Total 116 Education / Training job vacancies in Reading

SEN Teaching Assistant
Are you interested in working with students with SEND?

Do you have relevant experience or an interest in working with students with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) or PMLD (Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties)?

If so, please get in touch!

A large, well-resourced special educational needs school in Reading is urgently looking for multiple special educational needs teaching assistants to work alongside the teaching staff to provide both 1:1 and more general support to the students.

Pay: £12.82 - £13.50 p/hour
Start date: ASAP


Requirements:
- A patient and understanding approach.
- An interest in working with students with PMLD and ASC.
- A flexible and proactive approach.
- Experience supporting students in personal care, moving, handling, and hoisting.
- Existing DBS check on the update service.
- Existing experience working with children or adults with SEND.

Responsibilities:
- Assist and support with the development and learning of students within the school.
- Provide 1:1 and general support to students according to requirements for the day.
- Work alongside other teaching and support staff to ensure a safe and productive work environment is maintained.
- Be responsible for ensuring school policies are upheld including behaviour policies.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.

An exciting and unique opportunity for a Research or Computer Manager seeking a new opportunity in the Reading area.

Up to £56,000 DOE plus Additional Benefits

Permanent (Full-time)

Reading, Berkshire UK

Your new company

You will be joining an organisation which has been at the forefront of UK higher education for nearly a century. They have become innovators and pioneers over the years, pushing academic boundaries and leading social change. This role sits within the Digital Research Computing Team, which provides specialist expertise in the provision and use of IT, computation and data analysis to support research and academic teaching.

Your new role

The role is accountable for the strategic engagement, vision, development and delivery of Digital Technology Services (DTS) in support of research. To proactively manage and co-ordinate between research groups and DTS, supporting executive and senior management across all areas to ensure suitable digital research services and appropriate digital research support processes are in place, documented, and available to support research within the organisation.

What you'll need to succeed

The right candidate will have experience leading strategic development and designing services in conjunction with functional teams is essential. They will also have experience with creating, maintaining, and supporting customer business plans. Previous experience working in various public sector organisations is highly advantageous, with a background working in research or managing a research team being highly desirable. Good stakeholder relationships and engagement is essential, as well as great communication skills.

What you'll get in return

You will be entitled to the full employee benefits package of a permanent employee (more information can be provided), which includes access to training materials and courses to enhance your development. The organisation adopts a flexible and hybrid working policy where you can adjust your start/finish working hours and where the minimum requirement to be in the office a week is 2 days.

What you need to do now

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Job Title: Software and Systems Developer

Location: Remote working

Salary: Circa £45,000 per annum

Job Type: Permanent, Full time, 37 hours a week

At EDT we pride ourselves on creating an environment that supports a healthy work life balance for all our staff. We provide policies that encourage flexible working around individual needs. We offer a range of benefits including a generous holiday allowance, pension scheme and additional voluntary money saving benefits* that can be seen below.

Benefits include:

30 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rota)
6% matched pension scheme
Discounted gym memberships*
Health care cash plan*
Retail discounts*
Cycle to work scheme
Wellbeing App

DevOps | Azure Platform | C# Build developer | CI/CD | .NET Core | C# Expert | Automated Testing Experience |

We are recruiting for an experienced Software & Systems Developer, with the option of remote working or you can work from one our UK offices in the South or North of England.

Education Development Trust has first-rate credentials in providing services that bridge the gap between education, training, and employment. We have been a leading careers service provider in the UK for over 20 years and have a successful track record of managing programmes delivering careers, employment, and skills support.

Key duties:

You will have a proven track record of building enterprise solutions upholding business processes. The main technologies we are looking for experience in is Azure DevOps, C# and .Net Core.

This role covers the full end-to-end process, including the following areas:

Architecture - End-to-End design and build
QA processes and metrics
CSS and Web Portal Interfaces
Applications, including progressive WebApps for multi-platform access
Build, Scripting and Configuration
Documentation and Information Dissemination
An average day as a Software Developer will include:

Providing automation, architectural and process solutions to improve the technical quality and increase the effectiveness of our in-house CRM solution that is used by over 300 employees (and growing).

Acting as a software developer champion for development, infrastructure, testing and database administration.

Entrusted with access to environments and systems, to review systems architecture, interfaces and development of automation.

