Posted on :
13 Apr, 2020
13 Apr, 2020
Reports to: Jacobs Foundation, Program Lead
Based in: Ghana (with 10% international travel)
Contract: Consultancy
Salary: Equivalent to 75,000-80,000 CHF per annum
Duration: 7 Months (June – December 2020) with a view to extend
Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, the Jacobs Foundation (JF) is one of the world’s leading foundations in the field of child and youth development. Established by entrepreneur Klaus J. Jacobs and his family in 1989, it’s current endowment is valued at approximately CHF 7 billion. As an internationally active organization, JF commits on average an annual budget of CHF 45 million to support research projects and scientific institutions, as well as systems change interventions in the field of learning.
Education Partnerships Group (EPG) is an international not-for-profit consultancy, working closely with Ministry of Education (MoE) in Ghana to provide policy advice, analytic and technical services, and guidance on program financing, design, implementation and evaluation to national and sub-national governments. To achieve its goals, EPG draws on its education reform experience with governments in other countries, and global evidence.
Job Description
Job Title: Senior Relationship and Program Manager
The Opportunity
Jacobs Foundation and EPG are looking to hire a Senior Relationship and Program Manager based in Ghana on an initial 7-month renewable contract, with a view to becoming the Jacobs Foundation’s country director, running a small team, as work scales up over that next years. In the short term, Jacobs is seeking to undertake a stakeholder mapping of the education sector in Ghana and develop a strategy to determine the Foundation’s role in the country. This is expected to take 40% of his/her time. The remaining 60% will be spent working with the Education Partnerships Group (EPG) on projects supported by Jacobs Foundation funding in the country.
This is a full-time position, reporting to Program Lead at the Jacobs Foundation and with dotted line to a Senior Program Manager at EPG – for EPG related work. The role would be based in Ghana and would include 10% international travel.
The selected candidate will:
accountability;
school inspection;
governance; and,
the role of the non-state sector
In the longer term, the role may involve building and managing a small country team, once the Jacobs Foundation strategy for Ghana is agreed, it would involve working closely with partners to design programs that have a robust evidence base and are focused on improving the quality of educational services in Ghana in line with Jacobs Foundation overarching strategy.
Skills and attributes for success
To qualify for the role you must have:
Ideally, you’ll also have:
Jacobs Foundation offers
How To Apply
Please apply with cover letter and CV to Justin Elder at [email protected]