ChildFund International · 10 hours ago
Senior Advisor, Education
DC-Baltimore Area
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expChildFund International is a child-focused international development organization that works in 23 countries to connect children with the resources they need to thrive. The Senior Advisor, Education provides technical support and leadership to enhance the organization's education program portfolio, ensuring impactful program design and delivery while integrating best practices.
ChildrenEducationPersonal Development
No H1B
Hiring Manager
Monica Gamble, MPA, SHRM-SCP
Responsibilities
Technical Support and Leadership : The Senior Advisor, Education provides technical support and leadership to strengthen ChildFund International’s global education program portfolio including cognitive and social emotional learning for children. This involves enhancing program design, quality and ensuring that education programs are designed for impact while incorporating ChildFund’s evidenced-based approaches and the latest global best practices
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning: : The Senior Advisor, Education works closely with the Program and Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) teams to draft well-crafted programs that are aligned with ChildFund’s Results Framework and key sectoral and global practices, ensuring global impact. Together, they will also guide ChildFund’s Education program evidence and impact assessment needs and thought leadership
Partnership Cultivation : The Senior Advisor, Education actively cultivates partnerships with private sector actors, government stakeholders and other external organizations, stakeholders, and donors to enhance the program’s impact and sustainability through collaboration opportunities, securing funding and promoting ChildFund International's Education initiatives
Resource Expansion and Diversification : The role also requires working closely with the Resource Mobilization and the Grant Acquisitions teams to expand and diversify resources for ChildFund’s education programs, creating new opportunities for the organization to positively impact children and their families around the world
The Senior Advisor must remain alert and responsive to any child safeguarding risks, acquire relevant knowledge and skills which will enable them to promote strong safeguarding practices, understand the child safeguarding policy and procedures, and behave in a manner consistent with the Child Safeguarding Policy
Travel domestically and internationally up to 20%
Qualification
Required
A minimum of 8 to 10 years of progressive program management or technical advisor experience in education across multiple countries or regional contexts with responsibilities for program design, technical leadership, innovation and business development within the international development or humanitarian sector
Demonstrated experience leading program design for large-scale education-focused grants, such as those from the USG, EU, UNICEF, foundations, and multilaterals
Experience in strategic education program design with a focus on children's rights and well-being and incorporating innovative approaches
Strong technical writing and proposal development skills that includes the ability to showcase well-designed, impact-focused programs
Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) in Education, child development, or related field required
English fluency is required
Technical Expertise and Leadership: The ability to provide technical support and leadership that ensures the delivery of quality programming across ChildFund's countries of operations
Knowledge in Child Protection programming: ability to understand, analyze, apply and align appropriate child protection strategies in Education programming
Grant Proposal Development: Strong skills in technical writing; ability to collaborate with the Director of Program and Product Design and Resource Mobilization teams to craft well-aligned grant proposals that adhere to ChildFund's Global Results Framework, key sectoral and global practices, and evidence of impact, supporting the expansion and diversification of revenue streams
Donor Relations and Funding Models: Proficiency in identifying global donors, cultivating relationships with key donors, advising on donor trends, knowledge and understanding of existing and emerging funding models
Impact Assessment and Collaboration: Competence in guiding ChildFund's education program evidence and impact assessment needs, priorities, and thought leadership
Capacity Building and Training: Demonstrated ability to conduct effective capacity building and training in virtual settings
Work effectively in a matrix environment: Ability to navigate and collaborate within a geographically dispersed, matrix organizational structure, where multiple reporting lines and cross-functional teams are common
Effective representation and networking: Proven ability to build and maintain strategic relationships internally and externally, fostering a focus on strong donor engagement and creating effective funder-focused communications
Strong technology skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office suite applications
Preferred
Master's degree or higher in education, child development, or another relevant field is preferred
Proficiency in second language is preferred
Company
ChildFund International
ChildFund International is a global child development and protection agency and a founding member of the
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$3MKey Investors
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
2023-07-13Grant· $3M
Leadership Team
Sally Boucher
Director, Middle and Major Donors
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