We would like to speak to candidates who have the following:

Architectural experience of back-office applications and their design, including extension and expansion through integrations
Track record in delivering and supporting mission-critical, eBusiness applications and CRM’s
Application development background in a .NET, Web Services and Azure infrastructures
Experience in source and version control tools, Azure DevOps
Knowledge of the design for secure and maintainable websites and web service applications
Full development lifecycle experience, including implementation plans
Excellent communication skills; to operate with diplomacy, tact and empathy

Closing date for applications: Friday 22 March. (Please note, we reserve the right to close our vacancies early if sufficient applications are received).

Interviews: This will initially involve a pre interview coding assessment, followed by a brief 30 minute informal chat with the hiring manager and if successful, an invite to a formal interview.

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.

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.

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Teacher of Economics with the Maths Department - Main Scale, Full time/Part time - Required for September 2024

Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre is a very popular, oversubscribed and successful school set in 30 acres of parkland in Caversham to the north of Reading.

We are looking for an outstanding, passionate and dynamic practitioner to teach A-Level Economics as part of our highly successful and well-resourced Maths and Economics department. We welcome applications from ECTs, for whom we have a superb induction programme.

Why Highdown School?
• We are a Good School with many outstanding features which continues to rapidly improve
• We are committed to staff professional learning and leadership development for all staff, at all levels
• We provide highly regarded ECT induction and Coaching for Excellence programmes
• We have adopted a ‘Fair Workload Charter’
• Staff benefit from being members of the PiXL Club and the Princes Teaching Institute
• Staff have subsidised access to Highdown Sport and Leisure facilities

We are on a journey to becoming a ‘regional centre of excellence’. Why not join us?

For details and an application form visit our website: www.highdown.reading.sch.uk

Please return your completed application form to Miss Nicci Burns, Headteacher’s PA, by email on hnb@highdown.reading.sch.uk

Closing date: Applications will be considered on receipt

Highdown School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

We are also trained in safer recruitment and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, ‘Prohibition from Teaching’ check and pre-interview online search.

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MARKET RESEARCH TRANSLATION - PROJECT MANAGER will be working with the wider Project Management team, the Market Research Translation Project Manager is responsible for coordinating and managing the full lifecycle of market research translation and localization projects to completion whilst ensuring IQVIA’s standards are met. 

Project Management:

•    Manage multiple market research translation and localization projects at any one time from receipt to completion across qualitative and quantitative methodologies
•    Take the lead on complex quantitative studies including tracker/wave projects
•    Liaise with the client to assess and agree project parameters and requirements 
•    Manage market research client accounts to ensure high client satisfaction 
•    Assess project scope to select appropriate vendors and negotiate deadlines effectively  
•    Monitor and manage the status of assigned projects to effectively anticipate and prevent issues
•    Accurately complete project finances including quoting and budgeting
•    Prepare and maintain project documentation and information
•    Understand and adhere to the Quality Management System 
•    Comply with relevant and applicable IQVIA procedures and SOPs
•    Work with Team Leads to help in the training and of new team members for Market Research translation projects
•    Assist in the maintenance of linguistic assets including glossaries and style guides 
•    Ensure that high quality is maintained for all projects through QA checks 

Requirements: 

•    Minimum of 3 years of experience working in Market Research Project Management in the Language Services industry, 
•    Specialist in Market Research Translation Services with extensive knowledge of both Qual and Quant services. In depth knowledge of tracker project best practice is essential
•    Experience being the key point of contact on new client accounts is desirable 
•    Bachelor's degree, ideally in a linguistic, business or scientific field
•    Fluency in English is essential, an additional language would be advantageous 
•    Excellent written/verbal communication skills
•    Excellent attention to detail to ensure that high quality standards are maintained 
•    Ability to meet strict deadlines and to manage competing priorities and changing demands
•    Excellent client management, problem solving and analytical skills 
•    Ability to follow instructions and work independently whilst using own initiative
•    Demonstration of advanced IT skills
•    Experience working with TMS and be an advanced CAT tools user for the purpose of Market Research tracker studies. Experience working with XTRF and/or memoQ or other similar systems would be highly advantageous 
•    Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, managers and clients

IQVIA is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. We believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

We are looking for a Digital Skills Trainer to support the Berkshire Healthcare Digital Transformation Programme, to develop and deliver a wide range of digital skills courses from our Microsoft Office 365 training Programme.

You will be responsible for the design and delivery of highly engaging learning content to improve the usage of our Microsoft Office 365 technologies across the Trust and partner organisations as well as developing and delivering training to organisation staff. You will design, develop, and update creative learning content and training packages up to an advanced level.

