Description
THINK EQUAL Overview
THINK EQUAL is a global education initiative with a mission to ensure that Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) becomes a mandatory subject for all children in early years settings globally. SEL is the process through which knowledge, attitudes, values and skills such as emotional intelligence, empathy, self-awareness, self-regulation, social awareness, relationship skills and responsible decision making are developed. To support governments and educators to achieve this mission, THINK EQUAL has developed a global SEL Programme for 3-6 years-olds. The Programme is constructed around teacher training and the provision of narrative children’s books, lesson plans and teaching resources which provide the concrete tools educators need to teach SEL in a low-cost and adaptable format. The THINK EQUAL Programme has a global presence across six continents (in 30 countries) and has undergone three randomised control trials in contexts as varied as Colombia, Botswana and Australia. There is a growing demand from other countries for the THINK EQUAL Programme and the organisation is now strengthening its team to be able to respond to this demand.
Purpose of the Role
To manage the development, implementation, monitoring and reporting of the Think Equal programmes in UK and Europe. This role has a special focus on representing Think Equal and maintaining strong relationships with local authorities, regional and national government ministries (education and health primarily), other stakeholders; managing a region or country team as needed; strategic planning; reporting on budgeting; costing of programme implementation; guiding reviewing approving ensuring high quality implementation including:
- Supporting business development efforts translations (only if needed), evaluations.
- Leading on partnership government relationships training plans monitoring programme implementation.
Overall Reporting
CEO
Line Manager
CEO
Line Managing
UK Country Team & Eastern European Manager
Contract
Full time (40 hours per week - these hours are to be worked flexibly recognizing that some weeks days will require more than others in order to meet Think Equal needs requirements)
Work Modality
Remote
Location
Europe – England
Preferred Salary
£40,000-45,000 (or equivalent)
Responsibilities
Line Management
- Provide line management (guidance strategy supervision support as needed) to relevant Regional Country managers Programme Officers coordinators.
- Identify needs for additional staff support implementation on ground participate corresponding recruitment processes.
- Foster positive collaborative work environment promoting teamwork effective communication among team members.
Partnerships Management
- Co-lead support business development strategy Europe - special emphasis England - close coordination CEO Business Development team.
- Utilise own networks secure nurture robust relationships local authorities special focus UK other stakeholders line organization’s strategy.
- Proactively approach present enrol national local authorities implementation Think Equal programme.
- Ensure high-quality sustainable implementation within Europe special emphasis UK.
- Maintain timely reporting communication mechanisms donors close coordination CEO Business Development Team other stakeholders agreed MOAs needed.
- Communicate liaise regularly relevant stakeholders representing organisation higher-level representation needed.
- Coordinate communications business development colleagues Think Equal raise visibility programmes.
Programme Development Implementation
- In line organizational strategy lead supervise development project proposals programme implementation plans ensure correct effective cooperation country teams.
- Ensure budgeting costing spending reporting programmes alignment Think Equal finance policy donor requirements.
- Provide regular status updates progress programme rollout UK Europe.
Monitoring Evaluation
- Support development strengthening Monitoring Evaluation Learning MEL tools use key stakeholders order ensure sustainability Think Equal.
- Work collaboratively with Think Equal MEL manager.
- Lead supervise monitoring actions provide useful information ensure long-term sustainability concluded pipeline active projects.
Other
- Undertaking any other reasonable support initiative activity required e.g., support specific projects directed CEO appropriate members Senior Leadership Team.
- Think operate creatively entrepreneurial mindset about expanding scaling generally ensuring success mission strategy.
Education Experience
- Degree or equivalent relevant fields preferably project management business economics international affairs or development.(Essential)
- Master Degree relevant fields preferably Project Management Public Administration Nonprofit Management Business Administration.(Essential)
- 5+ years experience needed programme/project management.(Essential)
- Proven experience at least 2+ years business development nonprofit sector(Essential)(BD experience education sector especially England ideal).
- Proven experience at least 2+ years managing teams personnel demonstrated ability lead motivate develop staff members.(Essential)
- Experience administration similar working environment.(Essential)
– Administration development international organization/charity.(Desirable)
– Experience monitoring evaluating programmes change.(Desirable)
– Experience working fundraising communications.(Desirable)
Competencies Knowledge Skills:
– Ensure take care health safety others complying health safety obligations particularly reporting promptly defects risks potential hazards.
– Comply policies procedures Think Equal times .
– Support mission vision organization .
– Maintain confidentiality times ensure compliance data protection requirements .
– Contribute close working relationships personnel help build open honest culture facilitates learning creativity excellence .
– Undertake training necessary line post .
– Understand respond challenges implementing international education program .
– Carry out directed duties required addition above reasonable within capabilities .
– Develop maintain accurate electronic paper filing systems .
– Ability manage multiple deadlines wide range stakeholders .
– Computer literacy excellent communication skills High proficiency range PC/web applications including but not limited MS Word MS Excel MS PowerPoint Google Tools Monday .
– Highly developed cultural awareness ability work well international environment people diverse backgrounds cultures .
Other:
-Candidates must access safe quiet secure workspace reliable electricity internet cell phone connectivity .
-Some international travel may be required .
-Some work outside standard hours might be required .