Program Development Coordinator

You are passionate about Transforming Education , you recognize education is undergoing unprecedented change and you are driven to make a significant and meaningful difference.

You are a talented, entrepreneurial, non-traditional and results orientated coordinator to develop and implement our Character and Creativity Initiative (CCI), which empowers teachers and principals to transform their school's culture focused on the mission of raising the Total Child in High Schools . This means eliminating the silos that exist in schools and has teachers working in teams and communities to create great schools that prepare students for lifelong success.

You work with transformative principals, teachers, Ministries of Education, businesses, NGOs and are involved in creating a network of high-impact demonstration schools for future replication, scaling and advocacy. You will also guide a series of Forums on Transforming Education with cross-sector change leaders in Nepal.

You will identify and implement new types of principal leadership and teacher professional development and materials and tools for educators. You will formulate strategic objectives, promote partner development, build a network of expertise, and create evaluation methodologies.

Reporting to and working with the Country Chapter Director and the Global Peace Education Team, you will also liaise with the Director of Organizational Development and Director of Communications to support resource development and sharing of best practices. Finally, in this role you will build a teamwork-oriented organizational culture, create systems to improve efficiency, and oversee interns and research projects.

YOU ARE knowledgeable about education systems and how to transform them, comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment, and have the diplomatic skills for building and maintaining cross-cultural relationships with key stakeholders.

HOW TO APPLY: After doing a thorough review of our websites at www.globalpeace.org/education and www.globalpeace.org and reviewing the full job description below, write a Compelling Cover Letter describing what attracts you to the position and organization. Demonstrate how your work, results and competencies align with the needs of the position to the Executive Director at n epal@globalpeace.org . Please note that we put high value on a thoughtful and carefully written Cover Letter. At least two referees must be provided upon application. Applications without cover letter will not be entertained. Only short listed candidates will be called for assessment.

DUTIES

You will be responsible for exercising leadership, creativity, ownership and teamwork to accomplish the following:

· Guiding the creation of a network of high-impact demonstration schools for future replication, scaling and advocacy.

· Implement new types of principal leadership and teacher professional development by identifying, adapting, and/or developing new forms of professional development that support a thriving school and classroom culture.

• · Identifying, adapting or developing tools and support materials for schools, such as best practices, manuals, etc.
• · Identifying exemplary in-country principals, teachers, schools (such as private schools) and leveraging them for professional development of the demonstration schools
• · Developing strategic objectives and guidelines
• · Providing support and capacity building by supporting stakeholders, guiding implementation based on local context through meetings and conducting online communication
• · Identifying the needs of the demonstration schools and creating and continually refining tools and training,
• · Develop guidelines for partner identification, vetting and relationship development.
• · Build a network of expertise at the national and local levels.
• · Identify and build an advisory board
• · In liaison with the Director of Organizational Development both nationally and internationally, support resource development for sustainability.
• · In liaison with the Director of Communications both nationally and internationally, identify information about developments and best practices to be posted on the GPF website and social media platforms.
• · Guiding a series of Forums on Transforming Education with cross-sector change leaders in Nepal.
• · Develop guideline and build strategy for forums on transforming education that bring panelists and participants who are education change leaders in each country.
• · Develop strategy and approaches for creating several types and levels of networks.
• · Identify appropriate measurement and evaluations recommendationsand work with the international team to leverage in-country stakeholders to implement them.
• · Oversee research and interns
• · Build an organizational culture focused on teamwork, efficiency, and “high quality over quantity”
• · Build teamwork-oriented systems to improve efficiency and workflow
• · Continuous Learning: quickly learn new material, becoming an expert in Global Peace Education’s area of work.

QUALITIES:

· Passion for transforming education so that it is relevant in today’s world.

• An understanding of how education and organization systems function and skills in transforming them.

· The ability to integrate work with program directors, resource development directors, and other team members.

• Have extremely good time management and workload management skills
• Demonstrate an adaptive approach to working in a small team start up organization, which requires flexibility, thinking on one's feet, and diplomacy.
• Willingness to work flexible hours. This is n ot a traditional 9-5 job.
• The ability to build a community and thrive at connecting people towards a common cause.
• A systems-level strategic thinker:You deeply understand how to design, implement, and sustain successful strategies.
• Demonstrate an inquisitive and analytical mind, able to identify opportunities, and bring together trends from varied sources.
• Driver:You get things done, and you’ve shown it through several years of results.
• Organized and responsive: You take ownership of every project you take on and see it through completely, setting targets, engaging others, and doing whatever it takes, according to ethical principles, to finish the job. You can coordinate all parts of a project and never lose sight of either the big picture or the details.
• Emergent leader: When faced with a challenge, you are confident enough to step in and take the lead. However, you can also recognize when you should step back and let someone else lead.
• Innovative problem-solver:Working on a young program comes with huge and persistent challenges, but you have the determination and tenacity to handle this like a professional.
• Life-long learner: Believing you can always improve; you welcome constructive criticism and openly provide it to others.
• Passionate Advocate for transforming education:You profoundly believe in the value of GPF's work, and are willing to contribute 100% of your energy to create its success.

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Bachelors Degree (Masters Preferred) in Education, policy, or related degree, and have 3-7 year’s leadership experience in transforming education/organization systems and schools.

· Must be a Nepalese citizen.

GPF Nepal is committed to equal employment opportunity. Any form of canvassing, soliciting or influencing will be treated as a disqualification for the position.