Using your specialist knowledge and experience you will advise on appropriate solutions to technical problems, and the best use of Microsoft Office 365 software and available technologies.

You will also maintain content within our ‘always on’ Microsoft Office 365 learning offer, as delivered via our internal website, you will also be supporting our enterprise-wide Microsoft Teams live Events and Teams Webinars.

This is a working from home/hybrid working role, however, you will be to attend face to face events, meetings and team days from the office or within the Berkshire region as and when required.

This position is full time 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, however please do contact us if you are interested in the role but require flexible working around the working hours.
1. Beresponsiblefor developing and delivering Microsoft Office 365 application training enabling the upskilling of clinical and non-clinical colleagues in the use of Office 365 suite of applications, including Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, Planner, SharePoint, Bookings, Lists, Forms and One Drive.
2. Beresponsiblefor developing and delivering training and educational packages to support the self-sufficiency of colleagues in the using of devices and applications.
3. Managethe e-learning catalogue of content within our internal website, ensuring that all content is regularly reviewed and updated.
4. Be anexpert first point of contact for handling and resolving digital literacy questions, arriving via the digital skills mailbox, help desk or other means. 
5. Regularly meet with IT help desk colleagues to understand current help call types and adjust our training programs accordingly. 
6. Regularlymeet with colleagues responsible for our 365 Tennent and the 365-application suite, to understand future developments arriving from Microsoft and adjust training accordingly. 
7. Be our nominated representative, within Microsoft UserVoice and on the Microsoft, Healthcare Champions tenant to better understand future developments, adjust training programs accordingly and feedback on initiatives that better support the Healthcare tools delivered by Microsoft. 
8. Be vocal within our Microsoft early adopter programs and feed back to Microsoft regularly. 

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:
• Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave.
• Free parking across Trust sites
1. Regularlymeet with our Microsoft account managers and associated Microsoft professionals to best promote Berkshire Healthcare. 
2. Proactivelysupport Teams live event / webinarproduction and management, with the ambition that individual services will become self-sufficient in managing live events in the future. 
3. Work closely alongside colleagues from both the Clinical Digital Training Teams and Clinical Education Teams to support them where needed and benefit from shared training and education learning. 
4. RepresentBerkshire Healthcare whilst attending regional and national forums and share information, learning and training experiences with other organizations. 
5. Identifylearning needs, desired aims, andobjectivesfrom the requestor for each learning module. Develop, implement, and evaluate material in response to the identified needs. Advise on innovative technical solutions to ensure design requirements are met.
6. Design, develop and update creative eLearning content, using Adobe Creative Cloud, Captivate, Camtasia and other authoring tools. Plan and organise own workload to meet service priorities.
7. Leadon the development and standardisation of learning concept designs aimed at Clinicians, Managers, Administrators, and corporate staff, to ensure solutions are fully accessible, visuallyengagingandappropriate tothe learner audience.
8. Maintaindetailed awareness of, and take fully into account as necessary, any relevant statutory, internal, or external regulations, standards, and codes of good practice such as those relating to disability discrimination, security, quality, data protection, audit etc.i.e.Caldicott Principles and the Data Protection Act (1998). Ensuring these aspects are included in all e-learning content and regularly reviewed.
9. Reviewand evaluate learning outcomes and customer feedback to identify and implement improvements to e-learning design and content.
10. Collaboratewith subject matter experts and clinical and non-clinical representatives to create effective learning solutions. Work with and support colleagues to ensure training and learning fits with the needs and requirements of ourDigital Business Transformation Programme.
11. Participatein User Groups asrequired,providingregular briefings, presentations, demonstrations on learning development. To ensure feedback to issues is gathered and resolutions communicated effectively.

The “must haves” for this role:
• Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and/or Microsoft Certified Trainer. (MCT)
• Advanced level of proficiency in delivering and developing training in the use of the Office 365 suite of applications
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Relevant degree plus additional specialist knowledge

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and let’s be outstanding together.

We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Ankita Debray on 07866 145446 or email:Ankita.debray@berkshire,nhs.ukwho’ll be delighted to help.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.






