Head Of English And School Education

Role Purpose

The Head of English and School Education will support the development and delivery of a strategic English and School Education portfolio of partnerships, programmes, and contracts across mixed funding streams and business models in Ethiopia. They will ensure an overall balance of impact and financial sustainability, deliver country outcomes, and support the Country Director to ensure that benefits are achieved in Ethiopia and for the UK, and are suitably communicated.

The role holder will lead the English and School Education portfolio of:

• School Systems
• Empowerment
• English Connects

They will lead contracts and programmes in-country, providing technical sector expertise, overseeing business development, and delivering quality, compliant implementation of programmes and contracts. The role holder will share knowledge, expertise, and best practices from the country with the regional and global English and School Education teams and externally.

Main Accountabilities

Main accountabilities include, but are not limited to:

• Leadership & Management
• Relationships and Stakeholder Management
• Sector/Subject Expertise
• Commercial and/or Financial Management
• Programme Management
• Product Development
• Business Development
• Brand and Market Positioning

Role Specific Knowledge and Experience

Essential Requirements:

• Postgraduate qualification in English, education, development studies, project management, or a related field.
• Experience of managing education projects.
• Experience of delivering externally funded projects or programmes.
• Experience of overseeing monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) within projects and incorporating lessons learned from MEL into programmes and strategy.
• Experience of engaging with diverse stakeholders, including multilateral agencies, donors, government officials, and academics.

Desirable:

• TEFL-Q: a diploma-level qualification in teaching English as a foreign/second language that meets UK accreditation requirements.
• A project management qualification.
• Experience of managing teacher education projects for English language teachers.
• Experience of managing school leadership support projects.
• Experience of managing online teacher education projects.
• Experience of writing for academic journals and presenting at international conferences.
• Experience of delivering client-funded projects or programmes.
• Experience of technical writing or budget development for client-funded programme proposals.

Role Specific Skills

• Able to lead on strategy and process development for innovative English/education solutions
• Able to lead on the development and implementation of quality standards for English/education
• Able to lead on strategy and commissioning of global thought leadership outputs, such as publications
• Able to lead on relationships with the UK education sector

Further Information

• Pay Band: 8
• Remuneration: ETB 135,068 per month
• Contract Duration: Three (3) Year Fixed Term Contract
• Contract Type: This role is being offered as a locally engaged position for Ethiopia.
• Locally Engaged - Candidates for this role must have a natural right to work in this location and would normally already be based in the location.
• Applications are welcomed from candidates currently based in other British Council country/territory offices. However, please note candidates must have a natural right to work in the country/territory, on a permanent basis, as immigration clearance and/or ongoing visa support is not provided by the British Council for this role. Relocation support is also not provided. If you are an international assignee currently working in this location under a British Council-sponsored visa, this does not provide a natural right to work.
• Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
• Closing Date: July 27, 2025 (23:59 South African Time)

Skills Required:

• Education / Teaching / Training
• Language / Literature / Arts
• Social / Science / Project / Management / Development