Value-Based Education Officer

About the role

Edify is a non-profit promoting value-based education in partnership with low-fee independent schools, operating in 14 countries including Ethiopia. It is hiring a full-time Value-Based Education Officer (EO) for January 1, 2027, based in the region of Oromia (Station City Adama); the candidate should live there. The EO supports, coaches and trains partner schools to integrate values into their programs, and works with regional and global teams.

Key responsibilities

• Build and manage relationships with partner schools, school networks and stakeholders, and help form school transformation committees, discipleship clubs and school networks.
• Visit schools regularly to consult owners, head teachers and administrators, and facilitate training on worldview, leadership and teaching skills; supervise training provided by others and ensure schools cluster in small professional learning communities.
• Support Edify leadership in strategy and planning, set short-term objectives, oversee daily operations of training programs, communicate the strategy and ensure the Outcome Map is understood.
• Ensure at least 10% of client schools are ready to graduate to the Core program within 1-3 years, study schools' needs and manage databases and reporting.
• Report monthly with an executive summary and key metrics, submit weekly updates and monthly/quarterly reports on Core and Client Schools in Salesforce, and share impact stories.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in education, accounting and finance, computer science or a related field; a master's is an advantage.
• 3-5 years of experience in education, international development, community or youth development; experience as administrator, educator or consultant preferred.
• Experience designing programs and budgets, and as a coach/mentor; Christian ministry leadership experience highly desirable.
• Personal confession of faith in Jesus Christ and commitment to Edify's mission.
• Fluency in English, Amharic and Oromifa; strong written and verbal communication and reporting skills.
• Significant travel throughout the region and country, including an annual all-staff meeting in Africa.

Required skills

• Database entry and management, Google Drive, email and WhatsApp communication.
• Designing and delivering presentations, and writing reports and proposals.