This advert closes on Monday 25 Dec 2023

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Regularly meet with our Microsoft account managers andassociatedMicrosoftprofessionalsto best promote Berkshire Healthcare. Proactively support Teams live event /webinar production and management, with the ambition that individual services will become self-sufficient in managing live events in the future. Workclosely alongside colleaguesfrom both the Clinical Digital Training Teams andClinical Education Teams to support them where needed andbenefit from shared training and education learning. Represent Berkshire Healthcare whilst attendingregional and nationalforums andshareinformation,learning andtrainingexperienceswith otherorganizations. Identify learning needs, desired aims, and objectives from the requestor for each learning module. Develop, implement, and evaluate material in response to the identified needs. Advise on innovative technical solutions to ensure design requirements are met. Design, develop and update creative eLearning content, using Adobe Creative Cloud, Captivate, Camtasia and other authoring tools. Plan and organise own workload to meet service priorities. Lead on the development and standardisation of learning concept designs aimed at Clinicians, Managers, Administrators, and corporate staff, to ensure solutions are fully accessible, visually engaging and appropriate to the learner audience. Maintain detailed awareness of, and take fully into account as necessary, any relevant statutory, internal, or external regulations, standards, and codes of good practice such as those relating to disability discrimination, security, quality, data protection, audit etc. i.e. Caldicott Principles and the Data Protection Act (1998). Ensuring these aspects are included in all e-learning content and regularly reviewed. Review and evaluate learning outcomes and customer feedback to identify and implement improvements to e-learning design and content. Collaborate with subject matter experts and clinical and non-clinical representatives to create effective learning solutions. Work with and support colleagues to ensure training and learning fits with the needs and requirements of our Digital Business TransformationProgramme. Participate in User Groups as required, providing regular briefings, presentations, demonstrations on learning development. To ensure feedback to issues is gathered and resolutions communicated effectively. The must haves for this role: Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) and/or Microsoft Certified Trainer. (MCT) Advanced level of proficiency in delivering and developing training in the use of the Office 365 suite of applications Excellent presentation and communication skills Relevant degree plus additional specialist knowledge If youre someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, join us and lets be outstanding together. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please dont hesitate to call: Ankita Debray on 07866 145446 or email: Ankita.debray@berkshire,nhs.uk wholl be delighted to help. We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES Participate in the annual budget setting processes for the R&D Directorate as well as individual research project financial flows as required. Develop a detailed understanding of the particular patterns of income / expenditure within R&D. Prepare reports on past patterns and forecasts of likely out-turn.

Full time/Part time - Required for January 2024

Highdown School and Sixth Form Centre is a very popular, oversubscribed and successful school set in 30 acres of park land in Caversham to the north of Reading.

We are looking for an outstanding, passionate and dynamic practitioner to join our highly successful and well-resourced Geography department of 6 staff.

A willingness to teach across all years and abilities is essential. We welcome applications from ECTs, for whom we have a superb induction programme.

Why Highdown School?
• We are a Good School with many outstanding features which continues to rapidly improve
• We are committed to staff professional learning and leadership development for all staff at all levels
• We provide highly regarded ECT induction and Coaching for Excellence programmes
• We have adopted a ‘Fair Workload Charter’
• Staff benefit from being members of the PiXL Club and the Princes Teaching Institute
• Staff have subsidised access to Highdown Sport and Leisure facilities

We are on a journey to becoming a ‘regional centre of excellence’. Why not join us?


Closing date: Applications considered on receipt.

For more details and an application form, please visit our website: www.highdown.reading.sch.uk Please return your completed application form to Miss Nicci Burns, Headteacher’s PA - hnb@highdown.reading.sch.uk

Highdown School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

We are also trained in safer recruitment and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, a ‘Prohibition from Teaching’ check and an online search.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About the role
Job title: Consultant

Location: Located in one of EDT’s office locations, with significant opportunity for flexible working. We will accept applications from any country where EDT has an office. You must have the right to work in the country in which you are applying.

Salary: Circa £35,000 per annum
At EDT we pride ourselves on creating an environment that supports a healthy work life balance for all our staff. We provide policies that encourage flexible working around individual needs. We offer a range of benefits including a generous holiday allowance, pension scheme and additional voluntary money saving benefits* that can be seen below.

