Education Consultant at Palladium

Education Consultant

Employer: Palladium

Employment: Full-Time | Contract

Place of Work: Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

Posted date: 6 hours ago

Deadline: March, 22/2025 (8 days left)

About Palladium

Palladium is a global company working to design, develop, and deliver positive impact on the lives and livelihoods of people around the globe; broaden access to quality and equitable education, health, water, power, and infrastructure; build enduring, sustainable, and transformative institutions and market systems to address global challenges; and conserve the natural world. We operate in over 90 countries and have a workforce of 4,000 talented, motivated, and diverse staff of all religions, races, languages, and gender identities.

The Programme

Palladium is developing a proposal to implement the FCDO-funded Transforming Education in Ethiopia programme (TREE). This programme is a £20m Technical Assistance (TA) Facility supporting improvements in Ethiopia’s education sector across three key outcome areas:

• School Leadership and Teacher Training
• English as Language of Instruction
• Equity and Girls Education

Programme Timeline

The FCDO is anticipated to release the TREE Programme Invitation To Tender in December 2024, with the programme expected to commence in 2025. TA will be provided on a demand-driven basis throughout the programme's 4-year duration.

Note: Inclusion in the roster does not guarantee consultancy work and is contingent on Palladium’s successful bid on the programme. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Role Summary and Key Responsibilities

We are seeking consultants with expertise in at least one of the following domains:

• School leadership
• Teacher training
• English language (both as a subject and as a cross-curricular language of instruction)
• Equity, inclusion, and girls' education

Timing and Location

The timing and location of the consultancies will vary depending on the needs of the recipient and the nature of the assignment. Funded travel to remote locations within Ethiopia may be required, and remote work is also possible.

Key Competencies Required

• Proven experience in the direct delivery of education strengthening technical assistance to stakeholders at the local, regional, and/or national level.
• Demonstrated understanding of the education sector and political economy of Ethiopia.
• Expertise in capacity building.
• Strong communication skills.
• Exceptional leadership, representation, organisational, and interpersonal skills, both in-person and remotely.
• Fluency in written and verbal English. Amharic and/or local Ethiopian languages are highly desired.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Palladium is committed to embedding equity, diversity, and inclusion into everything we do. We welcome applications from all sections of society and actively encourage diversity to drive innovation, creativity, success and good practice. We positively welcome and seek to ensure we achieve diversity in our workforce; and that all job applicants and employees receive equal and fair treatment regardless of their background or personal characteristics. These include: (but are not limited to) socio-economic background, age, race, gender identity and expression, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, veteran, marital or Indigenous status. We are committed to making adjustments or accommodations where necessary for any circumstance, including due to a disability or if you are a neurodivergent individual. If you wish to request such an adjustment,

please email natasha.ogier-russell@thepalladiumgroup.com.

How to apply

A short cover letter is encouraged in the following format:

Required Information

• Country of domicile: If in Ethiopia, specify which regions you are predominantly based in and where you have experience.
• Areas of expertise: Relevant to the scope of TREE.
• Salary expectation: Please provide your indicative daily fee rate for this type of assignment (in GBP per day).
• Language: Indicate which language(s) you have a professional level of fluency in. Also, mention your interest in/availability for full-time positions (Yes/No).

Additional Information

CV: Include demonstrable expertise in delivering technical support in the education sector, with results achieved documented.