Education Development Center Hiring For Regional Hub Coordinator – Africa Region at Remote Full Time

EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER (EDC)

Education Development Center (EDC) is a global nonprofit that advances lasting solutions to improve education, promote health, and expand economic opportunity, with a focus on vulnerable and under-served populations. Since 1958, we have been a leader in designing, implementing, and evaluating powerful and innovative programs in more than 80 countries around the world.

EDC promotes equity and access to high-quality education and health services and products that contribute to thriving communities where people from diverse backgrounds learn, live, and work together. We support an inclusive workplace culture that embraces many perspectives and broadens our understanding of the communities we serve, enhancing and enriching our work.

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Job Description

The USAID Leading Through Learning Global Platform (LTLGP) project has an opening for a Regional Hub Coordinator, reporting to the Learning Network Development Director. The Regional Hub Coordinator is full time, ideally living and having strong network connections within the Africa Region. There is no relocation coverage.

Project Description

LTLGP is a global education learning system for USAID and its partners to enhance thought leadership and education program quality. Our vision is to elevate the experience of the field by providing avenues for local, regional, and global knowledge generation and sharing. We do this by bringing USAID together with international and local implementing partners, researchers, academia, donors, private sector actors, representatives of other education networks, and partner country government leaders in a system of global learning networks and hubs. These three global Learning Networks, the USAID Education in Crisis and Conflict Network (ECCN), the USAID Global Reading Network (GRN), and a new USAID Higher Education Learning Network (HELN), create opportunities for members to share and address education needs while benefiting from and contributing to a global community of learning. As the Leading Through Learning Global Platform expands, we will regionalize this global learning by convening regional hubs to facilitate further exchanges and activities.

Position Description

The Regional Hub Coordinator will lead, in close collaboration with our partner the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) the development of the Regional Hub in the Africa Region, including membership and leadership recruitment, web presence, communication protocols, systematic meetings, activity work plans, and three learning network chapters. The Hub Coordinator will also take the lead in engaging a broader variety of education stakeholders including USAID, serving as the face of LTLGP in the region and ensuring effective coordination with similar local education groups. Please note that this position is remote.

The Regional Hub Coordinator will be supported by the Learning Network Development Director, and join a global team of other Regional Hub Coordinators and Learning Network Leads. The Regional Hub Coordinator will manage their new team of two part-time staff: an Administrations Officer and a Communications Officer; and will recruit and facilitate the (volunteer) coordinators for each of three Learning Network Chapters, and the Regional Hub Coordination Committee.

Essential functions include:
Lead the vision and operations of the Regional Hub in the Africa region, and its three learning network chapters

Recruit and manage Regional Hub membership and leadership. Actively seek to recruit under-represented groups.

Develop the selection process, recruit and facilitate Hub Coordination Committee (Steering Committee) and chairs of the three learning network chapters.

Collaborate with USAID and Regional Hub Members on efforts to complement, support, enhance, and extend the work Missions/Regions, mission staff, and local education groups are already doing

Convene systematic Member meetings to identify emerging priority areas and to design Activity Work Plan

Facilitate, manage, and contribute to completion of the Regional Hub Activity Work Plan, including identification of areas for new events and knowledge products that respond to local and regional context, and contribute to USAID strategic learning priorities

Manage a team, the Members, the Learning Network Chapter Coordinators, the Coordination Committee, and any working groups that arise.

Represent the interests of Members at internal fora such as leadership meetings of Leading through Learning and the Learning Networks.

Collaborate with Learning Network Leaders to develop and manage regional learning Network chapters

Collaborate with and represent the interests of Members at external existing local education groups, clusters, and other groups such as the INEE Network to complement, further support and amplify their work

Communicate clearly and courteously; to develop and maintain positive relationships with USAID, partners, Members, consultants, and colleagues.

Adhere to EDC policies & procedures.

Qualifications

This role requires a strategic mind set and tolerance for ambiguity; demonstrated technical expertise in basic education; writing skills, creativity, and flexibility; the ability to work independently and effectively; and strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

Remote-based within the region

Bachelor’s Degree and at least 10 years relevant experience, or a Master’s Degree and 8 years relevant experience, or PhD and 6 years relevant experience

6-10 years experience facilitating networks, working groups, or communities of practice of education stakeholders towards shared objectives

3-5 years of being based in an implementing, developing country and delivering education programming. Preference for literacy, higher education or crisis and in the region of the position.

Knowledge of current state of the art practices in international education programming are required, with preference for the areas of: literacy, crisis, higher education, systems, equity and inclusion.

Strong expressive and written communication skills

Positive and collaborative way of working with USAID and implementing partners such ADEA

Current or recent affiliation with relevant multi-stakeholder networks

Strong project and team management skills, including recruitment, people management, project reporting, and organization skills

Computer and technology proficiency, MS Word and MS Excel required; familiarity with Google Workspace preferred.

Professional proficiency (reading, writing, speaking/expressing) in English and French, other regional languages an asset.

Additional Information

Closing Date Rolling Until Filled. Applications submitted without a resume will not be considered.

Due to the volume of applications submitted, only finalists will be notified. No phone calls, please.

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EDC is committed to enhancing the diversity of its workforce and ensuring an equitable and highly inclusive work environment. EDC is a smoke-free workplace, and offers a supportive work environment, competitive salary, and excellent benefits. Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.