Lead Adviser- Teacher Professional Development

                                                                    Lead Adviser- Teacher Professional Development

Location:Reading, UK, Dubai, UAE or Nairobi, Kenya (with significant opportunity for remote working). We will accept applications from any country where EDT has an office.
Salary Details:Circa £70,000 per annum


Location: Ideally located within Reading, UK, Dubai, UAE or Nairobi, Kenya (with significant opportunity for remote working). We will accept applications from any country where EDT has an office.

Salary: Circa £70,000 per annum

Benefits: A generous holiday allowance (30 days & bank holidays), a 6% matched pension scheme, excellent training and development opportunities, and family friendly policies to support flexible working. We also offer a suite of voluntary benefits including a health cash plan, ride to work scheme, and retail discounts.

We are recruiting for a Lead Adviser in the field of Teacher Professional Development. The role will be based in EDT’s Research & Consultancy team.

Lead Advisers fulfil an important role at EDT.

First, they are a credible technical expert in a priority proposition area for EDT (in this case Teacher Professional Development), with a track record of delivering results at scale on programmes internationally, able to provide specialist advice to programmes, ensure the quality of delivery, represent EDT as a thought-leader and contribute to methods development.

Second, they provide high-quality advice and support to clients, delivering against consultancy utilisation targets on specialist consultancy, advisory, training and research services assignments, ensuring delivery on time, to budget and meeting client requirements, as well contributing to business growth for EDT as needed. Reporting directly to the Head of Consultancy Delivery on the achievement of consultancy delivery and related business development and methods embedding.

Thirdly, they also support the development of our corporate education solutions, to drive long term business growth and improved educational impact.

The Lead Adviser for Teacher Professional Development must have:

• Demonstrable professional expertise related to education reform at scale in teacher professional development – preferably, in all of EDT’s current markets (Africa, Middle East, Asia and UK)
• Demonstrable interest in the research in the field and an appetite to stay up to date with new developments
• A Master’s Degree (or higher) in a relevant field
• Significant experience delivering consultancy services in teacher professional development to a range of donors, bilateral and multilateral organistion and governments
• Knowledge of the disciplines relevant to the operation of a consultancy business – business development, marketing, financial management and project management
• Demonstrable interest in one or more of EDT’s other proposition areas (Girls’ Education, System Strengthening, Leadership for learning, careers and employability and Evidence for policy and Practice)

Please see individual job descriptions (available to download below) for further details.

Closing date: 8th January 2023, 12.00 midday UK time.

Application process: You can download the job descriptions and apply by following the link.  During your application you will be required to upload your CV and submit a supporting statement.

Interviews: Virtual interviews via Microsoft Teams will take place from 16th January 2023.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to close our vacancies early. 

Education Development Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults whom we work with and come into contact with around the world. All applicants are subject to thorough screening and for applicable roles, successful candidates are subject to relevant criminal record checks with national police authorities or the UK’s Disclosure and Barring Service. 

About the organisation
Education Development Trust is an education charity that exists to transform lives by improving education around the world. We work collaboratively with national and local governments, schools and other partners to design and deliver sustainable solutions to improve education.

Please click here to see our Annual Impact Review for 2020/21, which highlights the ways in which our work has impacted lives around the world – and the progress we have made since 2019/20.
At Education Development Trust, we strive to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and knows they can reach their full potential. We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks. We’re committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Education Development Trust an inclusive place to work. If you have specific requirements or adjustments, please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your application. We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident employer scheme.