Secure cooperation and support from VVOB’s partners, you promote VVOB as a reliable partner and you represent our organization towards external stakeholders in your field.

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