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.
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