A1 Education adviser
Reference: DFIDJOB-0232
Closing date: 14 September 2012
Interview date: Not Specified
Number of vacancies: 1
Salary: £57,148 - £59,994 Per annum
Location: Abercrombie House, East Kilbride & Palace Street, London
Appointment Terms: Permanent
Working Arrangements: Full time
Specific requirements: Salary scale: London/Overseas: Starting salary will be £59,994 progressing to a maximum of £68,221 National: Starting salary will be £57,148 progressing to a maximum of £65,294
Brief description: DFID has current, or anticipated, education adviser vacancies. DFID’s Education advisers lead and support agendas relating to improving educational and skills focused outcomes for some of the most vulnerable communities in the developing world.
DFID has a number of current, or anticipated, vacancies for education advisers in country or regional programmes. The majority of these are based overseas, most notably in fragile environments. Any UK vacancies will be located in the DFID office in Scotland.
DFID’s Education advisers lead and support agendas relating to improving educational and skills focused outcomes for some of the most vulnerable communities in the developing world. DFID is particularly interested in recruiting education advisers with knowledge and experience in Early Childhood Development; managing and delivering complex education programmes in fragile states and international educational policy development.
DFID has current, or anticipated, education adviser vacancies, with an immediate vacancies in Bangladesh and in our Policy Team (which will be based in DFID’s East Kilbride Office in Scotland), and other posts likely in the near future.
Education advisers play a major role in:
- analysis and the formulation of policies for country aid strategy;
- establishing close and constructive relationships and networks with partners in country, regionally and internationally;
- identification, design, commissioning and monitoring the implementation and impact of programmes and policies in areas covered by DFID’s education advisers;
- design and monitoring the impact of education aspects of programmes and policies in other priority areas for development such as governance and conflict and health;
- working with other Whitehall departments on a broad range of education related issues relevant to developing countries.
Candidates will be expected to demonstrate knowledge and experience across the range of education technical competences and the required developing country experience in the selection process, drawing on their familiarity with policy guidance, best practice guidelines and practical examples from experience in which they have been involved.
Relocation support may be available where successful candidates are required to move home to take up post.
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