Senior Director, New Opportunities at NewGlobe

NewGlobe is inviting credible applicants who are willing to partake in its ongoing recruitment to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Director, New Opportunities

Location: Lagos

 About NewGlobe: NewGlobe supports visionary governments to transform public education systems, the cornerstone of a prosperous, equitable, and peaceful society. With a comprehensive system transformation platform and data-driven educational services, NewGlobe delivers rapid and dramatic improvements in learning outcomes at state and nationwide scale. Through building impactful partnerships and programmes, NewGlobe ensures that all children have access to an education that will develop their full potential and create a foundation for growth and prosperity.

 Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree essential, MBA (or Master’s) would be preferred.
• At least 9 years of progressively responsible experience working in project management and design in developing countries, preferably including experience in the state or country to which you will be assigned.
• At least 4 years of management experience, including direct supervision of professional and support staff and assembling teams working in multi-faceted roles including field based roles.
• A proven track record of excelling in the leadership of operational teams, as well as in design-thinking, process and system design and application, managing complex and inter-related functions, as this will be critical overseeing a large scale school system transformation.
• Prior experience within a fast-paced, high-growth, metric-driven operational organization will be an advantage.
• Excellent organizational skills, with keen attention to detail and ability to follow up systematically  on a broad set of initiatives and decisions 
• Strong willed, a fast learner and able to effect changes fast 
• Excellent presentation creation skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word 
• At least one work experience that required highly independent work in an exceedingly  challenging environment 
• Strong management skills, leadership qualities, professional reputation, ability to build or access key contacts within the Ministry of Education or equivalent local and state regulatory bodies.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with government representatives, for-profit private sector entities, local community organizations, donors, consortium members and other stakeholders, at national and sub-national levels.
• Ability to flourish in dynamic, ambiguous environments 
• Ability to produce high quality work with very short deadlines, effectively prioritize work among  multiple competing demands, and adapt to unexpected work demands
• Respect and sensitivity towards cultural, gender, ethnicity and religious diversity.
• Prior work experience as a management consultant is a plus 
• Passion for our vision of democratizing the right for all children to succeed.

 How to Submit Your Application

Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

 Application Closing Date
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