Street Child are a rapidly developing international children’s charity with exceptional programming in 20 of the world’s lowest income and most crisis-affected countries. Our high-impact projects chase gains in education and protection outcomes for the most marginalised children – through signature integrated education, child protection and livelihoods initiatives.
Job Description
- Job Title: Urban Education Programme Managers
- Contract: Full Time, 4 years fixed term contract
- Salary: $20,000 – $35,000 per annum depending on experience (plus benefits)
- Principal Location: Accra, with regular to programme sites
Street Child is seeking an outstanding professional with the ambition and skill to lead Street Child UK’s flagship new urban education project in Ghana, specifically the Ghana TransformED Partnership and Street Child Education Outcomes Partnership payment by results initiative. These are ambitious partnerships with the Ghana Ministry of Education and Education Outcomes Fund to deliver a payment by results programme targeted at improving access and quality in primary education for Ghanaian children in Accra and Kumasi. These roles report to Street Child’s Country Representative for Ghana, leading a 4-year programme, together with a consortium of local and technical partners in the delivery of ground-breaking, outcomes-oriented projects.
The primary purpose of these Education Programme Manager is to lead the strong and adaptive set up and delivery of the outcomes-led consortium projects with a primary target delivery area in:
- Accra and Kumasi – the $3.2m holistic programme for 8,000 out of school children is targeted at achieving literacy and numeracy gains, successful transitions into mainstream / vocational education and retention in education for one and two years. The programme includes an accelerated learning programme, together with Street Child’s flagship package of social and economic support for the child and primary caregiver. The project pays only on the basis of outcomes achieved, as assessed by a third party.
Required Skills or Experience
- This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has the education sector experience and programme management skills to make a difference.
- The ideal candidates will have a strong background in development contexts, used to programme, grant, and people management in complex programmes and budgets.
- You will also have proven leadership, teamwork and communication skills, strong reporting skills and analytical thinking.
How To Apply | Urban Education Programme Managers at Street Child
We are particularly interested in qualified national candidates, interested in a long-term commitment to this role. Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Please refer to the attachment to see the full role description and person specification. To apply for the role please send your CV and a brief covering letter outlining your suitability and motivations for applying to recruitment@street-child.org no later than 5pm on 27th November 2022 (however applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis).
Pre-employment checks will be required as part of our recruitment process in line with our Safeguarding Policy. Street Child welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.