Save the Children Colombia seeks a Senior Education Technical Advisor for the Program Development and Quality team, based in Bogotá. The role leads the technical and strategic development of high-impact education programs, contributing to resource mobilisation, donor positioning and strategic partnerships. It also strengthens program monitoring and evaluation, promotes learning and the capacities of local partners, and represents Save the Children in coordination spaces with government, allies and other education sector actors.
Key responsibilities:
- Technical leadership and programmatic quality: lead the Education strategy, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based programs aligned with national and global priorities; guide teams and partners; ensure inclusion, gender, disability, ethnicity, resilience, child participation and child rights approaches.
- Program design and development: lead technical design, planning and proposal writing for new funding opportunities; identify trends and opportunities in Education; contribute to resource mobilisation and new business development.
- Monitoring, learning and innovation: support program monitoring and evaluation, conduct field visits, identify lessons learned, and promote research, innovation and knowledge management.
- Representation and partnerships: strengthen Save the Children's positioning as an education reference, building strategic relationships with donors, government and partners.
Requirements:
- Degree in education, social sciences, humanitarian management or a related field; specialization desirable.
- At least 5 years' experience leading design and implementation of humanitarian and development education programs as program manager and/or technical advisor.
- Knowledge of the Education sector and systems in Colombia.
- Extensive experience winning complex multi-year proposals, including Theory of Change, Logframe and budgeting; experience with donors such as BPRM, ECHO, GAC, SIDA, BHA, NMFA.
- Strong M&E, communication, influencing, negotiation and capacity-building skills.
- Fluent English with strong written English (required).
Contract: fixed-term (Término Fijo), full-time. Salary: COP 10,080,000. Child Safeguarding Level 3: background checks apply.
Closing date: 2026-11-30
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply via the Save the Children online application portal. Only candidates with the best fit for the role will be contacted. Open to Colombian citizens or foreigners legally authorized to work in Colombia.
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