Education Specialist - Team Leader

About the role

The Education Specialist – Team Leader will lead the core team of the EU‑funded Higher Education System Strengthening Project II in Somalia. Based in Mogadishu, the role focuses on strengthening coordination, regulation and sustainability of higher‑education interventions over a 36‑month period.

Key responsibilities

• Lead multi‑stakeholder, large‑scale programmes with budgets exceeding €1 million.
• Develop and monitor results‑based implementation plans, risk matrices and adaptive management strategies.
• Produce high‑quality reports for donors, government bodies and technical audiences.
• Engage directly with ministries of education and national higher‑education councils on policy dialogue and institutional reform.
• Coordinate with international partners such as UNICEF, World Bank, EU and bilateral donors.
• Design and implement coordination mechanisms and quality‑assurance frameworks across national and regional higher‑education institutions.

Required profile

• Master’s degree in Education, Public Policy or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum 7 years of experience designing, implementing or evaluating development programmes, with direct government engagement.
• At least 10 years of hands‑on experience in national higher‑education policy implementation and coordination.
• Proven track record managing complex projects in fragile or post‑conflict contexts.
• Excellent written and spoken English; Somali proficiency is an asset.

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in MS Office.
• Experience with project management software such as MS Project.
• Ability to use data visualisation tools for reporting and analysis.