The Education Programme Coordinator provides strategic leadership for Sadagaat Charity Organization's Education Programme by leading sector strategy, programme design, technical quality assurance, resource mobilization, partnership development, and evidence-based programming. The position ensures that all education programmes align with the organization's strategic priorities, national education policies, donor requirements, and international standards.

Working within the Planning, Design & Monitoring Department, the Education Programme Coordinator provides technical oversight throughout the project life cycle and collaborates closely with the Implementation Department, which leads project delivery, to ensure high-quality, accountable, and results-oriented education programming across humanitarian, recovery, and development contexts.

   Programme Development & Management:

• Prepare and set clear priorities for all Education programmes and lead the development of the annual business plans that support and introduce solutions for strategic education-related issues impacting the organization.
• Coordinate excellent delivery of all sub-programmes under the education programme
• Ensure all Education goals and objectives are achieved, in line with the mission and vision of SCO.
• Conduct organizational reviews to identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities, and to evaluate the operational effectiveness of new and existing education projects.
• Consult with Implementation team in develop Annual/ Quarterly work-plan identifying, action, responsibilities, timelines, of activities required to successfully complete Education projects.
• Identify emerging education needs through contextual analysis, assessments, and sector trends.
• Promote innovative education approaches, including digital learning, accelerated learning, inclusive education, TVET, and education systems strengthening.
• Ensure education programming contributes to the humanitarian-development-peace nexus and organizational resilience objectives.
• Provide technical oversight throughout the project  life cycle to ensure programme quality and effectiveness.
• Distribute tasks effectively among the project team and manage timelines to ensure timely completion of deliverables.

    Stakeholder Engagement & partnership

• Ensure all necessary policies , legal documents, such as contracts and agreement conditions, are properly issued and maintained.
• Coordinate the development of concept notes, grant proposals, expressions of interest, and partnership agreements.
• Foster strong collaborative relationships within the organization and with key external partners and organizations to enhance the quality of thinking and ideas applied to stakeholder needs.
• Support the fundraising and partnerships function by engaging with corporate social responsibility managers to build strategic partnerships aligned with the organization's education strategy.
• Represent the organization in meetings organized by international development and humanitarian aid organizations  and Participate in coordination meetings, clusters, and sector working groups as required.
• Support consortium development and partnership negotiations.

  Program Quality and Oversight

• Provide strategic oversight of education projects to ensure alignment with donor requirements and organizational standards.
• Review program performance, results, and impact data to inform decision-making.
• Ensure integration of safeguarding, child protection, gender equality, disability inclusion, accountability to affected populations (AAP), and conflict-sensitive programming across all education interventions.
• Promote innovation, continuous improvement, and adaptive programme management.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL)

• Collaborate closely with the Senior MEAL Officer to develop education monitoring frameworks, indicators, and data collection tools.
• Monitor sector performance using evidence and programme data to support strategic decision-making.
• Lead programme reviews, technical assessments, and education sector analyses.
• Support baseline studies, evaluations, learning reviews, and research initiatives.
• Promote evidence-based programming by ensuring lessons learned and evaluation findings inform future programme design.
• Contribute to the production of education dashboards, thematic reports, and performance analyses.

Knowledge Management and Advocacy

• Lead the development of education position papers, strategic reports, and policy recommendations.
• Support organizational advocacy efforts related to education access, quality, and inclusion.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and dissemination of lessons learned and best practices.

Coordination, Representation and Advocacy

• Represent Sadagaat in Education Cluster meetings, technical working groups, coordination forums, and stakeholder consultations.
• Maintain effective collaboration with the Ministry of Education, UN agencies, NGOs, donors, and education partners.
• Support organizational advocacy on education access, quality, inclusion, and systems strengthening.
• Contribute technical inputs to policy discussions and education sector coordination mechanisms.
• Promote Sadagaat's education portfolio through professional networking and strategic engagement.

Qualification:

• Master's Degree in Education, International Development, Public Policy, Project Management, or a related field.
• Additional certifications in Program Management, Grant Management, or Monitoring & Evaluation are desirable.

Experience:

• Minimum 4 years of progressively responsible experience in education programming, preferably with NGOs, INGOs, UN agencies, or donor-funded organizations.
• Proven experience in donor engagement, partnership development, and grant acquisition.
• Demonstrated success in developing and managing strategic education initiatives is credit.
• Demonstrated experience programme design, strategic planning, or technical leadership roles.
• Demonstrated experience in proposal development, donor engagement, and resource mobilization.
• Experience working with government institutions and education coordination mechanisms is highly desirable.

Competencies:

• Strategic planning and program development.
• Donor engagement and resource mobilization.
• Partnership and stakeholder management.
• Proposal and grant writing with strong negotiation, and communication skills and report-writing abilities.
• Policy analysis and advocacy.
• Strong coordination and leadership skills with proven and ability to work across multiple technical areas, supporting and mentoring multiple staff members. 
• Must be prepared to work as part of a team and assist or carry out other duties during periods of high workload and emergencies.
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience with Excel spreadsheets.
• Excellent English Language.
• Must be prepared to work as part of a team and assist or carry out other duties during periods of high workload and emergencies.

POSITION MANAGES / SUPERVISES:

Direct Supervision

• Education Specialist

Technical Supervision

Provides technical guidance and support to:

• Project Coordinators, Field Coordinators, Education Officers, Education Consultants, Short-term Technical Experts, Interns (where applicable)