Education Partnerships Group (EPG) Recruitment 2021

Applications are needed from suitably qualified applicants for the Education Partnerships Group (EPG) Recruitment 2020.

Education Partnerships Group (EPG) is an international not-for-profit consultancy, working closely with the 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 Title: Associate / Senior Associate

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to individual projects through discrete project management and delivery support – this may include developing and/or updating project work planning, monitoring and budgeting tools, and helping to coordinate policy research, analysis and policy reform processes
• Schedule internal and external meetings – both in person and remotely – attending meetings where required and taking detailed meeting minutes for external circulation
• Contribute to internal monitoring and learning
• Support the programmes and business development teams to cultivate and maintain trusted relationships with potential funders, partners and other stakeholders, including in ministries of education
• Regularly follow up with internal and external stakeholders as required to progress relationship building, concept development and proposals, often working to tight timelines
• Desk-based research and analysis of EPG funding and partnership landscape – maintain a database of contacts and partners
• Input into global partnerships strategies and individual programme-level business development strategies – help coordinate research and planning, track progress and maintain and update documentation as required
• Develop marketing materials, external communications products and support the communications team to maintain EPG’s social media as requested.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences (Law, Public Administration, Economics, Education or related field);
• 2+ years of professional experience;
• Excellent project management skills, including planning, monitoring and reporting;
• Exceptional organisational skills with excellent attention to detail;
• Experience with the professional use of the Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
• Strong written communications and presentation skills in English;
• Strong interpersonal skills with a sense of humility and willingness to work with diverse team members, often remotely;
• A commitment to improving education quality for all children;
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 25% of the time;
• Commitment to EPG’s core values
  • Responsive | we start from a place of “yes”
  • Accountable | we accept ownership and healthy conflict
  • Rigorous | we create and meet high expectations
  • Inclusive | we seek diversity of perspectives and experiences
  • Respectful | we are quick to listen and empathize

Job Title: Programme Manager

Indicative responsibilities:

• Cultivate and maintain trusted relationships with senior Ministry officials, maintaining regular contact and check-ins through in-person visits, meetings, workshops, and electronic communication;
• Cultivate and maintain trusted relationships with key stakeholders and Development Partners, including but not limited to major bilateral and multilateral donors, UN agencies, donor implementing partners and consultancies, national NGOs, advocacy groups;
• Work directly with senior officials in ministries of education and/or related agencies to design and deliver policy-related technical assistance aimed at shaping and strengthening the education system
• Where required, support the establishment and/or refinement of policy development, delivery and/or monitoring systems within ministries of education, including the creation of coordination structures, decision making and project monitoring systems and problem-solving interventions;
• Where required, contribute to the design, delivery or commissioning of a range of policy-related work including the revision of existing policies, drafting of new policies, policy guidelines and standard operating procedures, including effective stakeholder management;
• Where required, oversee qualitative research projects and coordinate commissioned quantitative research, support associated analysis, development of policy recommendations and devise strategies to support government partners to ensure such evidence is used to inform policy change and education service delivery;
• Work in close partnership with the wider EPG global team to ensure efficient and high-quality delivery of all technical assistance projects and the exchange of insights and learning across projects;
• Participate in regular project and programme team meetings;
• Regularly review and update the project workplans and monitoring frameworks;
• Collaborate with colleagues to nurture new funding partnerships and deepen existing partnerships interested in EPG’s work;
• Participate in the development of EPG through regular team meetings, knowledge exchange, strategic internal projects and professional development;
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 35% of the time.

Requirements

• A Master’s degree in Public Policy Administration, Social Sciences or a related field;
• Considerable professional experience in the public policy process, including policy analysis, review, design and implementation – both in the country you are applying for and internationally;
• A track record of high-level relationship building and management with senior Civil Servants and/or thought leaders in the public sector or civil society;
• Considerable professional experience in the design and delivery of policy-related projects;
• Strong written communications and presentation skills in English;
• Experience in research and evaluation design and an ability to analyse and interpret data;
• Strong interpersonal skills with a sense of humility and willingness to work with diverse team members, often remotely
• Commitment to EPG’s core values
  • Responsive | we start from a place of “yes”
  • Accountable | we accept ownership and healthy conflict
  • Rigorous | we create and meet high expectations
  • Inclusive | we seek diversity of perspectives and experiences
  • Respectful | we are quick to listen and empathize

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send applications letter, with cover letter and CV to Justin Elder at [email protected]