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Job Information:

  • Title: Technical Lead
  • Job Identification: 14554
  • Team/Program: Childhood Development Activity
  • Grade: 1A
  • Post Type: National
  • Job Category: Programme Operations
  • Posting Date: 11/28/2025, 05:13 PM
  • Apply Before: 12/03/2025, 05:12 PM
  • Job Schedule: Full time
  • Locations: CO – Addis Ababa
  • Contract length: Until Sep 2026 with possibility of extension

Role Purpose:

Save the Children is seeking a Technical Lead candidate for an early childhood development and education (ECDE) program in emergency context in Ethiopia (hereinafter referred to as the Childhood Development Activity). This position will collaborate with key stakeholders in early childhood education including the Federal Ministry of Education, Regional State Education Bureaus, Woreda Education Offices, Colleges of Teacher Education, Ethiopia Education Cluster, NGOs (International, National and local) and other critical partners to ensure high quality ECDE development and programming. The Technical Lead will oversee teams of experts both in SCI and partners, build the capacity of and provide high quality technical support to local implementing partners, prepare reports and annual operating plans, align project initiatives with in-country priorities, and ensure the program complies with the policies and regulations of Save the Children and the LEGO Foundation. The Technical Lead’s technical and management expertise will ensure the delivery of high quality programming.

The Technical Lead ensures program implementation of high impact, proven interventions that meet stated goals and reporting requirements. The role manages the implementation of program activities and collaborates effectively with the CDA MEAL and Research and Operations staffs to ensure efficient operational support for the project team. Specifically, this person is a key part of the senior management team of CDA and sets high standards for planning, training of the technical team, program implementation and consistent monitoring of program activities. He/she also analyses and improves organizational processes, and workflow to enhance quality, productivity and efficiency that will benefit the program.

Qualifications and Experience:

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree (or higher) in education, early childhood education, developmental psychology or related field.

Experience and Skills

  • Demonstrated experience in leading multi-year project, and experience in leading partners in the achievement of project milestones.
  • A minimum of 8 years of experience in managing early childhood and education projects in an emergency context, and a minimum of 3 years of LEGO Foundation funded early childhood/education projects.
  • Effective strategic planning, program evaluation, and project management skills.
  • Ability to analyze and synthesize outputs of special studies and communicate results as succinctly as possible.
  • Proven experience of building and working effectively in teams.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead technical specialists in a consortium approach, and with strong skills to work effectively with private sector and non-state actors in the expansion early childhood education.
  • Enriched experience working with local government structure, donors, and other actors engaged in the expansion of early childhood education in Ethiopia.
  • Familiarity with The LEGO Foundation project management, and reporting procedures and systems.
  • Strong management skills, leadership qualities, professional reputation, ability to create synergies where applicable, interpersonal skills, and written and oral presentation skills to fulfill the diverse operations and managerial requirements of the project description.
  • Fluent oral and strong analytical, written English communications skills.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should send their application through Online [Apply-Now]. For more details visit official website: www.savethechildren.org