VVOB is an international NGO with programmes and projects in 9 countries worldwide. Our head office is based in Brussels, Belgium.
When you join VVOB, you become a key player in VVOB’s mission to ensure quality education as a key enabler for achieving the sustainable development goals. We implement our programmes and projects with one shared passion: to ensure the improvement of quality education. Our teams of national and international experts achieve this by providing technical assistance to governmental and other education actors. In doing so, worldwide we ensure capacity building of governmental and other education actors.
Do you share our ambition to ensure that learners around the world can enjoy their fundamental human right to quality education, without exception? Are you convinced as well that quality education guarantees equal opportunities for everyone and is the key to a better world?
We are looking for a Technical Lead – Gender who will operate from our office in Nairobi, Kenya, and will contribute to the development of VVOB’s Gender initiative in the Regional Facility for Teachers in Africa (RFTA), providing technical advice in close consultation with partners in different parts of Africa, starting in Kenya, Ghana and South Africa.
Do you want to take on this challenge? Continue reading!
Responsibilities of the Technical Lead
As technical lead of VVOB’s Gender initiative in the Regional Facility for Teachers in Africa (RFTA) you contribute to the ambition and values of VVOB by being the key person on Gender and gender responsive pedagogy in the regional Gender hub, by providing technical and strategic advice and guidance on this domain both within VVOB and outside.
Reporting to the Regional Programmes Manager based in Kenya, you lead the technical team within the regional programmes, and you work closely together with the entire regional team, Global Strategic Education Advisors and the country teams.
You will:
- You provide organisational leadership (on-the-job mentoring, coaching, capacity development, change management) for your direct reports (Regional Strategic Education Advisors) and you foster good relationships with and between partners and teams, supporting a positive organisational culture.
- You design and develop relevant and scalable gender responsive pedagogy projects in close collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
- You provide both short- and long-term strategic advice, information, and guidance to VVOB and VVOB’s partners on gender and gender responsive pedagogies, in line with policy trends, new developments and the latest research and thinking in education and international development.
- You take up a variety of roles in capacity development as well as in knowledge exchange, learning and development processes; according to the needs, particular situations, and phases of the programme.
- For the implementation of our regional project(s) and activities, you contribute to securing cooperations and support from VVOB’s partners and maintaining a strong network with them. You promote VVOB as a reliable partner and you represent our organisation towards external stakeholders.
- You support the Regional Strategic Education Advisor Advocacy and Communication on developing content for communication (e.g., website, video, social media…) and contribute to the dissemination of findings and results (e.g., international conferences, seminars, workshops, and other events) on scaling gender responsive initiatives.
- You support the Regional Strategic Education Advisor Scaling in guiding country teams and partners in assessing the scalability of gender responsive initiatives and developing effective scaling strategies that take into account the specific needs and contexts of the initiatives.
Your expertise and experience
- Master’s degree in education, human sciences, or related field or equivalent experience
- Experience managing in leading multicultural and effective teams.
- In depth understanding of the national education system and education sector; especially in regard to gender equity and gender responsive pedagogy.
- Experience with scaling teacher professional development initiatives.
- Experience in organizational and institutional capacity development.
- Experience with international development cooperation and with managing projects and programs of different donors.
- Fluent in English, knowledge of French or Portuguese is an advantage.
- Have the right to work in Kenya
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya (KEMI/Parklands)
Matching competences
VVOB core competences:
- Result-oriented
- Continuous improvement
- Cooperation
Function specific competencies:
- Strategic networking and partnership building
- Giving direction
- Communication skills
- Vision building
- Agility
What we’re offering:
- A full-time contract until September 2026
- A dynamic working environment in an international context
- An exciting job in a growing organisation with varied responsibilities and opportunities for professional development
- A competitive salary and benefits package.
What’s next?
Send your motivation letter detailing your match with the profile as well as your motivation behind applying for the vacancy along with your CV by e-mail no later than 12th of April to [email protected]
Don’t forget to refer to the job title in the subject line of your e-mail.
Before a job offer, shortlisted candidates can expect:
- a written test
- an interview process
- an assessment centre
VVOB firmly believes that quality education can only be achieved if equity is ensured. Qualities of people prevail, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or disability. If you require reasonable accommodation including disability accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection, please direct your inquiries to [email protected]
