Team Leader - EdTech Education Research & Innovation Tender, USA - 21296499

Procurement Summary

Country : USA

Summary : Team Leader - EdTech Education Research & Innovation

Deadline : 02 Apr 2018

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 21296499

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : Department For International Development

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : PALLADIUM INTERNATIONAL
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20004 Tel +1 202 775 9680
USA

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Team Leader - EdTech Education Research & Innovation.

Overview

Palladium is a global leader in the design, development and delivery of Positive Impact - the intentional creation of enduring social and economic value. We work with foundations, investors, governments, corporations, communities and civil society to formulate strategies and implement solutions that generate lasting social, environmental and financial benefits.

For the past 50 years, we have been making Positive Impact possible. With a team of more than 2, 500 employees operating in 90 plus countries and a global network of more than 35, 000 technical experts, Palladium has improved - and is committed to continuing to improve - economies, societies and most importantly, people's lives.

Palladium is a child-safe organisation, and screens applicants for suitability to work with children. We also provide equal employment to all participants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.

Palladium is seeking a Team Leader for DFID Harnessing the Transformative Potential of Technology to Increase Learning Outcomes for All. This 8-year multi-country Research and Innovation Hub on Technology for Education will bring together experts in technology, education, research and innovation to answer questions around which education technology interventions deliver better learning outcomes and present the greatest value for money and social return on investment.

The role

The Team Leader acts as the central point of leadership for the hub. The Team Leader will oversee the coordination between the two strands of the hub: the research and the innovation strand. The Team Leader will also be responsible for representing the programme with a range of global partners, government stakeholders and education and research organisations and individuals, including regularly reporting to DFID, and maintaining strong working relationships with other relevant DFID programmes.

Relationship Management

· Developing strong working relationships with the programme contact points in DFID and other donor programmes in the anti-corruption space, and leading on reporting to them, through both formal and informal channels.

· Manages relationships with the host country government, counterpart agencies, project partners and stakeholders, business partners and education and research organisations.

· Develop strong working relationships with the leadership of other development programmes, in particular DFID and exploit complementarities and synergies between these programmes where possible.

· Develop strong working relationships and a regular dialogue on programme progress and challenges with relevant Palladium staff.

Strategy and Operational Planning

· Lead with the Technical Director in the preparation of work plans and budgets; staffing plans; performance improvement plans and other plans as required.

Project Management

· Provide overall leadership on the hub and ensure close coordination between the two strands of the hub.

· Provide guidance, oversight and quality assurance for all hub activities, Outputs and deliverables.

· Assume overall responsibility for the effective implementation of work plans to ensure delivery is on time, within budget, meets client and stakeholder expectations and is contractually compliant.

· Monitor implementation progress; maintain up to date project logs and registers; work to resolve issues, manages and mitigates risks; and escalate material issues and risks as appropriate.

· Develop and implement plans for results measurement, monitoring and evaluation, knowledge management, value for money analysis and communication management.

Requirements

· Educated to university degree level or above, preferably holding a Masters

· At least 10 years experience in conducting education research or working on education innovation programmes

· Experience working with education institutions and think tanks

· Experience leading a research or innovation hub

· Experience working with donor (preferably DFID) funded programmes

· Strong expertise in building and managing programmatic relationships with high level stakeholders from government, civil society and donors

· Strong expertise in leading complex programmes, including managing and mentoring senior members of staff

· Good understanding of education trends and education technologies

· Strong experience in managing complex teams

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