Will you be our Programme Manager Skills?
Do you enjoy creating impact through international collaboration and strategic programme development? Are you passionate about equipping people with the skills they need to thrive in work and life? Then this vacancy for Programme Manager Skills might be just right for you.
Edukans’ mission is to empower children and young people worldwide to shape their future with confidence through quality education. Do you want to use your expertise to improve education for children and young people in our focus countries? Check out the vacancy and email us at [email protected].
Programme Manager Skills (32-36 hours)
Your main responsibilities
Develop programme and strategy for Skills for Work & Life
- Responsible for designing and contributing to Edukans educational programs and strategies focused on equipping youth with essential skills for work and life.
- Ensuring alignment with Edukans’ emphasis on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Climate and Sustainability, and Digitalisation.
- Responsible for designing, conducting research, innovating, and validating approaches for skills development interventions.
- Tracking emerging trends and key developments in youth skills for work and life and integrating them into the programme strategy and education methodologies.
- Inspire and contribute to the deliverables of the Edukans global Community of Practice of experts.
- Develop programme and strategy for Skills for Work & Life.
Managing programmes
- Support Edukans global teams in implementing programmes and strategies.
- Ensure programme quality through effective planning, monitoring, and evaluation.
- Support the adoption of project-based working in Edukans.
- Enhance the quality of programme – and project implementation.
- Align with and respond to innovative and thematic developments within the sector.
Secure funding opportunities
- Collaborate with fundraisers and contribute to fundraising efforts.
- Identify opportunities for additional funding and alternative financing models.
- Coordinate, develop, and review funding proposals.
Networking and collaboration
- Identify and maintain relationships with key decision-making and influential organisations.
- Contribute to developing and operationalising strategic partnerships with external parties.
- Represent Edukans within relevant networks.
- Foster connections among all Edukans teams and partners globally.
Your profile
- Bachelor or master level working and thinking and extensive experience in design, implement, and manage educational programmes in a complex, international setting.
- Knowledge and experience with various teaching methodologies.
- Familiar with the use of modern technologies.
- Experience in skills and vocational education programme development and skills methodologies.
- Expertise and affinity with our cross-cutting themes – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Climate and Sustainability, or Digitalisation – is an asset.
- You are an excellent writer of programme and project proposals.
- Switch easily between strategy and operational support.
- Take initiative, think in possibilities and set the bar high.
- Entrepreneurial, innovative and culturally sensitive.
- Able to ensure that all stakeholders know what is going on and needed.
- Excellent command of Dutch and English; French is an advantage.
Our offer
- The chance to work with us on skills education for young people in developing countries.
- A challenging position in an inspiring and changing international working environment.
- An enthusiastic, committed and professional team of 25 colleagues in Amersfoort and 45 colleagues in our country offices.
- Space for working from home and flexible working hours.
- A one-year contract with the prospect of a permanent contract.
- A salary between € 4,031 and € 5,919 (for full-time employment, 36 hours, depending on experience and degree of meeting the requirements), including good fringe benefits.
Apply now!
Do you recognize yourself in this vacancy and do your skills and ambitions align with Edukans? Then we’d love to hear from you! Send your CV and motivation letter to [email protected] or fill out the application form. We will contact you.
Do you have any questions about the position, the application process, or our organisation? Feel free to contact us at [email protected].