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| Job overview:
The ideal candidate will develop and grow the impact and influence of VSO’s portfolio in the Education practice area in line with agreed organisational strategy and programming standards.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic leadership and Business Pursuit:
* Provide leadership with the strategic development and programmatic quality improvement (technical and volunteering for development approach) of VSO’s global portfolio in the Education practice area.
* Plan and oversee portfolio growth to achieve significantly increased scale and reach targets as outlined in VSO’s operating plan.
* Partnership development and donor engagement:
Raise and advance the profile, and positioning of VSO, with current and potential donors, external partners, networks, and stakeholders to secure strong strategic partnerships for income and people resourcing.
* Identify and facilitate engagement of VSO employees, volunteers and partners as a network of practice to continuously deepen VSO’s technical capability and knowledge in the practice area.
Programme knowledge:
* Guide and Manage VSO resources to respond to opportunities and needs across each part of the programme cycle.
* Continuously improve VSO’s programming in the relevant practice area by ensuring a strong evidence base informed by analysis of both internal and external evidence and research.
Policy dialogue:
* Participate in strategic decision-making about our global programme portfolio and programming, policy, advocacy, research and evaluation priorities Establish clear positions and priorities on VSO’s policy agenda in the relevant practice area, advocating for change, networking with key people/bodies.
Safeguarding, security and risk management;
Ensure compliance with all security, fraud, safeguarding and code of conduct requirements, to promote and uphold VSO performance standards
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