Partnership Specialist Knowledge and Innovation Exchange

The Partnerships Team seeks to recruit a Partnership Specialist to strengthen its collaboration and engagement with strategic partners to address common challenges across GPE partner countries. The candidate will report to the Team Lead for the Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) with co-supervision by the Team Lead for Education Out Lound (EOL). We are seeking a Partnership Specialist to support the effective implementation and help grow the KIX and EOL programs. This position will be key to effective program management, development and learning. The role will also be central in ensuring cross-fertilization and mutual support for both programs. Key responsibilities include:

Duties And Accountabilities:

Program Management, Development, and Operations: 

• In close collaboration with country teams, facilitate discussions on new or strengthened engagement with KIX and EOL in partner countries with ministry of education representatives, local education group stakeholders (including donor and multilateral representatives) and other strategic partners.
• In collaboration with GPE country teams and consultation with other Secretariat teams, develop and implement cooperation engagements with country level stakeholders to effectively link KIX and EOL with GPE’s broader engagement in partner countries
• Lead the development of effective communications assets and engagement strategies to accelerate program objectives of KIX and EOL, including management of a communications consultant
• Broker collaboration with regional partners on KIX (including universities, policy think tanks, research outfits) and EOL (including CSOs and civil society networks)
• Support the development of opportunities for KIX and EOL in additional partner countries
• Support the GPE KIX and EOL teams to ensure timely, synchronized operations, including budget management, monitoring, and technical work across various program work streams
• Lead the development of regular Secretariat and external updates and maintain regular reporting schedules on KIX and EOL for GPE committees and external partners where relevant

Knowledge Management and Learning: 

• Manage the development of KIX and EOL learning initiatives (including publications, online training, and workshops) on evidence use and inclusive policy dialogue, and link these to the broader Secretariat learning function
• Coordinate learning loops and engagement processes of both programs in the GPE operating model and GPE 2030 strategy
• Inform lessons learned and adaptations for KIX by assessing program performance and being aware of research and good practice in knowledge mobilization, evidence-informed policy making, scaling innovations, and comparator initiatives
• Contribute to the development of an EOL evidence base to inform GPE’s practice, grant-making and grantee support, including by analyzing the EOL partner portfolio, collecting lessons from proposal reviews, and staying abreast of research and evidence in the fields of advocacy and accountability
• Find and strengthen opportunities for sharing learning and exchange of knowledge among program participants

Other contributions and support :

• Represent KIX and EOL in certain Secretariat meetings and tasks
• Undertake periodic mission travel to support KIX and EOL work at country, regional or global level
• Respond to needs in the above areas arising from the adaptive management approach for KIX and EOL, including outcomes from regular Executive Committee/Coordination Group decisions and meetings with grant agents

Selection Criteria:

Education:

• Master’s degree in education, international development, or a relevant related field.

Experience:

• At least eight years relevant experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Applied knowledge of education policy development, implementation, and monitoring at sector level including support to policy dialogue
• Proven analytical skills and ability to write synthetic report
• Demonstrable project, operations and budget management (work planning, budget management, reporting) including Excel and/or accounting software
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills and proven ability to apply these in carrying out complex research and operational tasks, identifying issues, presenting findings/ recommendations and contributing to resolution of sector and country issues.
• Ability to communicate clearly and accurately both verbally and in writing with excellent communications skills, both in oral presentations and in writing sections of papers, briefs, independent reports
• Capacity to work simultaneously on a variety of issues and tasks, independently adjusting to priorities and achieving results with agreed objectives and deadlines
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively with internal/external partners and promote collaboration in a multi-cultural environment
• Experience with knowledge mobilization activities desirable
• Proficiency in English (reading and writing) essential – other language skills highly desirable (especially French and Spanish)

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