Exciting Career Opportunity at EduSpots
POSITION: Head Of Programmes
Company Profile
EduSpots is a registered charity in the UK and Ghana that connects, trains, and equips volunteer community educators to create transformative literacy and STEM opportunities through education spaces known as ‘Spots’, with a focus on female empowerment and environmental action. Together, we are building a movement of community-based changemakers.
Since 2016, we have worked extensively with over 250 local volunteers to support 50 communities in building and operating community-led and owned education spaces known as ‘Spots’, with a strategy to help them transition to our ‘Dream Spot Model’. We are building a paradigm for a community-led education environment with network interaction that could have global applicability.
Our 16-person Ghanaian team, who work entirely part-time and remotely, creates collaborative learning opportunities through our Ignite and Community Leadership in Development (CLEd) Programmes, which include leadership training for our EduLit, EduSTEM, EduKidz, and Ignite Girls clubs, as well as locally designed education projects, reaching over 15,000 students of all ages each year. Read our 2022 Impact Report here.
We are at an exciting stage in our development. We won the Tes International Award in 2018, the Big Give Supporters’ Choice Award in 2022, and were just named a finalist for the Their World Scale-Up Innovation Prize. In 2021, our Founder was a finalist for The Varkey Foundation’s $1 million Global Teacher Prize, which was sponsored by UNESCO, in part because of her involvement in founding EduSpots.
We are thrilled about our future. Please visit www.eduspots.org for further details.
Job Description.
Reporting to the CEO
We are searching for an organised, committed, and passionate individual with the necessary abilities and expertise to oversee EduSpots’ programmes as we embark on an exciting phase of expansion.
With a focus on increasing outcomes’ quality, sustainability, and reach, this crucial leadership position, which reports directly to the CEO, will be in charge of designing, developing, and managing all of our programs in Ghana and elsewhere. It will also have a thorough understanding of our collaborative and community-driven approach to program delivery. In this position, you will oversee the full-time Education & Research Manager, the Programme Manager, and a part-time team of six programme coordinators, as well as collaborate closely with a team of four regional Spot coordinators.
We are looking for a strong team leader who can inspire their talented reports to lead their respective areas effectively in line with our organizational goals, has a strong sense of work accountability, and is constantly looking to improve the depth and quality of program impact through effective use of systems and data management strategies. You will have a solid awareness of the rural community context and share our ideals of fostering community ownership and ensuring that we use cost-effective ways to allow learners to benefit as much as possible from EduSpots’ activities.
The postholder will also be an experienced and creative educationalist who can provide high-quality feedback on the design of our education programmes, ensuring that they are consistent with our agreed-upon approach, which includes a focus on play-based learning, community-connectedness, and the promotion of creativity and critical thinking. To build unique community-driven education programs, the individual will need to be adaptable, problem-solving savvy, and creative.
We are looking for someone that is eager to learn and can respond to feedback fast. They will be extremely independent and self-motivated, capable of managing several activities concurrently and producing high-quality results in a primarily remote working environment, and possess exceptional IT abilities.
Main duties and responsibilities
- To manage our programme staff on a daily basis, including full-time Education and Research and Programmes Managers, as well as part-time responsibilities in STEM and sustainability education, early childhood education, literacy development, gender-based equity, and leadership development. In time, this post may also oversee our regional coordinators, providing them complete control over our delivery in Ghana and Kenya.
- To oversee the overall delivery and development of our volunteer training programmes (the Ignite Programme, the Catalyse Programme, the Peer Mentoring Programme, and online courses), with a constant focus on improving the quality of educational delivery and professional development for our 250+ Spot volunteers.
- To actively oversee team members’ deadlines and deliverables, ensuring critical milestones are fulfilled with consistently high-quality content.
- Leading monitoring, evaluation, and learning throughout our programmes, as well as programme reporting both internally and externally.
- Effective oversight of all participant data, in collaboration with the Programmes Manager, strand coordinators, and regional coordinators.
- Oversight of educational delivery at our conferences and training Academies, in collaboration with the Education and Research Manager.
- Developing a process to help promote more varied programmes and initiatives produced and delivered by community volunteers.
- Child safety and safeguarding, as well as overall risk management and the promotion of positive well-being, are central to all of our programming design.
- Exploring ways to make our educational offerings as inclusive as possible, collaborating with volunteers to develop their own capacity, and tailoring their sessions to ensure that all learners can participate in our programmes and clubs.
- To assist with the design of handbooks, resources, and PowerPoint presentations to satisfy organizational needs as asked.
- Work with the team to form partnerships with non-governmental organizations (NGOs), corporations, government departments, and individuals to improve program delivery.
- Leading the professional development and appraisal of our program-focused staff team members and the entire team.
- Play an important role in the leadership team, providing strategic insight into the organization’s progress.
Other
- To do any extra duties that are reasonably required by the job role in order to serve the organization’s overall mission.
- To always operate in accordance with the staff expectations outlined in the Staff & Volunteers Handbook, as well as other applicable policies and procedures.
Required Skill or Experience
Knowledge & Experience
- At least three years of experience in education management, including team leadership
- Strong program creation and management skills, as well as the capacity to ensure that a large team meets task deadlines and produces high-quality results.
- Experience designing educational resources (such as curricula, student activities, and teacher/facilitator manuals).
- Strong people management expertise, including the ability to handle challenging conversations and oversee the performance of diverse teams.
- The capacity to develop systems to improve the quality of program delivery at the organizational and local levels.
- A good training facilitator who can demonstrate excellent teaching and encourage volunteers and staff.
- Experience in online educational delivery in many ways.
- Experience collaborating with volunteers to drive educational change.
- Experience with home-based and online working
- Strong IT knowledge and skills.
Personal Qualities and Skills
- Excellent team management and leadership skills, with the ability to encourage and inspire employees to enhance performance results and hold them accountable where necessary, with minimal intervention from the CEO.
- A strong educator with a real belief in the power of education to change people’s lives.
- A team player who believes in the benefits of collaborative learning.
- Self-motivated, proactive, and capable of maintaining a high level of performance with minimal supervision.
- Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
- Ability to operate under pressure, prioritise tasks, and meet deadlines.
- Ability to successfully respond to comments, continually looking for ways to better their own and the organisation’s performance.
- Flexible, able to respond to change and adapt.
- The capacity to understand and adhere to agreed-upon international working standards, as well as to encourage high professional standards within their team,.
- A strong personal affinity with EduSpots’ mission, vision, and values (community leadership, play, care, passion, teamwork, and long-term impact) combined with a genuine passion for educational equity and community-led development, as well as the ability to collaborate with grassroots volunteers who are our network’s leaders.
Desirable
- Experience working with a multicultural team.
- A master’s degree in a similar discipline.
- Volunteer experience and devotion.
How to Apply for this Career Opportunity at EduSpots
Please send a tailored covering letter and updated CV to the Head of Staff and Professional Development, Kennedy Apanyin, at recruitment@eduspots.org by Tuesday, March 5th, with the hope of meeting shortlisted candidates for a first-round interview shortly after, with a start date of April.
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