GIRL Team Leader, Rwanda Full Time

GIRL Team Leader Rwanda

Role Purpose

The FCDO-funded Girls in Rwanda Learn (GIRL) will help improve learning outcomes for girls and boys through technical assistance and delivery of continuing professional development activities. The Team Leader will provide technical and professional leadership and overall project management for the English (as a language and language of instruction) activities on the GIRL project. The post holder will be responsible for the overall quality delivery of the English components of the project, management of the contracted budget, client and internal reporting, and establishing and leading the English project team that will include full-time British Council staff and external part-time consultants.

Minimum Qualifications:

• First degree
• TEFL-Q: a diploma-level qualification in teaching English as a foreign/second language

Desirable Qualifications:

• Project management qualification
• Masters level qualification in ELT

Role-specific knowledge, experience and skills:

The main essential knowledge and experience points that we are looking for you to evidence are:

• Successful track record in managing large-scale teacher education projects, including remotely
• Experience in leading diverse teams, including remotely
• Experience in delivering externally funded projects or programmes, including remotely
• Experience in overseeing monitoring, evaluation, research and learning (MERL) within projects and incorporating lessons learned from MERL into programmes and strategy
• Experience in managing high-level relationships with diverse stakeholders including multilateral agencies, donors, government officials, academics, and external consultants
• Experience of working in Sub-Saharan Africa and/or other development contexts
• Business and commercial acumen
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Embedding culture and behavioural change to improve effectiveness and efficiency
• Programme and project management
• Evidence-based decision-making and problem-solving
• Relationship building and management

Further Information

Pay Band – 8

Contract Duration – April 2024 to March 2027 (pending signed contract with donor)

Contract Type: This role is being offered as a locally engaged and Long Term Strategic International Assignment (LTSIA) for Rwanda

Locally Engaged – Candidates for this role must have a natural right to work in this location and would normally already be based in the location.

Applications are welcomed from candidates currently based in other British Council country/territory offices. However, please note candidates must have a natural right to work in the country/territory, on a permanent basis, as immigration clearance and/or ongoing visa support is not provided by the British Council for this role. Relocation support is also not provided. If you are an international assignee currently working in this location under a British Council-sponsored visa, this does not provide a natural right to work.

LTSIA – This role will be offered on long-term strategic international assignment terms which includes visa and transfer support and benefits such as assignment allowances, housing and utilities, and schooling. Please note Visa approvals are beyond the British Council’s control so any job offer will be subject to securing the required right to work. The full International Assignment package is offered at the discretion of the British Council and may not be available to candidates who are currently already based in another location but have significant connections to the host location. Applications for locally hired candidates are welcome but if successful will not qualify for the international assignment package and will continue on local terms and conditions of service.

Candidates applying from outside the British Council’s operating countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) will be hired under LTSIA terms. Candidates hired under LTSIA terms will be based in Rwanda. Relocation support will be provided in this case.

Candidates applying from an operating British Council (SSA) office will be hired under Locally Engaged terms. Please note that there will be no relocation support provided for candidates hired under Locally Engaged terms.

Location – Kigali, Rwanda

Closing Date – 31 March 2024 (23:59 East Africa Time)

*Please note this role is contingent on the signature of the Head Contract. Offer/Contract will be signed with the successful candidate upon signature of the Head Contract with Donor.

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