New Job Opportunity at EduSpots Ghana

New Job Opportunity at EduSpots Ghana

POSITION: Head of Education

EduSpots is seeking a Head of Education to join our leadership team. If you have significant experience in Ghanaian basic education, at least five years in education management, and a passion for community led change, this role offers the opportunity to shape a model with global relevance while working remotely from anywhere in Ghana.

Why EduSpots?

EduSpots is an innovative, dynamic, and community oriented UK and Ghanaian registered charity. We connect, train, and equip grassroots voluntary educators, named Catalysts, to drive community led change through education spaces called Spots. Our vision: a world where communities unite to create the futures they want to see through education. Since 2016, we have supported 50 communities in creating and running community led education spaces. Our Ghana based team creates collaborative learning opportunities through three leadership programmes delivered increasingly via the EduSpots app. Consequently, we reach over 10,000 learners annually across early years education, digital literacy, STEM, environmental education, and gender equity.

We have more than doubled our income, programme breadth, and reach in the last two years. We recently won the Tes International Award and became a finalist for the Their World Scale Up Innovation Prize. Our Founder was a finalist in the $1 million Global Teacher Prize. This is an exciting time to join us as we aim to double our network reach, bringing an additional 50 Spots into the network.

Your Mission

You will oversee the day to day management of our Education Hub, line managing a team of five programme coordinators and an EcoSTEM specialist. Together, you will support over 400 voluntary Catalysts who lead community based clubs. Your primary focus: both organising and inspiring our talented team of education specialists to create meaningful content that engages Catalysts through peer learning hubs and in person activities. Additionally, you will ensure our core educational principles—creativity, problem solving, and inclusion—remain consistently embedded across all programmes.

Key Responsibilities

Your role spans programme management, curriculum leadership, digital tool integration, safeguarding, monitoring and evaluation, team development, and strategic partnerships. Here is what you will tackle:

Programme & People Management

• You will line manage five programme coordinators and an EcoSTEM specialist, providing detailed feedback and visionary leadership across all educational delivery.
• Leading the professional development and appraisal of our education focused staff members builds capacity and accountability.

Curriculum & Pedagogical Leadership

• You will hold oversight of curriculum development across our learner clubs, embedding our ten pedagogical principles including inclusive, collaborative, creative, playful, digital, community connected, and subject mastery.
• Supporting the development of training and wider content for our leadership programmes ensures Catalysts gain the skills they need.

Digital & App Based Learning

• You will support the development of the EduSpots App, WhatsApp for Learning, Online Courses, and wider areas under EduSpots Unlocked as key tools for educational change.
• Also, using digital tools to enhance learning outcomes requires tech savvy familiarity with Zoom, WhatsApp, and a range of apps.

Safeguarding & Inclusion

• You will ensure child protection and safeguarding, and inclusion sit at the heart of all our educational planning, including overseeing the development of our Keeping Spots Safe education.

Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting

• You will support monitoring and evaluation of our programmes, including programme report writing.
• Then, overseeing all reporting to funders in the area of education, including quarterly reports to trustees, keeps stakeholders informed.

Strategic Leadership

• You will play a key part of the leadership team, offering strategic insight to the development of the organisation.
• Working with the CEO and Educational Partnerships Manager to develop meaningful partnerships within the education space supports strategic growth.

What You Bring to the Role

Knowledge & Experience

• Significant experience and abilities in education resource design including curricula, student activities, and facilitator guides.
• A strong ability to use digital tools to enhance learning outcomes.
• Highly experienced in using monitoring, evaluation, and learning to improve outcomes.
• At least five years of experience in education management, including line management of a team.
• An ability to create systems that improve programme delivery quality at organisational and local levels.
• A strong training facilitator who can model outstanding pedagogy and inspire volunteers and staff.
• Experience in online educational delivery on Zoom, WhatsApp, and similar platforms.
• Experience working with volunteers to drive educational change.
• Experience of home based, online working.
• Strong IT knowledge and skills.

Personal Qualities & Skills

• A strong educationalist with genuine passion for community driven education models.
• A team player who believes in collaborative approaches to learning.
• Ability to respond to feedback effectively with a highly developed learning and flexible mindset.
• Excellent team management and leadership skills to support and inspire staff.
• Self motivated, proactive, and able to maintain high performance with minimum supervision.
• Exemplary written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure, prioritise, and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment.
• Flexible with the ability to adapt to emerging needs and priorities.
• A strong personal affinity with EduSpots’ mission, vision, and values.

Desirable

• Wider volunteer experience and commitment.
• Experience working in a multicultural team.
• A Master’s qualification in a related field.

What We Offer

• A ‘Head of’ band salary between 8,000 and 12,000 Cedis gross per month, commensurate with experience.
• Remote working with home base in Ghana, ideally Accra, with some travel.
• Numerous professional development opportunities, including joining sessions with MEST Africa as part of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship, Theirworld, Dovetail Impact Foundation, and receiving direct coaching from the CEO.

How to Apply for this Job Opportunity at EduSpots Ghana

If you possess the experience, passion, and skills to lead community driven education across Ghana, we want to hear from you. Send a tailored Covering Letter and an updated CV to recruitment@eduspots.org by Friday, May 22nd. Join EduSpots and help us unite communities to create the futures they want to see through education.

NOTE: 

Please be aware that employers typically receive a high volume of applications for each position and will only shortlist the most qualified candidates. Please note that NewsNowGh.com is not involved in the employer’s recruitment decisions and does not guarantee that applicants will be shortlisted or selected for any role.

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