Benefits include:

30 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rota)
6% matched pension scheme
Discounted gym memberships*
Health care cash plan*
Retail discounts*
Cycle to work scheme
Wellbeing App

We are currently recruiting for a Consultant to join our Research and Consultancy team, who have an interest and experience in:

Teacher professional development

School leadership development

Curriculum design, especially English or Mathematics 

School improvement and raising school standards at scale, especially in numeracy and literacy 

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Evidence for Policy and Practice

Project / Programme management

Consultants are highly adaptable members of the Research & Consultancy team. They are responsible for project management and providing technical support and inputs across a range of projects in our core areas of expertise. On a day-to-day basis they will work across a portfolio of projects of varying sizes – providing support to workstreams on our medium to large sized projects and, at times, leading on smaller pieces of work. Our Consultants are strong communicators, and problem solvers with a ‘can-do’ attitude and are able to work flexibly and adaptably across different contexts.

As a Consultant with a focus on delivery, you will provide high quality research and consultancy services to donors, governments and charities internationally, as part of an ambitious and dynamic team which sits at the heart of Education Development Trust. You will also play a significant role in shaping the direction and growth of the consultancy business, with opportunities to lead product development, policy and thought leadership initiatives. You will need the skills and experience to work across our at least 2 of our key markets – the UK, MENA, Asia and Africa.

Your background might be in an improvement role in the school sector internationally, you might be leading a medium-large scale donor programme overseas, you might be in a research role in the education sector, or you might be in a business consultancy role with strong transferable skills.  

You will have excellent consultancy skills, as comfortable in a project design role applying our research insights, as working in complex delivery teams internationally. Excellent writing skills are essential. You will thrive in a growing team, taking charge of your professional development and applying your skills to new business opportunities internationally.  

Please see the full job description for further details.

Closing date: 18 December 2023 (Please note, we reserve the right to close our vacancies early if sufficient applications are received)


Interview dates: Virtual interviews via Microsoft Teams will take place on a rolling basis throughout January 2024.

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.

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.

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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 2021/2022, which highlights the ways in which our work has impacted lives around the world – and the progress we have made since 2020/2021.

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About the role
Job title: Senior Consultants

Location: We will accept applications from any country where EDT has an office as long as the criteria for the role are met fully. You must have the right to work in the country in which you are applying to be based.

Salary: Circa £58,000 per annum

At EDT we pride ourselves on creating an environment that supports a healthy work life balance for all our staff. We provide policies that encourage flexible working around individual needs. We offer a range of benefits including a generous holiday allowance, pension scheme and additional voluntary money saving benefits* that can be seen below.

Benefits include:

30 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rota)
6% matched pension scheme
Discounted gym memberships*
Health care cash plan*
Retail discounts*
Cycle to work scheme
Wellbeing App

We are currently recruiting for two senior consultant based to join EDT’s Research & Consultancy (R&C) team.


Senior Consultants are the engine of strategic growth. They pursue, design, manage and deliver strategic opportunities in our core areas of expertise that help us achieve our charitable mission to transform lives by improving education around the world. They are pro-active in identifying and pursuing new business, they are highly skilled in problem solving and solution design and are adaptable to different contexts, clients and changing circumstances. They are outstanding communicators with excellent writing skills, able to engage and build rapport with clients, partners and other stakeholders in person and remotely. They live and breathe our core methods and contribute to continuously developing and improving them as we learn from our programmes and the wider evidence base.

As a Senior Consultant, with a focus on delivery, you will provide high quality research and consultancy services to donors, governments and charities internationally, as part of an ambitious and dynamic team which sits at the heart of Education Development Trust. You will also play a significant role in shaping the direction and growth of the consultancy business, with opportunities to lead product development, policy and thought leadership initiatives. You must have the skills and experience to work in three of our core markets – UK, AMEA, Africa and Asia.

We are particularly interested in applicants with expertise in:

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

Evidence in Policy and Practice

Teacher professional development

School leadership development

Curriculum design, especially English/Literacy or Mathematics

School improvement and raising school standards at scale, especially in numeracy and literacy

Your background might be in an improvement role in the school sector internationally, you might be leading a medium-large scale donor programme overseas, you might be in a research role in the education sector, or you might be in a business consultancy role with strong transferable skills.

You will have excellent consultancy skills, be as comfortable in a project design role applying research insights, as working in complex delivery teams internationally. Excellent writing skills are essential. You will thrive in a growing team, taking charge of your professional development and applying your skills to new business opportunities internationally. You may be asked to take on line management and development support for more junior colleagues.

Closing date: Monday 18 December 2023

Application process: You can download the job descriptions and apply by following the links at the bottom of this advert. 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 on a rolling basis from January onwards.

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.

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.

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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 2021/2022, which highlights the ways in which our work has impacted lives around the world – and the progress we have made since 2020/2021.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme