Technical Assistance Lead – Girls and Out-of-School Children Action for Learning Programme
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Technical Assistance Lead guiding evidence-informed education reform and teaching support for OPM’s GOAL programme in Pakistan. Advising government stakeholders across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and delivery of high-quality technical assistance across the programme’s priority education outcomes, with a particular focus on teaching and learning
- Provide technical leadership and advisory support to government counterparts and other stakeholders at strategic/policy and service-delivery levels
- Support the development and implementation of education reforms and practical solutions, including approaches involving PPPs and government outsourcing where relevant
- Build and maintain effective working relationships with government, academic institutions, civil society and development partners across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh
- Ensure technical assistance is evidence-informed, contextually appropriate and responsive to local priorities, drawing on research and adaptive learning
- Coordinate and provide technical guidance to programme specialists and short-term advisers, ensuring consistency and quality across technical inputs
- Contribute to programme strategy, work planning, monitoring and learning, ensuring technical delivery remains aligned with programme objectives and emerging evidence
- Represent the programme in relevant technical forums, policy discussions and stakeholder engagements, as required
Requirements:
- At least 7 years of relevant education advisory experience, including strong expertise in teaching and learning
- Demonstrable technical expertise in key areas of the programme’s priority outcomes
- Experience with public-private partnerships (PPPs) and/or government outsourcing models
- Proven ability to work collaboratively with government stakeholders at policy, strategic and service-delivery levels
- Strong influencing and relationship-building skills
- Strong local knowledge and networks in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh
- Relationships with academic institutions, civil society and development partners
- Experience engaging with research, evidence and adaptive learning to inform programme delivery
- Fluency in Punjabi and/or Pashto is desirable
Benefits:
- Fixed-term basis, contingent upon the successful award of the anticipated programme
- Environment that welcomes ambition, creativity and passion for positive change
- Commitment to diversity and inclusion
- Opportunities to work in an international development consulting firm focused on impactful public policy


