Programme Manager on the Right to Education & Early Childhood Education

Experience / Training

We are looking for a highly skilled and enthusiastic Programme Manager to join our team and lead RTE’s work on ECE from a human rights perspective.

This is a new position and key role, and the successful candidate will have proven experience in managing programmes in the field of human rights and/ECE.

Aside from sharing our values, we are looking for someone who is comfortable working in a multicultural environment and who is happy to take on new tasks and support the team when needed.

We will provide the candidate with the opportunity to work as part of a small team of dedicated and passionate people and the real opportunity to shape the growth of the organization.

In addition to an expert, we are looking for someone who has excellent interpersonal skills.

The ideal candidate will have:

Education & qualifications

• Postgraduate education in human rights law or in the field of ECE.
• At least five years of experience working on human rights issues, ideally working on the right to education or economic, social and cultural rights.

Essential knowledge

• Solid understanding of international human rights law with a background in economic, social and cultural rights.
• Knowledge of ECE and pre-primary education.
• Theoretical and practical knowledge of international human rights law.
• Understanding of human rights-based monitoring, campaigning and advocacy strategies

Know-how 

• Excellent research and analytical skills, including significant experience in designing and implementing advocacy-oriented research and policy analysis.
• Excellent written and editing skills, with the ability to translate complex legal information into accessible information for non­legal professionals.
• Experience of drafting, editing and presenting research reports and policy papers, including submissions to UN bodies.
• Experience working with allies and partners across various civil society sectors, including social movements, NGOs, unions, academic institutions, policy makers, UN agencies and others.
• Experience of supervising, managing and coordinating the work of others, including staff, consultants, and external partners such as pro bono lawyers.
• Experience of planning, organising and prioritising work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines
• Written and oral fluency in English is required; fluency in other major languages such as French, Spanish or Arabic is highly desirable.

Personal skills/qualities

• Ability to think strategically.
• Ability to speak publicly.
• Excellent interpersonal and networking skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, including from distance, as well as external partners.
• Flexibility and adaptability – can adapt to changing work priorities at short notice, take on the ideas of others, adapt own way of working.
• Ability to manage relationships based on respect for each other and mutual trust.
• Positive attitude.
• Curiosity and creative thinking.
• Open-minded, including open to constructive feedback.
• Good time management and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in an independent and autonomous way.
• Willingness to learn new skills.
• Willingness to “pitch in” and support colleagues outside the parameters of the job description where necessary

Salairy

£35,000 – £39,500 gross per year (London based)

How to apply

Please send a CV and cover letter to [email protected], with the subject line ‘ECE programme manager application’

We expect your cover letter to explain:

• Your interest in joining Right to Education Initiative
• Your interest in this role
• Your relevant experience as per the skills and competencies outline above

Deadline to apply: 29 November 2020, 11.59 pm GMT.

Interviews: the two first weeks of December.

In view of the volume of applications anticipated, we regret that we are unable to answer individual queries in relation to posts or on the progress of individual applications. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted shortly after 29 November 2020.