Job Overview
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Date PostedDecember 19, 2023
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Location
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Expiration dateDecember 25, 2023
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Experience5 Years
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GenderBoth
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QualificationMaster’s Degree
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OrganizationEducation Development Trust
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Required LanguagesEnglish
Job Description
About the role
Education Development Trust is looking for a Senior Policy Adviser and Policy Adviser to join a small team on our new FCDO programme in Sierra Leone, supporting the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) with their policy planning and reform agenda for the next few years. The programme works closely with the Ministry’s Operations Policy and Planning Pillar, and focuses on strengthening the policy development process and supporting the drafting and implementation of policies. Current focal areas for policy support and planning reform are around improving education provision for girls and children with disabilities.
As the Policy Adviser you will provide technical assistance, delivery and ongoing support to the development of policies and guidelines, as well as the implementation of recently published policies. You will work alongside the MBSSE to ensure that policies are developed and implemented across the country. This will require the ability to oversee, and quality assure the development of policy guidelines and develop templates and training tools to roll out implementation, in consultation with the MBSSE.
This role will be embedded at the MBSSE in Freetown.
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience
- Qualified to Masters level or above in a relevant field, e.g. education, international development, basic education, teacher training, or another related degree
- Experience of living and working in Sierra Leone, with a sound understanding of the issues facing the education sector in Sierra Leone
- Strong understanding of government policy-making and planning processes in low- and middle-income contexts
- Experience successfully delivering technical assistance programmes, with a focus on policy development and research at national level in Sierra Leone or a comparable context.
- Demonstrable experience of working in close collaboration with senior government representatives and building relationships with key stakeholders, ideally in an embedded role
- Experience of managing and coordinating donors (eg FCDO, World Bank, Unicef, USAID) and with extensive networks and credibility among stakeholders
- Experience in any of the key thematic areas of the programme: inclusion, girls education, Out of School Students, learners with disabilities.
Please apply by 22nd December 2023
Education Development Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who comes into contact with us. We operate a zero tolerance policy to sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment (SEAH). Applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and police checks. Successful candidates will be required to sign a safeguarding declaration to confirm that they will abide by the Trust’s safeguarding policies and procedures, including, but not limited to, Protection from SEAH, and the Safeguarding Code of Conduct. For further application details kindly download the attached Job Description.
About the organisation
Education Development Trust is a values-led educational charity with a mission to improve the future for young people around the world. We work with governments and directly with schools, sharing our research-informed expertise to make sure that teachers and school leaders are the best they can be and to make sure that children everywhere receive a great education.
With offices in the UK, Africa, the Middle East and South-East Asia, we deliver both short-term technical assistance as well as longer-term programme design to a diverse range of clients.
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